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Two men in saffron-orange robes perform an aarti-style ritual indoors against a plain grey wall. In the foreground, a man with short hair, a red bindi and a black rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, wearing a gold bangle. Beside him, a blurred man in orange with a rudraksha mala holds another ritual object, and a third person's hand appears at the edge of the frame. No deity image or a person identification is clearly visible.

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June 08 20132013-06-08A photograph of seated saffron-robed sannyasis holding brass oil lamps (deepa) with flames during a ritual. The foreground monk on the left wears an orange shawl, a long dark rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, and holds a lamp with both hands. Beside him, a monk with a shaved head and white vibhuti/tilak on his forehead wears a red-orange garment and a rudraksha mala, holding a lamp in one hand and a second lamp at right. A monk at far right in orange holds a small lit lamp and wears a rudraksha mala. Other seated monks in orange and maroon robes are blurred in the background. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering. No one is identified as a person from appearance.2013-06-17September 07 20142014-09-07A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-red shawl with a yellow border, wearing rudraksha beads and thin-framed glasses, holding a lit brass oil lamp aloft in his right hand while ringing a brass bell in his left. A plain white wall stands behind him and a pale panel fills the right side of the frame.2011-09-10April 13 20132013-04-13Two saffron-robed priests sit side by side performing a ritual with oil lamps. The priest on the left, with a shaved head, white horizontal tilak marks and a red bindi, wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small brass oil lamp in one hand while a small bell rests in the other. The priest on the right, also with white tilak marks and a bare-chested saffron wrap, lifts a lit brass lamp in his right hand and holds a brass bell in his left, with a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet. Behind them a person in white holds a lamp and others sit with hands joined in namaste, in what appears to be an indoor puja setting with a brass tray and cardboard boxes nearby.2013-10-07July 05 20132013-07-05A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas kneels and holds a lit camphor flame on a small metal aarti holder with his right hand, with smoke rising. White sacred ash marks cover his forehead and arms and he wears a gold bangle. Behind him, a man in white garments and a red shawl kneels and holds a metal vessel, with a camera operator visible at upper left. The setting is an outdoor courtyard with red pillars and trees.2013-03-29A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with red curtains and metal railings. Two young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in front, holding small brass oil lamps aloft. The man on the right, wearing an orange cloth and beads, also holds a brass bell, and both have white sacred ash markings on their foreheads. Behind them, many people in maroon and burgundy robes sit in rows, with additional lamps burning and bowls on the floor.2013-06-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11Photograph of a seated puja in an orange-walled hall. Several men wear saffron-orange robes with red borders and rudraksha malas. Two men in the foreground hold lit oil lamps in their right hands, and a bell appears near the lower right; a man at the far left holds a lamp as well. Light-coloured mats and a golden deity murti or ornament stand at the right edge.2010-11-02