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A tented hall with red floor covering and a green-and-blue runner shows several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders performing aarti. Each holds a tiered brass lamp with flames aloft, with white ceremonial paint on their arms and foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; long hair is worn in matted locks. A cameraman in white stands behind on a tripod, and a seated priest in white dhoti sits at the back. Colourful paper decorations hang from the ceiling, with a golden sun-shaped backdrop and brass lamps in the foreground.

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May 02 20162016-05-02A photograph inside a large white tent with red carpeting, where several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders hold multi-tiered brass aarti lamps with burning flames. Some wear rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their arms and faces. Behind them a cameraman in white clothes operates a video camera on a tripod, and seated figures in white and ornate garments watch. Paper lanterns and decorated lamps hang from the tent ceiling, and red plastic chairs sit along the carpet edge.2016-05-02May 02 20162016-05-02May 20 20162016-05-20May 02 20162016-05-02May 03 20162016-05-03May 02 20162016-05-02Five young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a red carpet and colourful striped mat, performing aarti. Several hold up lit multi-tiered brass oil lamps with flames, while one shakes a small brass bell. Their bare chests and arms are marked with white ash stripes and tilak, and they wear rudraksha malas and beaded armbands. Their hair is tied up in buns. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch the ritual under a white tent ceiling with hanging orange and maroon tassel decorations and brass lamps. Watermarked-style branding appears at upper left.2016-05-03A photograph inside a large white tent with a red carpet, where several young men in orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders stand in a row with their backs partly toward the camera, arms raised holding ornate brass lamps and lit oil lamp stands. Their foreheads and arms are marked with white ash lines. Behind them, a seated audience in colourful saris and white clothes watches, with lit tiered lamp stands and hanging lanterns above. The scene resembles a ritual lamp offering or aarti.2016-05-03May 02 20162016-05-02May 02 20162016-05-02Photo of a ritual aarti at a tent event. Standing in a row on a red carpet, several young men in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls, with white and red forehead markings and bare upper bodies, hold lit oil lamps and silver bells. Their hair is tied up in top knots. Behind them, seated devotees with folded hands and women in white and cream saris and orange clothing watch. Brass oil lamp stands sit on the floor at the left, and a few red plastic chairs are along the back wall.2016-05-02