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Photograph of a ritual aarti during an evening ceremony in a warmly lit hall. In the right foreground a shaved-headed young man with white horizontal markings on his forehead, chest and arms wears a long red rudraksha mala and red bangles, and holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame. Behind him, several figures in orange-red garments hold lit oil lamps and stand in a row. A camera on a tripod is visible at the right edge, and an offering-filled shelf sits in the background.

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October 12 20162016-10-12Dim, warm-lit temple hall during an evening ritual. In the foreground a bare-chested, shaven-headed man with white body markings and multiple rudraksha malas stands with eyes closed beside a brass lamp. Behind him, several men in orange-red dhotis, some bare-chested and some with long hair knotted up, hold lit oil lamps and a ceremonial lamp stand. A video camera on a tripod is at right, and a blurred devotee sits near shrine decorations.2016-10-12Photograph of a line of devotees performing aarti with lit brass oil lamps during a ritual at an ashram hall. In the foreground a young man in a sannyasi-style orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala with silver beads and a white forehead mark, holds a brass lamp with flames. Behind him several other people in orange garments hold lamps and a lit brass lamp stand, with smoke rising in the warm pink-lit room. a person is not clearly visible as a candidate.2017-05-12October 12 20162016-10-12Three bare-chested men in saffron and orange dhotis perform an aarti with lit oil lamps in a hall with seated devotees in the background. The man on the right holds a lamp with a flame and a bell, wears a rudraksha mala and white tripundra on his forehead. The man in the centre holds a bell and a lamp, and the man on the left holds a lit lamp near his face. Seated devotees in colourful saris and clothing watch. Framed pictures and a gold-framed deity image hang on the wall behind, with a video camera on a tripod at right.2016-10-12May 12 20172017-05-12Photograph 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.2016-10-12May 12 20172017-05-12Three bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhoti-style waist cloths stand in a row performing an aarti with lit oil lamps held in their hands. The foreground man wears a rudraksha mala, a saffron sash, a hair bun and white body markings, and holds a brass bell in his other hand. The two men behind him hold lamps in similar poses. Seated devotees in the background wear pink, white and orange clothing. Red curtains, framed wall posters and a deity picture hang in the hall, and a camera on a tripod stands at the right edge.2016-10-12Three 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.2016-10-12Three bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style lower garments perform an aarti ritual, holding lit oil lamps (flames visible) on ornate metal stands. The foreground man, in profile, wears a rudraksha mala with a saffron shawl over his shoulder, white body markings and a topknot. Two men stand behind him, one also holding a flaming lamp. Pink-tinted walls, maroon curtains and a video camera on a tripod are visible, with a blurred audience at the lower edge.2016-10-12Evening ritual aarti in a hall with a seated audience in the background. Three bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis, with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their faces and chests, hold lit oil lamps. The foreground man on the right holds a silver lamp with a flame and a rudraksha mala, and a wall of framed pictures and a camera on a tripod are visible behind them. Warm lamplight dominates the scene.2016-10-12