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Photograph of a line of seated devotees in a ritual setting, each holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. In the foreground a man with a long dark beard and hair tied up in a bun holds a lamp, his bare upper body visible with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him, others in white dhoti-style cloths sit in a row, some with bare shoulders and tilak marks on their foreheads. Warm bokeh lights and blurred figures fill the background of the hall.

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Photograph of a seated row of devotees in a ritual setting, several bare-chested or in saffron-toned cloth, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during an arati-style offering. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha-style cord, holds a lit brass lamp. Behind him, others with sacred ash marks on their foreheads and fair-skinned, long-haired figures sit in a line. Soft bokeh lights glow in the background, and a blue cloth or object sits at the lower left.2017-02-02A photograph of a seated row of men in cream and white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, bare-chested, holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames in their outstretched hands during a ritual. The foreground man has a full dark beard, rudraksha mala beads and a topknot; behind him a man with a light beard and a shaved-forehead sacred mark holds a lamp. Blurred figures and warm bokeh lights fill the background, with brass lamps and flowers on the floor.2017-02-02Several men in a row sit on the floor of a hall performing an aarti, each holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Most have bare upper bodies with white ash marks on their foreheads and long dreadlocked or braided hair; some wear white dhotis. A pink wall with framed photographs and a row of brass lamps are visible behind them, and more seated devotees in white clothing appear in the background. The scene is a group lamp ritual rather than a single leader's puja.2017-02-02A photo of a group of men seated in a row during a ritual in a hall, holding small brass oil lamps (dipas) with flames. The nearest man has long dark hair tied in a bun, a dark beard, a rudraksha mala and a bare chest with white cloth at the waist. Beside him, others with long matted hair, white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas hold lamps and offerings. Soft bokeh lights and blurred figures in white clothes fill the background.2017-02-02February 01 20172017-02-01A close photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a flame, its wick glowing in the centre of the frame. The hand wears a gold ring and a thin bangle on the wrist. Behind it, several blurred seated people in white and pale clothing are also raising hands with lamps or offerings, with warm bokeh lights and a pink-walled hall in the background. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting or aarti moment during a group session.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a lit flame on a long brass handle, in a blurred ritual setting. Behind it, out-of-focus people in light clothing sit in a row, with warm bokeh lights in the background. The foreground shows a man's bare forearm and partial face at right, turned toward the lamp.2017-02-02December 28 20112011-12-28January 22 20172017-01-22January 10 20172017-01-10