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A photograph of a large hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful hanging decorations, where a ritual is underway. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls and garlands stand and kneel, many holding brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on mats. Seated devotees fill the floor, and a woman in a red and gold sari sits in the foreground. No figure is clearly identifiable as the swami from the image alone, so the appearance is uncertain.

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A photograph of a large hall with a white tent ceiling and peach walls, where a group of devotees performs a ritual. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand and sit along the room, some holding brass lamps or vessels. In the foreground, women in white saris with gold borders sit on mats beside rows of brass oil lamps (deepas). Behind them, a seated audience in mixed clothing watches. Colourful tassels hang from the ceiling. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is named.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a ritual gathering in a large tent-like hall with a pink-washed wall, white ceiling and colourful striped pillars hung with yellow and orange tassels. Several young men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls stand holding brass lamps and bells, while others and many women in white and yellow sit cross-legged on mats. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari kneels before a row of brass oil lamps and a tall multi-tiered brass lamp, and seated women in white with gold-bordered saris attend the lamps. A large audience sits behind on the floor. The scene appears to be an aarti with lamps.2009-12-24Inside a large hall with a white tented ceiling and striped decorative pillars, a row of young men and women in white clothing with yellow sashes perform a ritual. Several standing attendants raise lit oil lamps toward the front, while seated women in white and a woman in a red and gold sari arrange brass lamps, bells and conch-shaped vessels on mats before a seated audience. A devotee at left holds a small brass item. The ritual appears to be an aarti with lamps and brass puja implements, and the audience sits on the floor watching.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a large white tented hall during an aarti ceremony. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls and beaded necklaces stand at the front, holding brass lamps with lit flames aloft. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with yellow garlands, fill the floor, and a woman in a red and white sari with a beaded necklace sits center-front beside brass oil lamps and a lit flame. Hanging fabric lanterns with coloured panels decorate the ceiling, and a banner with text is visible on the back wall.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24