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Photo of a ritual scene in a hall lit by warm lamplight. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps stand in a row holding brass lamps with multiple flames, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms and beaded necklaces. Brass bells and handled lamps sit on long striped cloth-covered tables in the foreground. Seated devotees in orange clothing fill the background, and a video camera on a tripod is at the right edge. A digital clock on the wall reads 11:31. Wall posters display photos behind them.

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March 18 20172017-03-18A dim hall lit by warm lamps shows a row of people in saffron-orange cloth standing beside a long table draped in striped red, orange and blue fabric with brass bells and oil lamps. Several figures hold branching lamp stands of flickering flames. At right, a man in the foreground has white horizontal ash bands across his chest and forehead and a rudraksha-style necklace. Seated devotees fill the background, and a video camera on a tripod is at the right edge. Wall posters and a red digital clock showing 11:31 are visible.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Indoor hall lit warmly with several people in saffron-red robes standing in a row holding lit multi-tiered oil lamp stands, flames glowing in the dim room. Long tables covered in striped red, blue and multicolour cloth hold brass bells and brass lamps. Audience members sit on the floor on the right. Wall posters and a small screen showing a red-lit scene are visible behind them, and a digital clock reads 11:31. A camera on a tripod is in the foreground right. Ritual lamp-waving scene.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copiesDim interior hall lit warmly by a row of oil lamps (diyas) on brass stands held by several men in orange-red robes standing in a line at right. Long tables with colourful striped cloths hold brass bells and small lamps in the foreground, with seated devotees at left. A camera on a tripod is visible at upper right, and a red digital clock reads 11:21 on the wall. Wall posters with photographs hang above. The scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual or aarti in progress.2017-03-18May 12 20172017-05-12A hall with a pink-tinted ceiling and rows of ceiling fans shows a ritual performance. Three young people in saffron-orange garments and orange shawls stand on a raised platform holding tall ornate golden lamps (aarti lamps) aloft. Seated attendees in orange and white line the foreground, and a lit deity image or altar is visible at the far end. Framed photographs hang on the side wall, and a camera on a tripod records the scene.2017-05-12May 12 20172017-05-12May 12 20172017-05-12March 18 20172017-03-18Indoor ritual scene in a pink-walled hall with a television camera on a tripod at right. Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps stand in a row performing aarti, each holding a lit oil lamp flame and a brass handbell in the other hand. They wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, bangles and white horizontal forehead and body markings, and several have long hair tied up. A striped cloth-covered table with brass items sits at left, and seated devotees in orange are visible in the background. Framed photo collages hang on the walls and a digital clock reads 11:49.2017-03-18