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Aarti ritual at an outdoor pandal with white canopy and colourful backdrop. A bearded elder in white dhoti and shawl, with forehead tilak, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, holds a brass plate of burning camphor flame. Beside him, a figure in a red-orange turban and saffron-red cloth with long dark hair and rudraksha bracelets extends hands toward the flame. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis press palms together or cover their heads, and devotees in white and orange stand watching.

January 13 2015

Outdoor ritual photograph at a stone pillar. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in orange robe with gold border sits facing away, holding a brass plate and an oil lamp with a bright flame. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits with palms joined, and further right a figure in orange robe with long dark hair and gold necklaces sits with hands folded in prayer. Other devotees in white and orange sit nearby, and a crowd of onlookers, some holding cameras, stands behind a low wall. Brass vessels with offerings lie on the ground.

January 13 2015

January 29 2010

Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with a hazy, bright atmosphere. At centre, a man in a red-maroon turban and a dark brown dhoti with gold-toned trim and a long beaded mala holds a silver tray with a lit flame and yellow flowers, while an older woman in orange robes and a white forehead marking and beaded necklace holds the other side of the tray. Behind them a bald older man in orange robes and a man in an orange shawl extend their hands toward the flame. At far left a man in an orange-and-brown striped wrap and rudraksha mala presses palms together in prayer. Several men in white and orange turbans stand in the background, with onlookers and hanging decorations visible. The ritual appears to be an aarti with a lit flame over a tray.

January 13 2015

A seated group of devotees performs a puja inside a hall with a white floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe and wristwatch sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shawls with maroon borders hold lit oil lamps (diyas) and raise them in offering; one at right holds a lamp in his right hand while a second lamp burns in front. Several men wear tripundra forehead marks and rudraksha malas. A young boy in a striped shirt sits in the background holding a lamp, and further figures in white are seated. Small plates with red flowers and oil lamps rest on the floor in front. The scene reads as a lamp-lit devotional ritual.

February 02 2007

Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing. A shaved-headed man in an orange shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a woman in an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala gestures with an open hand while speaking. In the centre an elderly bald man in orange wrap and spectacles holds a small object, with a man in a striped shirt behind him. At right a man with curly hair wears an orange robe and a gold-toned necklace. Several men in white shirts and orange sashes stand behind, some holding poles.

January 12 2009

Outdoor photo of a crowd around a central saffron-clad sannyasi wearing an orange turban and a large yellow-and-green marigold garland over rudraksha beads. Behind him a taller man in an orange robe with a red-and-saffron shawl stands looking on, and a man in white ritual clothes bows forward at the right. Several people in white shirts and orange robes press close, with an ornate red-and-gold canopy and green foliage above. The central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a sannyasi.