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A dimly lit indoor ritual scene with three men standing at a raised metal counter, each wearing saffron-orange garments and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame. Several people sit cross-legged on a red mat on the floor in front, cleaning or arranging rows of polished brass oil lamps (diyas) and tall dark brass lamp stands. Small oil lamps are lit along the counter, and the setting suggests an evening pooja and arathi. A white-clad seated devotee and a child in a grey shirt are among those tending the lamps.

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Night photograph inside a covered hall of a temple-style ritual. Three standing men in white dhotis or kurtas with yellow shawls and beaded necklaces hold lit flame lamps, one on each side and one in the centre, above a long metal counter. In front, several seated people in white and yellow attend rows of small brass oil lamps set on a red-edged cloth, and one kneeling person wears a blue shirt. Many lamps are lit along the floor, with a tiered brass lamp stand at left. The scene shows an aarti with lamps being offered during pooja.2010-07-13Evening puja and arati in a dimly lit temple hall. Three standing men in white dhotis and yellow shawls hold flaming arati lamps and a lit lamp stand over a long stone altar. In the foreground, several seated and crouching people tend rows of brass oil lamps (deepas) laid on a striped mat, with flames glowing on each lamp. A small boy in a pale shirt crouches at the lower left, and a single lit lamp sits on the altar top. Walls are plain with a painted red and green border, and a metal vessel stands at the left edge.2010-07-13A photograph of an evening arati in a covered temple hall at night. Three standing men in white robes with yellow shawls hold lit oil lamps (arati flames) toward a raised ledge. Several seated people in white and light clothing sit along the floor, tending rows of brass oil lamps and a tall black multi-tiered lamp stand on a red-and-white cloth. A small deity shrine is visible at left and a painted red wavy border decorates the wall. No identifiable a person figure is present; the standing men are priests or devotees performing the arati.2010-07-13Evening aarti in a covered temple hall lit by warm lamps. Three standing men in white dhotis and white shirts raise tiered brass aarti lamps with large flames toward a raised platform. A seated man in a tan shirt presses his palms together in prayer in the foreground, while a seated woman in a blue sari and a seated man in white attend to a row of polished brass lamps, bells and ritual vessels laid on a striped cloth. A small wall painting with a red wavy border sits behind the platform, and a silver bowl rests on a table at left. Several other people are partially visible at the right edge.2010-07-13Evening pooja and arathi in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three men stand at a raised stone platform holding lit oil lamps aloft; each wears a white kurta with a yellow shawl draped over the shoulders and a rudraksha mala. Several people sit cross-legged on a red and yellow mat in the foreground, tending rows of brass lamps and oil lamps on the floor, one in a white shirt and one in white. A silver vessel rests on a side table at left, and a red painted border runs along the wall. Lit wicks glow in the dim light.2010-07-13A night aarti at a temple-like hall with a stone counter. Three priests in white dhotis and saffron-yellow shawls stand at the counter holding large flaming arati lamps and smaller oil lamps. Two more men in white kneel on the floor in front, one tending a row of brass lamps and offering plates, the other near a small flame. Two onlookers in white stand at the right with hands folded. Warm lamplight dominates the dim setting.2010-07-13A photograph of an evening aarti at a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof. Three men in white dhotis and yellow-gold shawls stand at a raised stone platform holding large burning flame lamps aloft. In front, a row of brass oil lamps lines a red-and-cream cloth on the floor, tended by seated people: a woman in white and a man in a yellow shirt kneel at the lamps, while another woman in white sits behind them. Several standing onlookers in the background watch from the side. Lamps and flames light the dim scene.2010-07-13A dim temple hall at evening shows three priests in white dhotis with yellow shawls performing aarti with tall, multi-tiered brass lamps that blaze with flames. The center priest holds a single lit lamp, while the others raise their lamps toward a shrine area. In the foreground, seated devotees in white and a bare-headed man with hands pressed together sit before rows of brass pooja vessels, lamps and plates set on a striped cloth. A painted red and white border runs along the wall and a few other people sit in the background.2010-07-13A photograph of an evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and pale walls with a red and white border. Three standing men in white kurtas with yellow shawls raise large, flaming oil lamps overhead, while a seated man in white with palms pressed together watches. Behind the standing men, a stainless-steel counter holds small brass lamps. In the lower left, seated attendants arrange rows of brass puja vessels and lamps on orange and red cloths. A few people sit in the background at the right. Visible people: about seven.2010-07-13Evening pooja and arathi in a dimly lit temple hall. Three standing men in white dhotis and yellow shawls hold tiered brass arathi lamps with bright flames aloft, one at the right raising a large lit lamp. Two seated figures in white, one a woman, tend rows of small brass lamps and a fire on a low ledge in the foreground. A few more people in orange-brown and white clothing stand in the background. Brass oil lamps and a small bell rest on the stone counter. Ornate iron railing and a tiled roof frame the scene.2010-07-13Evening aarti in a temple hall. Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand at a raised stone counter, each lifting a lit oil lamp with a tall flame toward the ceiling. Small flames burn along the counter, and seated people in the foreground, including a young girl in yellow and a woman in white, tend offerings and ritual items. A lattice-patterned wall and dim windows frame the scene.2010-07-13October 03 20082008-10-03