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Five devotees in saffron-orange cloth stand in a row on a stage, each holding a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand, with smoke rising behind them. Several wear beaded headbands and bare-armed sacred markings. Below, a seated audience in orange, red and white clothing watches, some wearing rudraksha beads. The stage has red, yellow and black drapes, a striped table runner and stage lights. A large portrait screen appears at the right edge.

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January 01 20182018-01-01May 20 20162016-05-20May 02 20162016-05-02Five young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a red carpet and colourful striped mat, performing aarti. Several hold up lit multi-tiered brass oil lamps with flames, while one shakes a small brass bell. Their bare chests and arms are marked with white ash stripes and tilak, and they wear rudraksha malas and beaded armbands. Their hair is tied up in buns. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch the ritual under a white tent ceiling with hanging orange and maroon tassel decorations and brass lamps. Watermarked-style branding appears at upper left.2016-05-03May 03 20162016-05-03December 23 20162016-12-23Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments stand in a row on a raised stage holding brass oil lamps aloft in their raised hands; the lamps show flames on some and are unlit on others. Each wears flower garlands on the head, orange-and-gold beaded necklaces, and white ash markings on the arms and forehead. Behind them a seated audience of women in colourful saris and men fills a large tented hall with white air-conditioning units along the ceiling. A videographer with a camera on a tripod stands at the right edge. The scene reads as a ritual aarti offering performed during an assembly.2016-05-24May 03 20162016-05-03May 20 20162016-05-20A photograph inside a large white tent with a red carpet, where several young men in orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders stand in a row with their backs partly toward the camera, arms raised holding ornate brass lamps and lit oil lamp stands. Their foreheads and arms are marked with white ash lines. Behind them, a seated audience in colourful saris and white clothes watches, with lit tiered lamp stands and hanging lanterns above. The scene resembles a ritual lamp offering or aarti.2016-05-03Photograph of a ritual at a red-draped stage hall. Five male priests in saffron-orange dhotis and long orange shawls stand in a row on striped mats, swinging lit multi-flame lamps (aarti). The foremost priest, with long dreadlocked hair, wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold pendant; the others wear orange garlands. Behind them, women in cream and white saris sit at tables with brass bells, kalasha-style vessels and oil lamps for puja. Red and white curtains, speakers, lanterns and a camera on a tripod complete the scene.2016-12-23January 01 20182018-01-01