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A warm-lit hall during a ritual puja. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a row holding large brass lamps with multiple flames, while a bare-chested man with white tilak stripes on his arms and chest holds a lamp. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right beside a film camera on a tripod. Along the left, young women in orange sarees sit on mats before low tables draped with striped cloths, with small oil lamps lit and a brass bell placed on the table. Framed photo collages hang on the back wall and a screen shows an image at left.

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May 12 20172017-05-12October 12 20162016-10-12Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, stand in a row performing aarti with lit brass oil lamps held high. The man on the far right has a shaved head with white tilak markings and a rudraksha mala, and holds his lamp at shoulder height. Behind them, a golden shrine houses a pink deity murti under a golden arch on the left. Seated devotees in white fill the lower left and right foreground. A camera on a tripod records the scene near a white-covered table. Red curtains and framed photographs line the hall walls.2016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12A photograph inside a large hall during an evening aarti ritual. Four or five young men stand in a row at the right holding lit oil lamps (aarti lamps), bare-chested with orange dhotis, red-orange garlands and beaded rudraksha necklaces. Seated and standing devotees in orange and red garments fill the room, and women in orange saris sit at a low altar table on the left. A golden throne with a pink-clad seated figure stands at the left wall, with curtains, wall panels and ceiling lights above. No one on the throne is clearly identifiable as a person, so the candidate is unsure.2016-10-12Indoor aarti ceremony in a hall with red-curtained windows and wall posters. Several bare-chested male priests in saffron dhotis stand in a row holding flaming oil lamps and lit lamp stands, with rudraksha malas on their chests. Women in orange saris sit on the floor at the left with brass pots and a kalasha-style vessel, and a gold-and-red throne with a seated figure stands at the far left. A large seated crowd of devotees fills the right side of the hall.2016-10-12Inside a white tented hall, several men in orange-saffron dhoti-style garments with orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand in a row holding lit oil-lamp aarti plates and kalasha-style lamps over a long steel-topped offering counter. Their hair is tied in high topknots and their foreheads and arms bear white markings. Brass bells and small hanging lamps are on the counter. Seated devotees in red and patterned saris fill the red-carpeted floor, and a cameraman in white clothes films from a tripod at right. The scene is a ritual aarti in progress.2016-05-21May 24 20162016-05-24Five shirtless men in orange-saffron dhotis stand in a row holding lit oil lamps and small handbells during a ritual in a temple-style hall. Several have white tilak and body markings, rudraksha malas and beaded armbands. Bright orange and gold tones dominate. Behind them a video camera on a tripod records, and seated devotees in white and colored clothing sit along the walls beneath framed photo collages. A gilded deity murti and ornate shrine are visible on the right and left edges.2016-10-12Photograph of a ritual aarti inside a hall with red valances and framed photos on the walls. Five young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand in a row holding brass multi-flame oil lamps aloft, their bare upper bodies adorned with rudraksha malas and sacred ash markings. The man at right has a shaved head with white tilaka lines. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris fill the foreground, and a deity murti sits on a gilded altar at left. A camera on a tripod is visible beside the performers.2016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12