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A photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with a gold border, holding a silver tray of lit oil lamps at an indoor ceremony. White vibhuti lines mark his forehead and arms. Behind him a large seated crowd of devotees watches, many in white and colourful saris and dhotis, and red drapes hang along the hall walls. The lamps suggest an aarti or puja.

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Photograph of a ritual in a tented hall with white draped ceiling and hanging decorations. Two young men in ceremonial dress stand facing each other while one holds a silver tray with a flaming lamp and the other, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a wrapped cloth, extends his hand toward the flame. Both have white sacred marks on their bodies. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a radio at his waist. Seated devotees, including a woman in a white head covering, watch from the lower right, and a partition of framed photographs lines the foreground. The scene appears to be an aarti-style offering with lamp flames.2016-12-18A dreadlocked man with white tilak marks on his forehead and shoulders sits cross-legged on a blue mat, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala. He holds a brass handbell in one hand and a small lit oil lamp in the other, performing a ritual. Behind him, several shirtless men in white dhotis sit on mats in a pink-walled hall, and a wooden tray with offerings lies in the lower right foreground. The man appears to be a devotee or priest performing puja; his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2017-01-03A seated shirtless man with long grey-blond dreadlocks, white forehead markings and a red bindi holds a small brass oil lamp aloft in his right hand while holding a brass bell on a cord in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a pendant on a cord, and a white dhoti with yellow-gold borders. Beside him sit other devotees, one bare-shouldered with white markings and another older man in glasses with a red mark on his forehead. Pink flower petals and a small brass bowl lie on the floor, and cloth bags printed with a figure in a turban are in front. This looks like a puja or aarti being performed in a hall.2017-07-21Photograph of a ceremonial aarti at an indoor event. In the foreground a shirtless man with long hair tied back and white ash markings on his chest and arms, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass tray of lit oil lamps. Opposite him a younger person in a maroon sari with green and gold border and a rudraksha mala reaches toward the flames. Seated devotees fill the hall behind them, and a decorative umbrella and a wall of framed photographs appear in the background.2016-12-18 +2 copiesA bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair piled on his head stands in profile holding a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand. He wears a thick saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and across his chest, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and a silver hoop earring. White ash horizontal markings are on his forehead and upper arm. Behind him, a blurred crowd of people in white and orange clothing sits in tiered stands, with orange flags and a video camera on the right.2017-07-17 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03December 18 20162016-12-18A bare-chested man with long grey dreadlocks sits cross-legged on a white floor, holding a lit brass oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a white dhoti with a yellow border, a white tripundra on his forehead with a red bindi, and multiple rudraksha malas across his chest. Behind him and to the left, other seated people in white clothes are visible, one with a white forehead mark, and a cloth bag printed with a portrait is on the floor in front. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering in a hall.2017-07-21A seated man in a satsang or puja setting wears a bare chest with white horizontal stripes on his upper arms and a white forehead band with a central dot. He has long dreadlocks tied back and wears a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. He is dressed in a white dhoti with gold borders and holds a small oil lamp and a brass bell. Behind him, many shirtless men sit on blue mats in white dhotis. A wooden tray with offerings sits at the lower right. The scene suggests a group ritual gathering. a person cues are not clearly met, so the central figure is described by role as a devotee or participant.2017-01-03December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a seated group performing a lamp-lit puja inside a hall. In the foreground, a bare-chested bearded man with a bun and rudraksha malas holds a small oil lamp and a bell, while beside him a dreadlocked man raises a lit taper. Next to them a young man in white dhoti and a shaved-headed man in an orange-red turban hold brass lamps and bells. Behind them, women in pink and orange saris and more devotees hold lamps. Rows of lit oil lamps and a tray of flowers sit on the floor. No one is identified; the page indicates a person was at the event, but no appearance cue clearly establishes his presence.2017-01-07A young man with long dreadlocked black hair tied up at the back stands in profile holding a brass oil lamp with several flames in his right hand. He has a white tilak on his forehead with a red dot, a bare chest, white painted stripes on his upper arm, and a thick rudraksha mala draped across his chest with a red sash. Red and orange bead bracelets are on his wrist. Behind him, blurred figures in white clothes sit on red-tiered steps, with a red flag at the left edge.2017-07-24