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A large indoor hall with a red swagged valance and rows of seated devotees on the floor facing a central ritual area. In the foreground, several men in orange dhotis and orange head cloths with gold necklaces raise white fan-like chamaras above low tables draped in colourful striped cloths. A man in white dhoti stands in the centre. Women in orange and white saris sit at the front. Framed pictures and banners hang on the walls, and a digital clock shows 11:31. The scene suggests a puja or satsang in progress.

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July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09May 12 20172017-05-12Indoor ritual hall with pinkish ceiling lighting and ceiling fans. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a raised platform holding large brass aarti lamps with lit flames aloft, part of a pada puja style offering. Seated attendees in orange clothing fill the foreground at tables covered with striped cloths. A lit lamp stand and a small shrine glow at the back, with framed photographs on the left wall. A camera on a tripod records the scene. No identifiable figure is confirmed in the image.2017-05-12July 09 20172017-07-09May 12 20172017-05-12A large hall filled with seated devotees during a ritual. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange shawls, wearing orange turbans and layered gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklaces, stand with lit oil lamps or flaming arati vessels. A man in white clothes at the centre raises a lamp. Video cameras on tripods film the scene. Long striped cloths in red, green, blue and purple cover low tables in front, with a wooden stand holding offerings. Women in orange and white sit on the floor. Framed photographs line the walls, and a digital clock on the wall reads 11:33. Fire-lamp arati ceremony.2017-07-09Indoor hall lit warmly with several people in saffron-red robes standing in a row holding lit multi-tiered oil lamp stands, flames glowing in the dim room. Long tables covered in striped red, blue and multicolour cloth hold brass bells and brass lamps. Audience members sit on the floor on the right. Wall posters and a small screen showing a red-lit scene are visible behind them, and a digital clock reads 11:31. A camera on a tripod is in the foreground right. Ritual lamp-waving scene.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copiesMay 12 20172017-05-12May 12 20172017-05-12A hall with a pink-tinted ceiling and rows of ceiling fans shows a ritual performance. Three young people in saffron-orange garments and orange shawls stand on a raised platform holding tall ornate golden lamps (aarti lamps) aloft. Seated attendees in orange and white line the foreground, and a lit deity image or altar is visible at the far end. Framed photographs hang on the side wall, and a camera on a tripod records the scene.2017-05-12