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February 21 20202020-02-21 +1 copiesMay 20 20162016-05-20A photograph of an evening aarti in a hall. Three bare-chested young men in orange dhoti-style cloths, with rudraksha malas and white markings on their chests and foreheads, hold up brass oil lamps with bright flames. The central figure in front holds a lamp in his right hand and a bell-like object is visible at the right edge. Seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar, fill the background, and a framed poster and a shrine-like display are visible on the wall.2016-10-12Several bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhotis perform an aarti with lit oil lamps held in brass lamp stands during an evening ritual indoors. The foreground figures wear rudraksha malas, forehead and body markings in white, and their hair is tied in topknots. A tripod-mounted video camera stands at right, and a gilded frame and deity murti appear in the background behind the devotees, with a partly visible seated figure in the background among onlookers.2016-10-12A young man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with gold border and gold waist sash stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right, with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned necklace around his neck and beaded bands on his arms. His hair is tied in a tall topknot. Behind and to the right, another arm raises a lit brass lamp with flames. Seated devotees in orange, teal and red saris and kurtas fill the blurred background, many with hands raised in worship. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during an aarti-style ritual.2016-05-24Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a row holding tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stands (aarti lamps) with lit flames, performing a lamp ritual indoors under a white tent ceiling with air conditioning units. Their hair is matted and tied up, and they wear white sandalwood-style markings on arms and foreheads, rudraksha malas, and beaded bracelets. Behind them, seated devotees watch in a hall with red chairs. The brass lamps glow warmly and the scene reads as a puja aarti during a sadhu ceremony.2016-05-21January 01 20202020-01-01December 12 20182018-12-12Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments stand in a row holding silver oil lamps (aarti lamps) with lit flames, performing a ritual lamp offering. The foreground figure wears a gold-toned necklace, rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold armlets, with his long hair tied in a high topknot. Other attendants beside him have long hair bound up, and one wears a white forehead band. Blurred devotees in pink and red saris stand in the background, and a white tent-like canopy is overhead. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering in a tent.2016-05-20Several young men in an aarti line hold brass lamps with lit flames in both hands, the nearest and most prominent man in front wearing a tall dreadlocked topknot, rudraksha beads in layered necklaces and gold-bead ornaments, with bare upper body and white sacred ash on his arms and chest. Behind him stand other men in similar bead garlands and orange cloth, with a crowd of devotees in orange and yellow saris in the background. A video camera on a tripod films the scene at right. The room has pink walls, maroon curtains and framed photo boards.2017-01-01May 12 20172017-05-12Three young men in orange dhotis stand bare-chested in a hall, each holding a lit brass aarti lamp with flames rising from the wicks. The nearest man, on the right, wears a long rudraksha mala and a red-brown seed necklace over the chest, with white markings on his shoulders and upper arms, and a small gold earring. The two men to the left also wear seed malas and red-brown beaded garlands, one holding a small bell in his other hand. Behind them, seated devotees in colourful saris and a camera on a tripod face the scene. Framed prints hang on the pale wall and a carved golden deity shrine stands in the background.2016-10-12