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Photograph of young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders, bare-chested with white vertical tilaka and white body marks on the arms. The foreground figure wears rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces and a wrist band, with long matted hair piled high, while others stand in a row behind him. They tend a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with several lit wicks, part of a row of lamps on a table, consistent with an aarti or puja. Blurred devotees in pink and teal saris sit in the background of a pale pink hall.

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Photograph of an aarti ritual during a temple or festival ceremony. In the foreground, a young man with a tall tied topknot of hair, white tilak on his forehead and bare upper arms with white markings, wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold border, a beaded necklace and a gold bracelet, and holds a brass lamp. Behind him, two more young men in orange robes stand at a long table. A tiered brass lamp with multiple lit wicks and smaller brass lamps are arranged along the table. Seated devotees in colourful saris and clothing sit in the background.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A young man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with gold border and gold waist sash stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right, with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned necklace around his neck and beaded bands on his arms. His hair is tied in a tall topknot. Behind and to the right, another arm raises a lit brass lamp with flames. Seated devotees in orange, teal and red saris and kurtas fill the blurred background, many with hands raised in worship. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during an aarti-style ritual.2016-05-24May 20 20162016-05-20May 12 20172017-05-12A photograph of a young man in saffron-orange robes walking in a ritual procession, holding a brass multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, a bangle, and long dark matted hair piled high on his head, with white tripundra vibhuti marks on his forehead. Beside him, another young person in orange and gold clothing with a similar high-knot hairstyle and white forehead marks also carries a lit brass lamp. Older men in white and orange-clad sadhus stand in the blurred background, and a bell-holder appears at the left edge. The setting is a white-walled hall with a golden arch behind.2016-05-02May 20 20162016-05-20A line of young men in saffron-orange cloth stands in a hall, each holding a brass aarti-style oil lamp with a row of lit flames. The nearest man in front has a white forehead mark, rudraksha beads and a gold-toned ornament at his neck, and his bare upper body is partly visible above an orange shawl. Others in the row, several with tied-up hair, hold lamps in the same posture, creating a soft pink-lit ritual scene with a blurred background of framed pictures.2017-05-12Several young men in matching saffron-orange garments stand in a row on a red carpet, holding brass multi-branched oil lamp stands (aarti lamps) with lit flames. Their long hair is piled up in topknots, and they wear white horizontal body markings on arms and chest, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Behind them, blurred figures in white and orange move through a hall, and a golden ornament is visible in the background. The scene suggests a ceremonial aarti procession.2016-05-02Photograph of three young men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders standing in a row behind a metal table, each holding or tending multi-tiered brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass handbell at left. Each has long hair coiled in a topknot, white ash stripes on the arms and face, and layered rudraksha and gold bead necklaces, with a gold armlet and bangles on the right man. Seated devotees in orange and red saris and white clothing fill the background.2016-05-24Photograph of a line of devotees performing aarti with lit brass oil lamps during a ritual at an ashram hall. In the foreground a young man in a sannyasi-style orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala with silver beads and a white forehead mark, holds a brass lamp with flames. Behind him several other people in orange garments hold lamps and a lit brass lamp stand, with smoke rising in the warm pink-lit room. a person is not clearly visible as a candidate.2017-05-12A young man in saffron-orange cloth stands holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames, with a bell in his other hand. He wears long dark hair falling behind, a white tilak on his forehead, a brown rudraksha mala across his chest, and white ash markings on his arms and chest. A blurred hall with framed red-toned pictures on the walls forms the background. The setting suggests an aarti ritual. a person's appearance is uncertain here, so the figure is described by role only.2017-08-03