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Two bare-chested men in red-orange waist cloths stand in a dim hall raising brass aarti lamps with lit wicks toward the top of the frame. Each wears a leopard-print headband and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Seated devotees in red and orange clothing fill the background, some with sindoor-style marks on their foreheads, and one hand holds a small bell. The scene suggests an evening aarti or puja ceremony.

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January 01 20182018-01-01Dim evening ritual scene with two young male priests in red dhotis and red shawls, bare-chested with white body markings, leopard-print and white patterned head cloths, holding lit multi-flame oil lamps (aarti) at a gathering. Behind them, seated devotees in red and white clothing watch and join in with folded hands. Candelabra lamps glow at the left and right edges, and a striped cloth covers a low table in the foreground.2018-01-01A photograph of an evening ritual in a dim hall. Two young men in saffron-red cloth wrapped at the waist and draped over the shoulders, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, each hold up a multi-flame brass aarti lamp with burning wicks. Their heads are wrapped in patterned cream-and-brown cloths. Seated devotees in red and saffron robes and rudraksha malas watch behind them, and a striped multicoloured cloth covers the low platform in the foreground. A figure with a pink curtain in the left foreground frames the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the appearance check does not support a specific identification.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01Night ritual scene with four male priests in red dhotis and red shawls, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and cream-coloured turbans. The two central and left figures hold lit multi-wick oil lamps (aarti) in front of them, while the right figure carries a lamp as well. Seated devotees with folded hands fill the background, and a striped cloth-covered table runs along the foreground.2018-01-01A dim indoor ritual photo, blurred in motion. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth wrapped at his waist and draped over his shoulder stands center-frame, wearing a rudraksha-bead mala and a patterned cream-and-brown headpiece, while holding a lit brass aarti lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other. Behind him seated devotees in red and orange garments watch, and a striped multicolored cloth covers a table at lower right. Lamps with bright flames appear at left and right. Some men in the background have sacred ash markings on their foreheads.2018-01-01Photograph of an indoor satsang hall during a ritual. Three shirtless men in red dhoti-style cloth and red shawls, with rudraksha malas and head wraps, stand on a stage holding lit oil lamps (aarti) and brass vessels. Audience members sit on striped red, green and blue mats; some sit with hands in prayer. A monitor displays the stage at lower right. No one is identified as a person; the three men are ritual performers.2018-01-01A photograph of a devotional ceremony on a red-carpeted stage before a gold-carved throne-style backdrop. In the foreground a young man in an orange-red dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a leopard-print headband, rudraksha beads and a bangle, raises a brass aarti lamp with a flame. Beside him a second orange-clad man and a third figure hold lamps and a metal vessel, and a woman in a white sari stands at left. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the lower right, and a large screen at upper right shows a garlanded portrait. Scene suggests an aarti offering.2018-01-09Two priests stand on a raised platform in a temple hall, each raising a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand while holding a brass bell in the other. Both wear bare-chested presentation with rudraksha malas and gold-toned beaded necklaces, dark wrapped turbans, and orange-saffron dhoti cloths with brown shoulder wraps. Bangles and armlets adorn their arms. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari stands with hands together near a golden deity shrine with a halo-like arch, gold pillars, and draped colourful fabric hangings. The scene appears to be a temple aarti.2020-07-05August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Photograph of a ritual scene in a temple hall at dusk. Several bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis hold lit oil lamps and aarti flames, one arm raised, facing a shrine out of frame. The foreground man has long hair tied in a topknot, a rudraksha mala across his chest, and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms. A tripod-mounted video camera stands at right, and a few blurred figures sit in the background beside framed photos on the wall.2016-10-12