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A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and framed photo collages. Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand in a line, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces. Their hair is tied in top knots, and white tilak stripes mark their foreheads and arms. Three hold lit oil lamps (diyas), and the two nearest hold silver handbells. Behind them is a striped cloth-covered table with a brass vessel and a white fibrous item. A video camera on a tripod is at right, and a digital clock reads 11:40. Several more people in orange sit in the background.

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March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand in a row inside a pink-walled hall, each holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame and a small bell, performing an aarti ritual. Several wear rudraksha and beaded malas, and some have white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms. To the left a table is covered with a colourful striped cloth, and behind them a professional video camera on a tripod records the scene. Framed photo collages hang on the wall above.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand in a row at a ritual, bare-chested with white ash markings on their arms and faces, wearing rudraksha mala necklaces. Each holds a small oil lamp or aarti vessel with a lit flame, and one holds a silver bell. A striped cloth-covered table with a ceremonial staff and white cloth sits at left, a fire lamp burns on the floor behind, and a video camera on a tripod records at right. Pink walls display framed photo posters, a digital clock reads 11:49, and seated devotees in orange appear in the background. Aarti ritual with oil lamps.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Photograph of several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested, performing an aarti ritual with brass oil lamps (deepa) lit and a brass bell held in hand. Their foreheads and arms bear white vibhuti markings and they wear rudraksha and bead malas, with long hair tied in topknots. A figure in the centre holds a lit lamp and a brass bell, while another on the right holds a bell and lamp. A red-glowing digital clock reads 11:4x in the background, and pink walls with framed pictures surround them.2017-03-18Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a line in a bright hall, each holding a brass lamp with a flame, performing aarti. They wear rudraksha and bead malas, bare chests with white ash markings on their arms and torsos, and hair tied up in topknots. A tripod-mounted video camera stands at right, and a striped cloth covers a table at left. Posters hang on the wall behind them.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Photograph inside a hall with pink walls, where several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a line holding lit oil lamps (aarti) in brass dishes. Their bare chests bear white ash stripes, and they wear rudraksha malas and dark hair tied up high. A camera on a tripod films them from the right, and a digital clock on the wall reads 11:40. Framed photo collages hang on the walls, a striped cloth-covered table sits at left, and seated devotees in orange are visible in the background. No candidate for a person is identifiable from appearance.2017-03-18Four bare-chested young men in orange-saffron cloth stand in a row in a bright interior, holding ritual items: the figures on the left and right hold lit oil lamps with ornate handles, and the central figure holds a small brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp in the other. Each wears rudraksha and bead malas, gold chains and bracelets, and some have white vibhuti marks on the forehead. A red digital clock reads 11:42 on the wall behind them, and framed photographs hang above. The scene appears to show a puja or aarti being performed by sadhus.2017-03-18