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Indoor evening aarti in a temple hall with a plain white-walled interior and tin roof. A monk in saffron/orange robes with a shaved head stands center-right holding a multi-branched brass lamp with several lit flames, which he is raising. Beside him a woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass aarti lamp. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor playing brass instruments and offering flowers; a row of diyas with marigold garlands glows in the foreground. An orange cloth-wrapped drape hangs from the ceiling, and framed photographs and a notice board are on the wall behind. Several people are visible in the background.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02Evening aarti in an indoor temple hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three standing men hold tiered brass aarti lamps with flames aloft; the man in the centre wears an orange-saffron robe and a shaved head, the two on the right wear white dhotis with yellow shawls. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor playing brass instruments and tending small lamps, while a row of seated devotees in white watches from the left and right. A large red-orange cloth-draped structure and a small brass object stand in the centre, with floral rangoli and lit diyas at the lower left. Wall banners and framed pictures are visible in the background.2010-01-01December 01 20092009-12-01December 01 20092009-12-01February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16Photo of an aarti ceremony in a corrugated-roof hall during a celebration. Standing at a long metal-topped table, several men and women in saffron-orange and white clothing hold up tiered brass lamps with lit oil flames, one lamp burning high at right. Seated women in white saris line the table front, with brass lamps and bells arranged on the floor and a bundle of flowers at left. A large seated audience in orange and white fills the background, and framed pictures hang on the wall. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible people.2008-12-28 +1 copiesNight ritual photograph in an open-sided hall under a corrugated roof. Three men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand in a row holding tall brass multi-tier oil lamps (aarti), flames lit. Seated devotees in white and orange shawls line the floor on both sides, some with small brass lamps. In the background an orange-robed figure stands in a doorway. A banner with a colourful woven pattern hangs at left beside a wall display of framed photographs. The scene suggests an evening aarti.2008-01-03December 23 20092009-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph of an evening aarti ceremony in a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Five standing priests in orange and saffron robes and shawls hold or tend tiered brass lamps, several of them blazing with oil flames. Seated along the floor in front are a row of devotees in white and grey clothing, with many small brass bells and handbells laid out on a mat. Two young men in white on the far right stand near a lit lamp. Bright lamp light illuminates the scene against the dim hall. A few more people sit in the background.2008-10-03