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A photograph inside a plain white-tiled hall showing a ritual lamp being lit. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with maroon borders and a gold necklace kneels at a small wooden table, holding a flaming oil lamp and a small brass vessel. A brass bowl of petals sits on the table. Behind him, a woman in a red sari and several seated devotees with hands pressed in anjali face the ritual. A man in an orange robe sits among them. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl holds a camera at the right, beside steel vessels on a long table. The setting suggests a puja or aarti, with the lamp as the central action.

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A photograph inside a plain white-tiled hall during a ritual. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders sits on a low floor mat, hands folded in prayer, a garland around his neck, behind a small wooden stand holding a brass oil lamp with a visible flame and a brass bowl of petals. A brass bell sits on the floor nearby. A woman in a red-and-white top kneels with folded hands on the left. Behind them, several seated devotees in pale and coloured clothes sit on orange and red mats with hands folded. A man in a saffron-orange garment sits among them. At the back, a man in white dhoti holds a camera near a long table with steel vessels and a woman in white stands in a doorway. Several other people sit along the back wall.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Indoor ritual in a white-walled hall with ceiling fans and decorated pillars. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland and a pink-bordered cloth holds up a lit flame in one hand and a small bell in the other, performing aarti. Several women in saffron and green saris sit cross-legged on mats, some with hands joined in prayer. A small brass tray of flowers and fruit sits on a low table, with a silver box nearby. Another man in white stands at a side table with steel vessels and a pot, and a young child sits at the lower right.2010-11-12A priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, wearing a marigold garland, performs aarti with a lit flame in a metal lamp in his right hand and a handbell in his left. Seated devotees on orange and maroon mats in a white-walled hall with ceiling fans and white drapes watch and join palms in prayer; one man in an orange robe sits among them. At right a man in white dhoti photographs the scene beside a steel vessel table. A multicoloured pillar stands behind the priest.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph inside a white-tented hall with a tiled floor and fans overhead. In the foreground a man in white ceremonial dhoti and shawl with red borders and a yellow-and-white flower garland holds a small flame-lit lamp in one hand and a metal bell or vessel in the other, performing aarti. Behind him seated devotees, several in orange, green and white saris, sit on orange and purple mats with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a white sari stands near a doorway at right, and a colourful painted pillar hangs at top. a person appearance is uncertain; the central figure is a priest performing aarti rather than a clearly identifiable candidate.2010-11-12September 13 20142014-09-13A row of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on orange cloths during a ritual in a hall. Several raise lit oil lamps or flames, one holding a lamp high with his right arm while others hold lamps and offerings. Brass plates with flowers, a small brass vessel, and a pink container sit before them on orange mats. Men wear beaded rudraksha-style malas and horizontal white sacred marks on their foreheads and arms. A golden throne with a red cushion stands at the left background beside white doors and red curtains.2010-10-29December 24 20092009-12-24June 05 20112011-06-05A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with a striped mat floor. In the foreground, a young man with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white dhoti holds a lit flame, and another man in white dhoti with a mala holds an oil lamp and small brass plates of offerings on an orange cloth. Behind them, rows of men in white clothes sit with hands pressed in anjali mudra, some wearing white shirts and malas, others in white dhotis. A few men in coloured shirts sit among them. No ornate saffron-clad figure is visible, so no a person candidate qualifies.2012-05-19