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A woman in an orange sari with a red blouse stands barefoot in a hall, holding a lit camphor flame in a brass vessel upward during an aarti, with smoke rising beside her. Two men in pale orange robes sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, one with palms joined in prayer. Hanging decorative fabric panels with yellow, red and blue geometric and elephant motifs frame the room. On the right, a man in cream clothes photographs the scene, and a potted plant and a red-draped table with offerings sit near a dark curtain. Children in white and yellow shirts sit along the left wall.

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Indoor ritual photo in a tent-like hall with a concrete floor marked by yellow lines. A standing figure in an orange sleeveless saffron garment with long dark hair holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit brass aarti lamp in the other. Scattered broken coconut halves lie on the floor. A younger man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace kneels beside, holding a metal plate of offerings. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes line the back wall, with a drum and a colourful embroidered banner in the upper right. A standing figure in orange with long hair and distinctive orange-and-saffron clothing, consistent with the probable Swamiji profile, is performing aarti, so swamiji is set to in_person with a probable label.2008-01-01A hall with colourful patterned pillars and a red-draped stage with flower garlands at right. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand at the centre holding up lit aarti lamps, with one figure in the foreground raising a flame; the foreground figure has curly dark hair and an orange shawl over the robe. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes line the left side beside rows of brass oil lamps, and banners with portraits hang on the back wall. a person candidate appearance is uncertain, so this is an aarti performed by priests and devotees during a gathering.2007-07-29A woman in an orange sari with a pink blouse performs aarti, holding a brass lamp with a bright flame and smoke rising, and a small brass bell in her other hand. Long dark hair falls past her shoulders. Behind her, a tall painted pillar with colourful geometric designs stands beside dark red curtains. Seated along the right, several men in orange robes and rudraksha-style garlands sit with palms pressed together in devotion. Brass pots with mango-leaf ornaments and a potted palm sit at the lower left. The setting is a hall with white walls and wooden doors.2008-01-01Night aarti ceremony in a covered open hall. Four monks in saffron-orange robes stand in a row, raising lit camphor flames on metal lamps toward the high roof, while a fifth, at left, swings a handbell. Seated devotees fill the floor behind a white draped platform, and a woman in a cream sari with green border stands on a raised stage at left. Colourful hanging banners and a yellow pillar frame the scene, with smoke rising from the flames.2006-01-01Photograph of an aarti ritual in a large tented hall. Two figures in orange-saffron robes stand side by side on a yellow-lined floor, holding lit oil lamps on plates toward a raised altar. The foreground figure wears a brown-orange wrap and has short dark curly hair, with the second figure in deeper orange behind. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothing line the left side, many holding small lamps. Painted decorative poles with elephant motifs hang from the tent ceiling, and a wooden shrine with white cloth stands at right. a person appearance is uncertain given the distance and short hair.2007-07-29Three men stand in a row in a plain whitewashed hall under a corrugated metal roof, performing aarti with lit oil lamps held in both hands. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead; the middle man wears an orange saffron robe and orange shawl with tilak and a bell in hand; the man on the right wears white clothes and holds a lamp and bell. Another figure in white kneels or sits behind them on a mat. A speaker is mounted on the wall and fluorescent light fixtures hang overhead on a bare concrete floor.2007-10-23July 29 20072007-07-29February 16 20092009-02-16April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesAugust 22 20062006-08-22Photograph of an aarti ceremony in a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and yellow steel trusses. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand in a row holding flaming oil lamps aloft toward a raised altar on the left. A woman in a white sari stands at the altar holding a lamp. Tall columns wrapped in colourful patterned fabric with tassels rise beside the altar. Seated devotees fill the foreground and background, many in white, with a white-clad attendant standing near the centre. A white-draped table with offerings sits in front of the sannyasis.2006-01-01