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A row of young boys in saffron-orange clothing and white forehead bands performs an aarti with small brass lamps. In the foreground, a boy in a bangle and orange garment holds a brass plate with a lit clay oil lamp and a few flower petals. Other children stand in a line behind him, raising similar plates, with brass vessels and trays on a table at left. The setting is an indoor hall with a blurred maroon curtain.

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Close photo of a hand holding a brass plate with a lit clay oil lamp and pink and yellow flower petals as an aarti offering. Behind it, blurred figures in orange and maroon robes sit in a row. A shaved-headed person with a white forehead marking is in soft focus at right. Shallow depth of field keeps the lamp sharp.2014-08-24A photograph of a group of young people in orange and saffron clothing seated closely together, holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames during a ritual. The foreground figure on the right, a young person with a white vertical forehead mark, holds a lit lamp with a black wristband visible. Several other hands raise brass lamps in the blurred background, and warm bokeh lights glow at the upper left. Brass lamps and offerings sit on a cloth at the lower left.2016-08-09 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20172017-02-10January 08 20172017-01-08April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesApril 12 20132013-04-12A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall. Many devotees in orange and saffron cloth sit in rows, several bare-chested with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a young man on the right holds up a lit oil lamp or wick, with a gold bangle and black wristband on his arm. Other participants hold small flames, and brass lamps glow in front of the rows. Blurred posters hang on the wall behind, and a framed picture sits at the back of the room.2017-01-25 +1 copiesA close photograph of several people lifting small brass oil lamps with lit flames, held out in a row toward the right. Visible are hands with gold bangles, a boy in white at left and other children and adults behind, with orange cloth at the lower edge. The background is a plain pale wall. The scene suggests a devotional lamp offering during a temple ritual.2011-09-27A photograph of a puja at the ashram. Several young boys in maroon garments edged with gold sit cross-legged in rows, several holding lit oil lamps and small brass lamps. The boy in front centre raises a lamp with a red tilak on his forehead, while others in the background, some bare-chested, are seated among blurred devotees in saffron and white. No appearance-based candidate for a person is clearly identifiable in the frame.2012-11-06January 08 20172017-01-08May 18 20132013-05-18A photograph of a ritual scene with several people in saffron-orange robes seated on the floor on colourful mats. In the foreground, a young person with short dark hair and a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala holds up a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, its wick burning brightly. Other lamps and small brass plates with offerings sit on the mats before the seated group. The setting is a simple floor-level gathering with soft, blurred background figures.2017-01-15