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July 17 2008

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Photograph of an evening aarti in a large tented hall decorated with hanging colourful tassel ornaments. In the foreground, a line of priests in saffron-orange dhotis and white clothes stands before low tables draped in white, each holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the left holding a brass lamp. Behind them, a large seated audience dressed in white and yellow shawls fills the hall. A camera operator on a tripod stands at the right, and an audio stand is visible.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A photograph of an indoor ceremony held under a white tent with hanging colourful decorative banners. Several men stand in a row along a yellow-lined aisle holding brass ritual implements, including small lamps and bells. Those on the left wear white clothes with orange scarves; the central figures wear orange-saffron robes and hold lamps. A cameraman in white with a yellow scarf films from the right on a tripod. Rows of seated devotees in white and yellow clothing fill the hall, with white-covered tables in front of the ritual group. The scene resembles a puja or aarti.2008-07-17May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof, showing a fire ritual. Three standing men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls hold up flaming lamps, one on the left swinging a burning torch, the middle two lamps raised. Behind them a row of seated devotees in white clothing sits on mats with brass lamps and vessels on the floor. Tall decorated pillars with coloured patterns and an orange cloth hang at the back, and a seated man in an orange shawl sits in a white chair on the right. The scene suggests an aarti with oil lamps.2007-10-15Three standing men in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls perform aarti in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof. The man on the left holds a flaming wick lamp with a tilak on his forehead, the centre man holds a brass lamp with a lit flame, and the man on the right holds a brass lamp stand with flames. Several seated people in white garments sit on mats in the background and foreground, with brass lamps arranged on the floor. Woven patterned banners in orange, blue and red hang on the walls, and a small speaker and wooden table are visible.2007-10-15Indoor evening aarti at a hall with a bare concrete wall, a red-brown door and a metal scaffold frame. Several men in white dhoti-style clothes and white shirts hold brass aarti plates with lit oil lamps and flames, facing left. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with dark hair holds a lamp plate. A man in an orange robe on the right operates a camera on a tripod. Behind the group, large framed portraits of a long-haired figure hang on the wall beside an orange and white banner, and a few seated people in white sit on the floor. Two rows of seated devotees are visible in the background.2006-07-11January 01 20092009-01-01Three young men in white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls stand in a plain whitewashed hall performing aarti. Each holds a lit oil lamp or flame vessel, with the nearest man holding a brass bell in his other hand and a lamp in the first. Several seated devotees in white clothes sit along the left and right walls behind them. A hanging cloth banner with floral borders and a bird emblem is on the left wall, and a doorway opens to the right.2007-10-04Inside 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.2016-05-21Indoor ritual scene in a large hall with striped pillars draped in colourful patterned cloth. In the centre, a man in white robes raises a lit flame on a lamp, while a man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands beside him holding a burning lamp aloft. Another man in white stands at the right, and a bearded man in orange clothing stands near a tripod camera. Many seated people in white clothes sit on the floor in rows along the left, some holding small items and a brass vessel. Two large framed portraits of a smiling woman in traditional dress hang on the back wall. Flowers decorate the lower right corner.2006-07-11A 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.2016-05-21