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A photograph of several priests in saffron-orange and white dhotis performing an aarti with tall golden multi-tiered oil lamps, their flames blazing, held aloft with raised arms. Behind them, two framed portraits hang on a red-curtained wall: the left one shows a smiling young man in orange garments with a white garland, labelled "Unique"; the right one shows a figure with long hair and a white garment, labelled "Charisma". Seated devotees in the background watch the ritual.

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Photograph of a ritual aarti in a hall with a red-walled backdrop. Several men stand along a long marble counter holding tiered brass oil lamps (deepa aarti) with multiple flames, while small brass oil lamps sit on the counter. The men wear white dhotis with gold borders, and some wear saffron-orange cloth draped over their shoulders; some are bare-chested. Seated devotees in the foreground watch, and a video camera on a tripod is at right. Three framed portraits hang above, labelled Unique, Charming and Charisma, showing smiling men in red, white and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas. Some people in the scene are visible; several are partially visible.2012-01-01A hall with red curtains and two framed portraits on the back wall: the left portrait shows a smiling man with a garland, and the right portrait shows a man in white holding a microphone, with a caption reading Charisma. Four priests in white and saffron dhotis and shawls perform aarti, each holding a brass oil lamp with many lit flames; the nearest priest, bald and bespectacled, holds a tiered brass lamp while others hold multi-branched lamps. Small brass lamps sit on a table in front, and cameramen with video cameras and tripods film the ritual. Several seated devotees are visible at the lower left.2012-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01Three men in ceremonial dress perform aarti with multi-tiered brass lamps, each lamp fully lit with flames, on a red-draped stage in a plain hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fan. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl; the central man wears an orange robe, a rudraksha-style mala and gold neck ornament; the man on the right wears white with an orange shawl. Seated audience members in white and yellow sit below, and a brass bell rests on the stage. Framed posters on the walls show saints and devotional images, and a striped kalasha-like pillar stands beside the stage.2008-09-30January 01 20122012-01-01Evening aarti at an indoor hall with a seated audience. Three men stand at a raised metal ledge holding tall brass lamps of many lit oil lamps, flames rising high. The man at center wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl; the man at left wears white with an orange shawl; the man at right wears white with an orange wrap. Small brass kalasha-style bells sit on the ledge. Devotees sit in rows below in the foreground, some in orange clothing. Walls show framed pictures and a small wall plaque.2008-10-02May 02 20162016-05-02May 02 20162016-05-02February 16 20092009-02-16January 01 20162016-01-01A temple shrine ritual with a priest in saffron-orange robes, shaved head, rudraksha malas and white markings on his arms, holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil flames toward the shrine. Behind him, a seated assistant in white dhoti plays a small handheld instrument, and another figure in red stands near a golden altar. Painted colourful deity statues with multiple arms flank the doorway, and a framed portrait of a bearded figure in saffron headwear with a turban sits on the golden shrine. Red carpet covers the floor and brass oil lamps line the sides.2014-04-27January 01 20122012-01-01