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Five people in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders stand in a row beside a metal counter, holding brass tridents (trishula) with lit oil lamps. Each has long dark hair knotted high and crowned with white flower garlands; some wear tilaka and gold necklaces. Brass lamps and bells line the counter. A seated audience fills the background of a large tented hall, and a camera operator is visible at right. Scene suggests an aarti or lamp-offering ritual.

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Photograph of a ritual aarti in a large tent hall. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and dreadlocked or topknotted hair, stand in a row holding brass lamps with lit flames and handbells. Behind them, women in pink, orange and white saris and men in white kurtas watch and participate, and a few children sit on the red carpeted floor. Long metal tables with polished surfaces stand at left. The scene suggests a pratyaksha padapuja gathering.2016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20Photograph of a ritual aarti at an indoor tented hall. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with matted hair in top knots and rudraksha malas, stand in a row holding ornate brass aarti lamps with flames and handbells. A woman in a saffron sari and other devotees in white and pink stand behind, a small child sits on the red carpet, and a long metal offering table lies at left. Ceremonial padapuja-style worship with lamps.2016-05-20A photograph of an aarti or puja ceremony in a large tented hall. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes hold ornate brass oil lamps aloft; the central figure wears a rudraksha mala and a bare chest with arm bands and holds a small handbell. Other men on the right raise similar lamps, and a figure in orange carries a brass lamp near the top right. Behind them, women in orange and white saris and men in white kurtas sit or stand with hands joined, and a girl in a grey outfit watches. A long metal altar table runs along the left edge. The mood is devotional and orderly.2016-05-20May 24 20162016-05-24May 20 20162016-05-20Five young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments stand in a row at a temple-style ceremony, holding brass handbells and oil lamps. Their long hair is coiled into high topknots, and they wear rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms and chests. A low stone counter with flickering oil lamps runs along the left edge, and seated devotees fill the background of a large hall with a white tent ceiling. The scene matches a pratyaksha padapuja in progress.2016-05-20May 02 20162016-05-02Photograph of a ritual aarti inside a hall with red valances and framed photos on the walls. Five young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand in a row holding brass multi-flame oil lamps aloft, their bare upper bodies adorned with rudraksha malas and sacred ash markings. The man at right has a shaved head with white tilaka lines. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris fill the foreground, and a deity murti sits on a gilded altar at left. A camera on a tripod is visible beside the performers.2016-10-12May 20 20162016-05-20May 02 20162016-05-02