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Evening aarti at an indoor hall with a seated audience. Three men stand at a raised metal ledge holding tall brass lamps of many lit oil lamps, flames rising high. The man at center wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl; the man at left wears white with an orange shawl; the man at right wears white with an orange wrap. Small brass kalasha-style bells sit on the ledge. Devotees sit in rows below in the foreground, some in orange clothing. Walls show framed pictures and a small wall plaque.

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February 16 2009

February 16 2009

Evening aarti in a dimly lit temple hall. Three standing men in white kurtas with saffron or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas hold up lit oil lamps and wave them toward the deity murti. Several seated devotees in white and pink or orange saris sit on mats in front of rows of brass oil lamps on stands, with some raising their hands in worship. The mood is warm and candlelit against the dark background.

June 01 2009

Evening aarti ceremony in a covered hall with a corrugated roof. Standing figures in saffron-orange robes and white garments hold flaming lamps aloft, the flames glowing against the dim interior. Seated devotees in white clothes with mala beads sit at the front beside rows of small brass oil lamps and offerings laid along the low platform. A seated crowd fills the background behind a metal railing.

A photograph of an evening aarti in a covered hall with orange pennant bunting and hanging lights. Standing men in white dhotis and white shirts, and one man in an orange robe, hold tall brass aarti lamps with multiple flames aloft. Seated devotees on mats, some in white and some in pale blue, hold small oil lamps and rows of brass bells lie on the floor. Audience members sit on the left in the background, and a speaker sits on a stand. The atmosphere is ritual worship with flames and bells.

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October 03 2008

A photograph of an evening ritual in a open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. Four men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row raising lit oil lamps on tall stands above their heads, with a fifth lamp held by a man in white robes and red shawl at the left. Seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas sit in front at a low table, and a large crowd sits in rows in the background. A colourful striped pillar and framed pictures decorate the walls.

A night aarti ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with a plain white wall behind. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a row raising lit oil lamps with flames high in brass lamps, and one lamp-holder wears a saffron shawl over his shoulder. Several devotees in white sit cross-legged on the floor at left, hands pressed together in namaskar, with brass plates and bowls on the ground. A large dark doorway and loudspeaker sit on the right, and smoke is visible near the wall. No identifiable a person appearance is evident among the people shown, and no printed caption names anyone in the scene.

A dim hall lit mainly by flames during an evening ritual. Four men in white ceremonial cloths stand in a row, several holding lit torches or lamps aloft, and rudraksha malas hang across their chests. Small oil lamps flicker on a long low altar table in the foreground. A tall ornate shrine structure is faintly visible in the background, and the room has a corrugated roof.