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Indoor hall lit warmly with several people in saffron-red robes standing in a row holding lit multi-tiered oil lamp stands, flames glowing in the dim room. Long tables covered in striped red, blue and multicolour cloth hold brass bells and brass lamps. Audience members sit on the floor on the right. Wall posters and a small screen showing a red-lit scene are visible behind them, and a digital clock reads 11:31. A camera on a tripod is in the foreground right. Ritual lamp-waving scene.

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March 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copiesA dim hall lit by warm lamps shows a row of people in saffron-orange cloth standing beside a long table draped in striped red, orange and blue fabric with brass bells and oil lamps. Several figures hold branching lamp stands of flickering flames. At right, a man in the foreground has white horizontal ash bands across his chest and forehead and a rudraksha-style necklace. Seated devotees fill the background, and a video camera on a tripod is at the right edge. Wall posters and a red digital clock showing 11:31 are visible.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copiesDim interior hall lit warmly by a row of oil lamps (diyas) on brass stands held by several men in orange-red robes standing in a line at right. Long tables with colourful striped cloths hold brass bells and small lamps in the foreground, with seated devotees at left. A camera on a tripod is visible at upper right, and a red digital clock reads 11:21 on the wall. Wall posters with photographs hang above. The scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual or aarti in progress.2017-03-18A hall with a pink-tinted ceiling and rows of ceiling fans shows a ritual performance. Three young people in saffron-orange garments and orange shawls stand on a raised platform holding tall ornate golden lamps (aarti lamps) aloft. Seated attendees in orange and white line the foreground, and a lit deity image or altar is visible at the far end. Framed photographs hang on the side wall, and a camera on a tripod records the scene.2017-05-12May 12 20172017-05-12May 12 20172017-05-12May 12 20172017-05-12May 12 20172017-05-12Indoor ritual in a hall with cream walls, a suspended ceiling and ceiling fans. Four young women in saffron-orange garments with orange shawls stand at a long table covered with striped woven runners, each holding a tiered brass arati lamp lit with many small flames. Brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass lamp stand sit on the table. Seated devotees in white clothing line the floor, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Framed photo collages hang on the back wall, and a digital clock reads 11:32.2017-05-12Indoor ritual hall with pinkish ceiling lighting and ceiling fans. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a raised platform holding large brass aarti lamps with lit flames aloft, part of a pada puja style offering. Seated attendees in orange clothing fill the foreground at tables covered with striped cloths. A lit lamp stand and a small shrine glow at the back, with framed photographs on the left wall. A camera on a tripod records the scene. No identifiable figure is confirmed in the image.2017-05-12