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A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a tin roof, lit by a window and a ventilation grille. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and an orange-red garment that bares one shoulder holds a brass bell and a lit oil lamp, looking upward toward the right. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and another woman in white stands near a red curtain with hands folded. A small television, a patterned cloth-covered table, a metal box and a brass plate sit near the wall, and a red curtained window is at right. The scene reads as a ritual aarti with bell and lamp.

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February 24 20092009-02-24Indoor photo of a small whitewashed room with a red-brown floor. A standing devotee in an orange-red garment with a white flower garland performs an aarti, holding a lit brass oil lamp over a white-cloth table set with brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and offerings. Behind the table, a framed portrait with a garland shows a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red bead necklace, draped with a magenta cloth. Two women with folded hands stand to the side: one in a pale yellow sari, one in grey; a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at left with palms joined in namaskar. Orange and red flowers decorate the wall.2009-07-14A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap holds a lit oil lamp in a metal dish, performing an aarti in a plain whitewashed hall with ventilated block walls. A white flower garland hangs over the robed figure's shoulders. Behind on the left, several people in white and cream clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; a woman in a white top and pink skirt is among them. Two more saffron-clad attendants stand near the lamp, and a red-carpeted stage on the right holds a small decorated table with flowers and a lit lamp. A cluster of people stands beside it, and a blue cabinet with loudspeakers appears near the stage. Petals are scattered on the carpet and floor.2008-07-27A photograph of a small, plain room with pale walls and a wooden side table holding a brass oil lamp, a small framed deity picture garlanded with flowers, brass vessels and other ritual items. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron wrap edged with gold trim, stands at the table holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit lamp or incense-like object in the other, performing a puja. Behind him a man in white and a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace watch with folded hands; a third person in orange clothing with palms pressed together stands at the right edge. Thin smoke rises near the wall. The distinctive long hair, orange wrap and ritual bell offer compatible cues for the page's identified figure, so the probable label applies to the bell-ringing man.2012-01-03A photo inside a plain hall with a concrete floor, plastic chairs and an orange armchair. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, lights an oil lamp held near two copper kalasha-shaped vessels draped in orange cloth and decorated with pink and white flowers. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a bell and stands with hands folded. At right a bald young priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing a gold necklace, holds his hands in añjali near a gold-and-red throne. Behind them an orange curtain, a tall colourful banner and a framed picture hang on the wall, and a brass lamp stand stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange with rudraksha mala is a candidate by appearance and the page indicates his presence.2010-09-02February 05 20092009-02-05Photograph of a bare-walled hall with a red-brown floor where devotees perform puja before a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with white flowers and set on a magenta cloth. A woman in an orange top with a white flower garland stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Two other women stand nearby, one in a yellow sari at left edge, one in a pink polka-dot sari with hands folded in prayer at right. The altar on a white cloth holds brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers, fruit and a thali. Orange flower decorations and paper garlands hang on the walls.2009-07-14A photograph of a shaded open pavilion with bamboo-mat ceiling and glass windows, showing devotees in prayer. In the centre, a man with short hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment. To the left, several women in white saris with yellow shawls stand with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in white with a yellow shawl also folds his hands. The scene shows devotional greeting or prayer in a simple ashram hall. a person identity is not established from appearance here, so the central man is described by role only.2009-11-23A photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala smiles while holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) lit with flame, with yellow and white flower garlands at its base near a small deity murti on a shelf. Behind him a man in white clothes holds a tray, and on the right two men in white and orange stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene suggests a puja or aarti inside a newly built room. The man in orange is an appearance-based a person candidate, but the page does not place a person at this event, so the identification is uncertain.2010-02-18Photograph of a ritual inside a plain white hall with a red-carpeted stage. In the centre, a person in an orange top and orange wrap, with an orange head-wrap decorated with flowers and a white flower garland, holds a brass lamp with a visible flame and moves toward a small offering table. Beside them, a young man in an orange robe holds a brass plate. To the left, devotees in white and cream clothes stand near the stairs, one holding a flower-laden tray. On the stage, a decorated brass lamp with a flower garland and fruit offerings sits on a white-draped table. A blue cooler and a black speaker stand against the wall, and a bright decorated backdrop is visible at the left edge.2008-07-27October 08 20062006-10-08October 19 20062006-10-19