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Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door. A man in orange robes, a saffron turban and a long multi-coloured flower garland with a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame and smiles, appearing to perform an aarti. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth stands with hands folded. At the right edge, a woman in a cream sari with a gold border is partly visible, and on the left an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with gold chain and glasses, watches with his hands clasped. A brass pot with a green leaf sits on a tray.

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A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a wooden door and tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala with a white and red flower garland smiles and extends his hand toward a brass aarti lamp held by a man in white shirt and dhoti. Behind him stands another person in orange robes holding a plate. At left an older woman in orange-bordered sari presses her palms together, and at right a woman in a cream sari with gold border has her hands joined in namaste. The flame suggests an aarti ritual.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a wooden panelled door at left. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments wears a long white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and reaches toward a brass pot topped with a green leaf, a kalasha-type vessel, held by a shaved-headed man in orange robes. Another man in orange with long hair stands nearby, and a tray of flowers is visible at right. An older man in white shirt and dark glasses stands at left with a tilak. Traditional welcome ritual setting.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a white-walled room with an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange turban wears a white and red flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp over a tray of flower petals, as if performing aarti. Beside him, a man in orange holds a small kalasha-style pot with leaves on a tray, and a man kneeling at left in orange pours or offers from a vessel. A woman in orange sari with folded hands and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one person in the background raising a camera. The central figure has long hair and a visible rudraksha-style mala, with distinctive saffron clothing and turban cues.2008-07-28July 27 20082008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of an aarti ritual inside a plain white-walled room. A woman in an orange-and-cream sari holds a brass aarti lamp with a large flame and smoke rising. Beside her, an elderly man in white clothes with a red shawl presses his palms together, and another man in white with a red shawl stands at left. In the foreground, a man in a tall orange turban, orange sleeveless robe and a white and red flower garland stands with his hand raised; a younger man in orange robes stands behind him. a person is the man in the orange turban and robe, with long hair, a flower garland and a rudraksha-style presence, shown in a ritual role. Brass bells and a small offering are visible at the lower edges.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a pale floor. A smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and a red-and-green rudraksha mala, walks forward while a younger man in orange robes beside him carries a brass kalasha-style pot with a woven cover. Behind them a young attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers and a bell. Several onlookers in white stand at the right edge. Four to five people are visible.2008-07-28