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A photograph of a ritual worship scene inside a temple hall with gold ornamental carvings and a colourful yellow, red and blue cloth panel behind. A young man at centre, bare-chested, wearing an orange head wrap, rudraksha mala and long beaded necklaces, a striped yellow and black dhoti, holds a silver aarti lamp with three flames aloft. Behind him another man in an orange turban and orange cloth stands holding a similar lamp. On the left a woman in orange cloth and beaded garlands holds a plate of flowers, and on the right a young man with white ash markings and orange cloth holds a rudraksha mala. In front lie offerings on a brass tray and a flower garland.

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Night aarti at a golden-lit temple shrine. In the foreground, a man with long matted dreadlocks, rudraksha mala necklaces and a bare upper body wrapped in orange cloth holds a multi-flamed brass aarti lamp with both hands, its flames rising high. Behind him, other figures in orange garments with white body markings stand in line, and a tall tiered lamp stand glows against a carved golden wall with a lattice screen. Relevant ritual: aarti with oil lamp flames.2021-06-20MAy 27 20212021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27Night-time fire ritual. A central man in white dhoti and sleeveless white top, wearing a yellow-and-red turban and rudraksha malas, raises a metal tray of burning camphor or offering sticks with flames. Flanked by young men in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha necklaces and white forehead marks, seated on the ground. Brass vessels and a bell lie in front, and a brass bowl of yellow substance sits at lower left.2013-11-19Three bare-chested men in saffron and orange dhotis perform an aarti with lit oil lamps in a hall with seated devotees in the background. The man on the right holds a lamp with a flame and a bell, wears a rudraksha mala and white tripundra on his forehead. The man in the centre holds a bell and a lamp, and the man on the left holds a lit lamp near his face. Seated devotees in colourful saris and clothing watch. Framed pictures and a gold-framed deity image hang on the wall behind, with a video camera on a tripod at right.2016-10-12Three young men in orange dhotis stand bare-chested in a hall, each holding a lit brass aarti lamp with flames rising from the wicks. The nearest man, on the right, wears a long rudraksha mala and a red-brown seed necklace over the chest, with white markings on his shoulders and upper arms, and a small gold earring. The two men to the left also wear seed malas and red-brown beaded garlands, one holding a small bell in his other hand. Behind them, seated devotees in colourful saris and a camera on a tripod face the scene. Framed prints hang on the pale wall and a carved golden deity shrine stands in the background.2016-10-12January 09 20182018-01-09ADIKAILASA on 3/2/20212021-03-02January 07 20192019-01-07Three bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand in a row at a temple ceremony, each holding a brass oil lamp with lit wicks and a small handheld bell or ritual vessel. They wear rudraksha and bead necklaces, bands on their arms and ash or sandalwood markings on their bodies. Behind them is a red-curtained stage with a golden deity murti and ornate lamps hanging from the ceiling. Colourful striped cloths cover tables in front, and a seated crowd in white clothing watches from the background.2016-12-12January 03 20192019-01-03November 17 20132013-11-17