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Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls raise brass aarti lamps with flames and bells outdoors under a white tent canopy. Their arms are outstretched, holding ornate brass lamps, and one wears gold bangles. Behind them is a blue and white draped stage with a striped decorated pillar. Seated white-clad devotees and an older man in white watch from the lower right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti ceremony at an ashram event.

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January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with blue and white draped banners. In the foreground, a row of devotees in saffron-orange robes with red borders raise brass aarti lamps with flames toward the stage, holding them high with outstretched arms. Several women in orange and red saris sit on a red carpet behind them, with a white-draped altar table and a multicoloured floral-patterned pole at right. Behind the front row, other seated devotees and a man in a white shirt watch. The scene shows an aarti offering in progress.2008-01-01Photograph of a ritual under a white tented pavilion with blue and white draped sides. Four men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row behind a long white-draped table, raising ornate brass aarti lamps with lit flames toward the top. Several white-clad priests sit on the floor at the left near brass oil lamps and offerings, and smoke rises from the table. A crowd of seated and standing devotees, many in white and pastel clothes, watches from the right and back. A speaker stack and a saffron-draped flagpole stand at the left. This appears to be an aarti during a festival ceremony.2009-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a large white tent with striped side panels and blue-and-white decorative backdrop. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style beaded garlands raise brass lamps or bells overhead and ring handbells, with a brass oil lamp stand in the foreground. Banana leaves and red draping frame a red-carpeted area where a deity murti and offerings are placed; onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch from the edges, a few white-clad people seated at right. A parked car sits on the left near the sacred area. Aarti-style lamp waving appears to be the ritual. a person is not clearly visible; no candidate is identifiable with confidence.2008-01-01Outdoor festival tent with white canopy and blue-trimmed patterned side walls. Four young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand in a row, ringing handbells and holding brass implements, facing a long metal table laden with offerings. Seated white-clad devotees line both sides and the back, with more people in the rear rows. Speakers stand at left, and a red and cream cloth hangs from a pole. Banana leaves are visible at the top right.2009-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a white tented pavilion with blue and white patterned side walls. Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas around their necks, stand at a long white-draped table raising brass aarti lamps and small handbells overhead. Smoke rises from the table, where brass oil lamps and offerings sit. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground and rows of chairs on the right, many with hands folded. A standing man in white and an orange-clad attendant appear at the left, near a red and white cloth draped on a pole and a speaker stack. Yellow and green garlands hang on the central pole.2009-01-01Outdoor temple-style puja under a white tented canopy with red and white stage steps. Several standing sannyasis in saffron-orange robes raise lit oil lamps (aarti) toward an ornate golden deity murti on an elevated stage draped in yellow and pink. A standing figure in orange robes rings a handbell in the foreground. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the carpeted ground at left, and a brass vessel and golden elephant figurine sit at the lower corners. a person's presence is not clearly confirmed in the image.2008-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01