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Three young men in cream-white traditional kurta-style garments with orange-red sashes and gold-toned garland necklaces perform aarti at an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof. Each raises a brass tray-lamp with lit oil lamps, flames visible, above their heads. Leafy green banana ffronds and hanging strings of yellow flowers decorate the ceiling, and seated devotees fill the foreground below. Behind them a wall displays framed photographs, and a tall brass staff stands at left. The scene suggests a devotional lamp ritual during a satsang gathering.

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January 01 20082008-01-01Photograph of a temple ritual inside a thatched-roof hall with a whitewashed wall decorated with banana leaves, hanging green garlands and small paper streamers. Three standing young male priests in cream-white dhotis and kurtas wear orange shawls and beaded mala necklaces. The left priest holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other; the middle priest holds a lit flame and a ritual implement; the right priest holds a bell and a trident-like ritual staff. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor on both sides, and a seated figure in an orange-brown robe is at far right. Ritual objects including a staff and brass items are on the floor. Visual impression suggests a puja or aarti, with the event context from the page unconfirmed by the image itself.2008-01-01Photo of a ritual aarti inside a tin-roofed pavilion with whitewashed walls and banana leaves hung from the rafters. Three men in cream dhotis and cream upper cloths with orange-red shawls raise lit oil lamps and a ceremonial lamp stand overhead, and the central man wears beaded necklaces. Brass ritual implements, a trident and a kalasha-style staff stand nearby, and a seated audience in white and orange fills the foreground. Hanging green foliage and paper decorations are visible at the top right.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Priests in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-saffron sashes perform an aarti under a corrugated metal roof decorated with banana leaves, mango-leaf strings and orange paper cutouts. The central and right priests raise lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) high above their heads, while a priest on the left holds a lamp and a bell. Brass ritual implements stand nearby, including a tall brass staff and a trident. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the hall, with a row of framed photographs on the back wall.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30Photograph of an outdoor ritual aarti under a corrugated metal roof decorated with hanging strings of leaf-shaped palm fronds. Four men stand on a raised platform performing aarti with lit oil lamps and brass bells. The three men in front wear saffron-orange robes and beaded garlands; the man on the far left wears white with an orange shawl. The rightmost man in orange holds a brass bell in one hand and a lamp in the other. Behind them are framed pictures and a painted wall, and devotees' heads are visible at the bottom of the frame.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30January 01 20082008-01-01Four men perform an aarti with brass lamps on a covered outdoor stage under a corrugated metal roof strung with hanging yellow-green leaf garlands. The three central men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha or flower malas; the man at far left wears white. Each holds a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, raising them toward the front. Devotees are seen at the lower edge, and a framed photo hangs on the white wall behind.2008-12-30