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Four 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.

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May 20 20162016-05-20Four young men in orange-saffron wraps perform an aarti with brass lamps in a bright white room. In the foreground, the man in front holds a brass bell in his right hand and a brass aarti lamp in his left, with red beaded malas around his neck and red bangles on his wrists. The others hold lit brass oil lamps in front of them, and a row of lit lamps glows in the background beside a wooden door. Their hair is tied in high topknots. No a person candidate is visibly present.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20May 12 20172017-05-12July 19 20162016-07-19May 02 20162016-05-02Photograph 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.2016-05-20Five young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments stand in a row at a temple-style ceremony, holding brass handbells and oil lamps. Their long hair is coiled into high topknots, and they wear rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms and chests. A low stone counter with flickering oil lamps runs along the left edge, and seated devotees fill the background of a large hall with a white tent ceiling. The scene matches a pratyaksha padapuja in progress.2016-05-20A row of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand in a hall holding brass aarti lamps with lit flames. Several wear rudraksha malas and long ceremonial necklaces; the central figure has his hair piled high in a topknot, and another has a tall bun. Behind them are framed posters on a pale wall, a tripod-mounted camera sits in the background, and a brass lamp stand with a trident-like top is at left. The lighting is warm and pinkish.2017-05-12Photograph 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.2016-05-21