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October 01 20102010-10-01A dimly lit temple interior during an evening ritual. Two tall multi-tiered brass lamps, each holding many lit wicks, stand on a stone ledge, with a third smaller lamp in the middle; oil lamps are lit in rows. Several people sit or kneel at the lower left and centre, including a woman in a white sari with a gold border tending brass vessels, and two younger people in white clothes working along the ledge. A figure in white stands at the far right beside the large lamp. Brass bells, a small brass pot and a flower are placed on the ledge, and a decorative red and green painted border runs along the wall.2010-07-13Night photo of a row of devotees seated on a mat outdoors, tending lit multi-tiered brass oil lamps (deepams) arranged along the ground. Several men and young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in a line, some adjusting wicks or handling lamps, with many small brass hand bells and bell-shaped stands placed in front. Flames glow brightly against a whitewashed wall with a small sign above. Ritual lamp lighting in the style of a festival puja.2008-10-03A photograph of a lamp-lighting ritual in a dim room. A tiered brass lamp stand, lit with many flames, is the central object on a low wooden platform. A woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and rudraksha mala leans over it, and a man with a shaved head and a white dhoti-style garment stands behind her. A young woman with long dark hair in white clothes lights a wick from a long taper. A woman in white seen from behind sits at left, with a brass bowl and small lamps nearby.2015-11-16A photograph of women in white and cream saris with gold borders sitting in a row on woven mats, tending rows of brass oil lamps. In the foreground a woman with a red bindi and blue lanyard lights a small brass lamp with a flame, while others hold brass vessels and lamps; many tall multi-tiered brass lamps stand along the left. Orange-clad figures are visible at the top edge.2008-12-30A night aarti at the Kumbh Mela with several people seated on a red and blue rug. An elderly woman with light hair in a white top and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds her hands near a tall multi-tiered brass oil lamp with many lit wicks. Beside her a woman in white with a red bindi and dark mala sits centred over the lamp. Another woman on the right in an orange shawl and white garment holds a steel vessel, and a figure in orange robes sits at the edge. A brass puja tray with small bowls and a metal water pot lies in front. Behind them, people in orange and white sit with hands folded in prayer.A dim photograph of three people seated around a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil flames, arranged in a pyramid on a stand. At left, a young woman in white garments and white flower garlands with glasses lights the lamp. In the center, an older woman in white clothing with a red-orange shawl and glasses watches the flames, with bangles on her wrist. At right, a young person in a light shirt bends forward toward the lamp. Flower garlands rest on the floor, and the surroundings are dark. Three people are present in the scene.2005-07-21August 26 20072007-08-26A dark night scene lit almost entirely by rows of tiered brass oil lamps, their flames glowing against black. Several people in white clothing lean in from both sides, one woman in a white top reaching toward a lamp stand while others hold and tend the lamps at a ritual gathering. Hands and shoulders are partly visible at the edges, with faces mostly in shadow. The lamps appear to be arranged for a night ceremony, possibly an aarti-style offering, and no clearly identifiable figure stands out in the frame.2016-12-06A photograph of women performing an evening lamp ritual indoors. In the foreground a woman in a white top with a red-orange shawl holds a small brass oil lamp in both hands, its flame lit. Behind her, another woman with long dark hair and bangles raises a lit brass lamp, and further back another figure holds a lamp as well. Several small flames glow against a dark background, with a white plastic chair at the left and a tray of flowers and offerings on the floor below. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2011-07-31Close photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps and bright flames, held by a woman in an orange and gold-bordered sari at the right edge, wearing glasses. Blurred bokeh lamps and figures in orange robes appear in the background of a warmly lit hall during an evening ritual.2016-05-24April 04 20122012-04-04 +1 copies