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Close photo of several devotees gathered for an aarti with a brass oil lamp holding a flame, its wick burning above a rounded bowl. A bearded man on the left wears white with a yellow shawl, a red tilak on his forehead, and presses his palms together. Behind the lamp, a woman in a pale pink sari raises her hands toward the flame; a young man in glasses and white clothes and a person in an orange garment stand nearby. Palm trees and a thatched hut appear in the background, with a board behind them. Several wrists show beaded bracelets and watches.

December 23 2009

Close photo of an arati ritual outdoors. Several hands reach toward a lit flame held in a brass bell-shaped lamp, with a brass arati plate in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and yellow shawl stands at left, a woman in pink and white at centre, and a man in orange kurta and rudraksha mala at right, with his hand on the lamp. Palm fronds and a thatched roof sit behind, with a notice board and coloured tassels above.

A hand held up at left carries a brass aarti plate with a bright flame rising from it, wearing a gold wristwatch, gold rings, a red thread bracelet and silver bangles. Behind it, a crowd stands in smoky light; several men wear orange and saffron robes and others wear white dhotis and grey shirts, with red seats visible at a railing. A man at right in an orange robe with a beard holds his hands together. The scene suggests an evening aarti ceremony with people gathered around.

December 23 2009

Outdoor photo of an aarti ceremony beneath a red, yellow and blue ornamented umbrella with tassels, with palm trees and a thatched roof behind. A man in orange robes and a red headcloth with glasses and gold necklaces holds his hands over a brass aarti lamp with a flame, while a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style pendant on a gold necklace holds the lamp. Around them, people in white and a man in a yellow shawl raise their palms, and a silver plate sits in the foreground. A figure in an orange wrap at the left edge is also present.

A man in a grey-beige shawl and white clothing stands with palms pressed together above his head in a gesture of prayer, eyes lowered, with faint smoke rising near his face. In front of him a brass lamp holds a bright open flame. On the right, a younger man in an orange-red cloth holds the lamp's handle. Blurred colourful fabrics and greenery fill the background. Visible ritual setting suggests an aarti or puja with an oil lamp.

Close-up photo of a ritual aarti at a temple. A man in orange saffron cloth with a gold bead necklace holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame in his right hand, and his left hand rings a silver handbell. A second person in white cloth with a yellow-gold border stands beside him holding a bell. Blurred figures in orange and a red and white pillar fill the background.

Outdoor ritual scene under coconut palms. On the left, a man in orange robes and layered gold necklaces stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a bearded man in white clothes with a yellow shawl holds his hands near a brass oil lamp. On the right, a long-haired man in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces holds a brass lamp with a flame, offering aarti. A red and yellow umbrella with tassels and a thatched structure appear behind them, and other devotees in white stand nearby.

November 18 2015

Close outdoor evening photo of women in white devotional clothes performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp holding a large open flame. The central woman in a white shawl and glasses raises both palms toward the flame, while a woman on the left holds the lamp's ornate stand. Sacred ash marks on foreheads, red wristbands and bangles are visible. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and orange garments are gathered, and a rising wisp of smoke drifts above. The setting appears to be a satsang or ceremony.

Night-time aarti at an outdoor procession. A young man in white ceremonial dress with a golden-patterned head wrap holds up a brass oil lamp with a bright flame, his hands raised beside a woman in a cream salwar with a light scarf and a lanyard. Around them, devotees with raised hands and glasses watch and join in the lamp ceremony. A blurred lantern stands in the left foreground.