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Large tented ceremony with a dense crowd seated on red floor mats, many women in saris and men in white. Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments stand along a raised metal edge holding brass oil lamps and ritual ghee lamps; some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and one has an upswept dark hairstyle. Coloured paper and fabric streamers and lanterns hang from the white tent ceiling, and a camera on a tripod films the scene. A gilded throne-like seat and a large screen appear in the background, with brass oil lamps in the foreground.

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May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Inside a white tented hall, several men in orange-saffron dhoti-style garments with orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand in a row holding lit oil-lamp aarti plates and kalasha-style lamps over a long steel-topped offering counter. Their hair is tied in high topknots and their foreheads and arms bear white markings. Brass bells and small hanging lamps are on the counter. Seated devotees in red and patterned saris fill the red-carpeted floor, and a cameraman in white clothes films from a tripod at right. The scene is a ritual aarti in progress.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large photo of a crowded tented hall with a high white fabric ceiling strung with colourful hanging decorations, lanterns and cloth streamers. A dense crowd of several hundred people fills the floor, many in white and saffron-orange clothing, with some in yellow and blue saris. In the foreground, young men and women in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis move and dance, some with arms raised, while a camera on a tripod and a dark boom pole are visible. Air-conditioning units line the side walls and a stage area is visible at the far end.2016-05-09May 24 20162016-05-24May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of an indoor ritual inside a large white tent with ceiling fans and hanging colourful garlands and small lamps. Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long braided hair knots, rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads stand in a row holding oil lamps and brass bells. A seated audience of many devotees, mostly women in white and colourful saris, fills the red-carpeted floor, and a camera on a tripod films the scene while a man in white stands nearby.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09December 02 20162016-12-02 +3 copiesLarge tented hall filled with a dense crowd seated on the floor, mostly in white and light clothing, with a central red carpet runway leading toward a distant stage. Strings of colourful tassel decorations and hanging lamps fill the ceiling. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand near the edge of the stage holding lit oil lamps or torches, arms raised, as part of an aarti-style ritual. Video screens flank the far stage and a camera on a tripod is visible. The scene suggests a ceremonial gathering with a padapuja style offering.2016-05-20