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Outdoor ritual in a large white tent with a blue and white draped backdrop and a red carpet runner. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand with arms raised, holding brass aarti lamps aloft, while seated devotees in white and orange sit on both sides. Behind them, a row of people in white and orange sits on the floor, and a red and gold throne-style seat is at the left. A man in cream clothes stands on the right near a decorated pillar with floral patterns. Flower petals scatter the carpet. The scene appears to be an aarti ceremony in progress.

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January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Priests in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand on a red carpet inside a white marquee, raising brass lamps and bells in a ritual worship. The foremost priest, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, holds a lamp aloft while two others behind him hold similar offerings. Seated devotees on the right fold their hands in namaskar, and attendants in cream and orange sit at the right edge tending brass implements. Decorated pillars with colourful patterns and a red-and-gold throne chair stand along the sides, with a golden elephant figure on the left. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the central figures are priests.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a white tent canopy with a red-carpeted stage. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand in the foreground raising lit oil lamps and aarti flames toward a gilded ornate throne on the right, which is draped in yellow and red. Other saffron-clad devotees sit on the stage, and a few people in white clothing kneel on the lower left. Brass lamps and offerings sit on white-covered tables, with loudspeakers and stage lights visible above.2008-01-01Outdoor festival pavilion with white draped canopy and blue-and-gold patterned side walls. Five men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a row raising brass aarti lamps with lit flames overhead, performing a ritual arati. A long white-covered offering table with small oil lamps and offerings runs along the right, and a seated crowd in white and orange clothing watches from both sides. A tall white-and-red draped structure stands at the right edge. Green matting covers the floor.2009-01-01A large outdoor tent at a festival, hung with red and gold drapes. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand in a row, arms raised, holding ritual lamps and objects aloft, performing an aarti. A bald man at right in an orange dhoti raises a brass lamp. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees in orange and red sits on the floor behind metal barricades. Gold-coloured temple-style decorations stand on the stage, and a camera on a tripod films the scene at right.2013-12-27January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a white tented canopy on an orange-draped stage. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes with red shoulder cloths raise brass oil lamps (aarti) toward the stage. On the raised platform, a golden throne stands before a large ornate arch decorated with floral garlands and a trident, with a seated figure in red and white at its centre. Rows of saffron-clad sannyasis sit on white-covered dais with marigold garlands. A small fire pit with flames sits at the lower right near seated devotees. Floral arrangements, pots and balloons decorate the scene, and a few people sit on the lower right in front of a blue-skirted table.2009-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a white tent canopy with drapery. Five devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange-and-white beaded garlands stand in a row, several raising ceremonial bells and a small kalasha-like brass vessel overhead while one ringing a handbell held low on the right. A figure on the far right has shoulder-length dark hair and holds a bell in his right hand. Striped red, white and green decorative pillar and draped green leaves appear at left. Crowd and vehicles are visible in the background.2008-01-01