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Outdoor 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.

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January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor ritual under a white tent canopy. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand in a row raising brass handbells and small hand bells overhead, with a tall ornate brass lamp and kalasha-like objects nearby. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A red and green draped backdrop and a painted pillar sit behind them, with onlookers in the lower edge of the frame.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Five bare-chested male priests in rust-orange dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and gold-yellow sashes stand in a row behind a long silver-topped counter inside a white and red tented pavilion, performing an aarti. Each raises a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and several hold small glass or metal cups. Their upper arms bear bangles and armbands, and they wear beaded garlands. Seated devotees in saffron and white clothing fill the floor below, with brass plates on the counter. No person is identifiable as a person from the image.2016-01-03Outdoor ceremony under a large white tent with striped side panels and blue-and-white decorative backdrop. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style beaded garlands raise brass lamps or bells overhead and ring handbells, with a brass oil lamp stand in the foreground. Banana leaves and red draping frame a red-carpeted area where a deity murti and offerings are placed; onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch from the edges, a few white-clad people seated at right. A parked car sits on the left near the sacred area. Aarti-style lamp waving appears to be the ritual. a person is not clearly visible; no candidate is identifiable with confidence.2008-01-01Outdoor ritual photograph under a white tent with blue draped borders and colourful striped pillars. Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold beaded garlands raise arms high, some holding small bells and a ceremonial lamp, during a puja. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes watch and fold hands, and an altar with red cloth and offerings is visible at left. Brass lamp stands and a golden-accented seat appear at right.2008-01-01January 03 20162016-01-03January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Four young men in orange and maroon robes stand in a line, barefoot, each raising a silver aarti lamp on a long handle overhead. Behind them, many people in white clothes and orange shawls sit on striped mats, with a few standing near the doorway. Small oil lamps sit on the floor near the mats. The scene suggests an aarti being performed for an assembly during a festival or puja.2007-07-29January 01 20092009-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30