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Photograph of three young men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders standing in a row behind a metal table, each holding or tending multi-tiered brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass handbell at left. Each has long hair coiled in a topknot, white ash stripes on the arms and face, and layered rudraksha and gold bead necklaces, with a gold armlet and bangles on the right man. Seated devotees in orange and red saris and white clothing fill the background.

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May 24 20162016-05-24May 20 20162016-05-20Photograph of young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders, bare-chested with white vertical tilaka and white body marks on the arms. The foreground figure wears rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces and a wrist band, with long matted hair piled high, while others stand in a row behind him. They tend a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with several lit wicks, part of a row of lamps on a table, consistent with an aarti or puja. Blurred devotees in pink and teal saris sit in the background of a pale pink hall.2016-05-24May 21 20162016-05-21May 20 20162016-05-20Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments stand in a row holding silver oil lamps (aarti lamps) with lit flames, performing a ritual lamp offering. The foreground figure wears a gold-toned necklace, rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold armlets, with his long hair tied in a high topknot. Other attendants beside him have long hair bound up, and one wears a white forehead band. Blurred devotees in pink and red saris stand in the background, and a white tent-like canopy is overhead. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering in a tent.2016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20Photograph of a ritual aarti at an outdoor tented venue. Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand in a row, holding lit brass five-flame oil lamps aloft in their right hands, with one holding a brass bell. The foremost man wears a rudraksha mala, a white forehead band, white painted lines on his arms, and his hair is tied up in a topknot. Behind them, women in white and red saris and red bangles, along with other onlookers, stand with hands folded. White tent walls and red chairs fill the background.2016-05-21Photograph of a ritual aarti at an indoor tented hall. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with matted hair in top knots and rudraksha malas, stand in a row holding ornate brass aarti lamps with flames and handbells. A woman in a saffron sari and other devotees in white and pink stand behind, a small child sits on the red carpet, and a long metal offering table lies at left. Ceremonial padapuja-style worship with lamps.2016-05-20July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19May 02 20162016-05-02