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A blurred indoor photograph of a small room with cream walls and a framed religious picture at upper right showing a seated deity figure. Several men in white ritual clothes with orange shawls stand together. A man in the centre, in white, holds a lit flame or aarti lamp, while another man in orange shawl and white clothes stands beside him. A further man bends at the far right near a table of flowers. The motion blur makes faces and details uncertain.

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A photograph inside a dim hall filled with smoke or haze, showing several men in white dhotis and white shirts with red shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a man holds a brass bell in one hand and an aarti lamp with a lit flame in the other, while others beside him hold lit lamps and stand in a row. Behind them, seated devotees in white sit on mats near brass vessels and offerings. On the right a framed portrait of a woman in pink and a small harmonium-like instrument are visible, with plants and colourful pillars in the background. This appears to be an aarti ceremony.2007-10-14October 02 20082008-10-02November 05 20062006-11-05A smoky interior hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging colourful fabric banners. A young man with long swept-back hair, wearing white robes and an orange shawl, extends his hand toward a brass lamp holder with a lit flame held by a man in white. Another white-clad figure holds a second flame in the background, and seated devotees in white line the lower left. The haze suggests burning incense or a fire ritual.2007-10-14August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a temple-style hall where several men in white dhoti and kurta with orange shawls perform an aarti, holding bells and lit flames while smoke fills the air. The standing man in the foreground, with long hair tied back, smiles and holds a bell and a lamp. Behind them a framed portrait of a figure in orange hangs beside garlands and green leaves, and two young boys in white sit at the right with hands pressed together. A printed sign reads Anandalahari Ashram. The people are seated on mats near a decorated stage.2007-10-14Photograph of an evening aarti ritual on a raised platform in a whitewashed hall. A man in orange robes and a flower garland holds a flaming wick lamp high in each hand, mid-swing. Beside him, a figure in white robes with an orange shawl holds a lit lamp aloft, and a third person in white on the right blurs as they move. Seated devotees in colourful clothing watch from the floor, including a woman in pink and children in blue and red. Gold bangles are visible on the wrists of the central figure.2008-10-02A blurred indoor photo in a small room with pale green walls and religious posters, including a framed devotional picture and a green-and-gold poster. A young man in the centre wears a white shirt with an orange-saffron shawl across his shoulders and looks toward the camera. Beside him a woman in white with an orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp at the right edge, and a man in a red shirt stands behind. Several other people in white clothing crowd the doorway, and an older man in white stands at the left edge. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.2006-11-05Photograph of three men in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls performing aarti at night under a corrugated metal roof. The man on the left holds a brass bell aloft in one hand and raises a brass lamp with flame overhead; the middle man raises a brass lamp with a tall flame; the man behind him holds a smaller brass lamp and a bell. A black speaker box is mounted on the white wall behind them.2007-10-04A night-time group ritual photographed from behind. Several people in white dhoti-style clothing with orange-gold borders, some with saffron-orange robes, hold up lit oil lamps or torches in raised hands. Some are shaved-headed and wear beaded necklaces and bangles. Stone steps and a metal railing are behind them. The flames are the clearest light in the scene.2011-02-02November 05 20062006-11-05October 24 20062006-10-24