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A photograph of a row of young devotees in white clothes lighting brass oil lamps on a long table during an evening ritual. Many small brass lamps with lit flames line the table, and several boys in white shirts with red-and-orange sashes hold or tend the lamps. In the background a bearded man in white with a golden-orange shawl stands near the wall, partly visible, with a dark wooden cabinet beside him. The setting is an ashram hall with soft warm light from the flames.

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A photograph of a group of young men and boys in white ritual clothes performing an arati with brass oil lamps. Several lamps with lit flames stand in rows along a metal table, and the boys reach forward to tend them. One boy in the foreground wears glasses and a white kurta; others lean in from the left and right. A bearded man in white with an orange-gold shawl stands in the background. The lamps glow warmly against the dim hall.2007-08-26Several young men and boys in white ritual clothes sit closely together, lighting and tending brass oil lamps on a long row laid across a striped mat. Many lit lamps flicker along the front, with metal ritual implements and small bells in the foreground. A man in the background wears a white garment with a dark head covering. The setting appears to be an indoor temple hall with white walls. No readable name or a person candidate is clearly visible.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a group of boys and young men in white dhoti-style clothing seated cross-legged on woven mats, lighting and tending many brass oil lamps (deepas) and multi-tiered brass lamp stands during an evening lamp-lighting ritual. Several lamps flame brightly in the foreground and along a row of smaller brass lamps set out on the mat. Some participants wear rudraksha-style neck beads and bangles. No identifiable a person candidate is visibly present in the frame; the figures are young attendees and ritual participants.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of boys and young men in plain white dhoti-style clothing seated on a striped mat, lighting a row of brass oil lamps with flames during an arati. Several brass lamps with multiple wicks stand in front of them, and more lit lamps stretch along the right side. Some boys wear white shawls and one has a red forehead mark. Warm lamplight dominates the scene, with a few other people partly visible at the edges.2007-08-26A photograph of a group of young boys and teenagers seated on the floor in white ritual clothes, holding and tending brass oil lamps (deepa aarti) with lit flames. Several boys wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-and-white sacred threads, and one wears glasses. Long rows of tall brass lamp stands with multiple lit wicks line a mat in the foreground, with a brass kalasha-style vessel visible at right. Background figures in white stand near a white wall. Warm lamplight dominates the scene.2007-08-26 +1 copiesDecember 10 20072007-12-10A dim night photograph of devotees in plain white dhotis and shirts seated on the floor, tending multi-tiered brass oil lamp stands (aarti set) with flames burning. Several young men lean in to light or adjust the lamps, which line a low wooden surface in the foreground. The warm glow of the flames is the main light source. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific guru figure; the visible people are devotees performing an arati.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26December 10 20072007-12-10A photograph of a seated group performing an evening aarti with oil lamps at a low floor-level row of brass plates. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurta-style clothing hold lit flames and wave them over brass thalis set on the floor. A few men wear rudraksha-style cords and sacred marks on their foreheads. Several women in the foreground hold lamps and wear gold bangles. Wall curtains, dark chairs and a pillar frame the room, with a mirror-like reflection on the floor.2010-12-18