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A photograph of a ceremonial aarti in a hall with a red-draped platform and tall decorative pillars. A woman in an orange saree holds a lit camphor flame on a lamp toward the offering area. Beside her, a man in an orange robe with a yellow-beaded necklace kneels holding a plate. Coconuts lie on the floor, and seated devotees in white clothing sit in rows on the right. A palm plant and brass plates with offerings sit on the red platform. A drummer and other musicians sit near the back.

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A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame and smoke, while ringing a small handbell in her other hand, on a stage. Behind her, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl bends over a platter of fruit and a potted palm, and a figure in white with an orange sash photographs the scene. Seated on the left stage steps, women in orange and red saris with flower adornments sit before pineapples and coconuts. Men in white clothes sit at the right, one playing a drum. Maroon curtains and a colourful painted banner frame the stage.2008-01-01Indoor ceremony on a raised red stage before blue and maroon drapes. A decorated ornate chair with a red cushion and a canopy, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, sits at the centre. A seated man in white ritual clothes is at the throne's base, with several seated women in orange, red and gold saris and a row of seated men in white. In the foreground a standing woman in orange robes holds a lit lamp and a small vessel while scattered coconut halves lie on the wet floor. Two men in orange shawls with beaded necklaces sit at the right, and a man in white stands near the far right. Brass vessels, a potted palm and a small table with offerings are visible. Looks like a puja or aarti in progress; the lamp is an oil lamp.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a ceremonial stage at an indoor hall with blue and maroon drapes. On a raised red platform, a seated figure in white robes sits before an ornate throne decorated with a red heart-shaped backrest, white flowers and colourful garlands, and a small canopy above. Rows of people in white and saffron clothes sit to the sides, with brass pots and green coconut-leaf decorations placed in front. On the right, a woman in an orange saffron robe holds a lit aarti lamp with a bell, while other saffron-clad attendees stand nearby. Coconuts and scattered petals lie on the floor, and a potted palm is at the front left. Smoke rises in the background.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a red stage platform and maroon curtain. A standing man with long dark wavy hair, wearing a pink sleeveless top and orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth, holds a copper vessel and sprays water or sprinkles liquid forward. A seated man in orange cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace kneels at the stage. On the right, a man in orange cloth with a gold chain carries a brass tray of fruits and flowers. A palm plant, oil lamps, decorated brass pots and offerings sit on the stage. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch from the background, and a fan is visible.2008-01-01February 24 20072007-02-24January 01 20082008-01-01Wide photo of a ceremony on a raised stage in a large hall with blue and maroon drapes. At the centre, a seated figure in white sits before an ornate red throne decorated with a garland and a golden canopy, with a microphone stand nearby. Rows of young people in white dhotis and white kurtas sit on the stage, some wearing garlands. Women in orange and red saris kneel or stand at the stage front with offerings, and a woman in orange holds a brass plate. Two men in orange and saffron robes stand at the right edge holding trays. Potted palms and kalasha-style pots decorate the stage, and seated devotees in white fill the foreground floor.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01December 28 20062006-12-28