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Evening outdoor aarti at a temple-style pavilion with ornate pink and cream columns. Two men in orange and saffron robes stand on maroon mats and perform fire worship. The man on the left, with a long full beard and swept-back hair, wears a red-orange shawl and holds a golden trident-topped staff and a brass lamp with flames. Beside him, a man with a crown-like tuft and rudraksha-style beads on an orange robe holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. Behind them, men in white dhotis hold gold-topped staffs, and a bespectacled man in a blue checked shirt and a woman in red clothing clap. A dark statue of Shiva with a crescent is visible at the lower right foreground.

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Evening aarti at a riverside or temple ghat. Two men in saffron and orange robes stand on red cushions holding brass multi-wick oil lamps with flames. The man on the left wears a long beard and a red-orange shawl over pale saffron robes; the man on the right has long dark hair swept back, rudraksha-style beads and garlands, and an orange robe with gold trim. Behind them, white-clad priests hold tall gold staffs and trident-topped standards, and a crowd of devotees watches from the sides. A woman in a red shawl and a man in a blue checked shirt raise their hands in devotion. A pink ornate stone pillar and a small Shiva-form murti appear at the lower right.2010-09-24Evening aarti at a temple-style pavilion with carved pink-and-cream pillars and trees behind. Two men in orange and red robes hold brass multi-tiered oil lamps with bright flames. The man on the left wears a red shawl over orange-pink robes, a long beard and rudraksha mala, and gazes upward. The man beside him wears orange robes and a beaded mala, lifting a lamp in both hands. A tall golden staff and golden trident stand behind them. Devotees in white and orange clothing and a man in a blue checked shirt stand with palms pressed together, while a dark stone figure with flowers sits in the foreground. The scene is lit by flames and dusk light.2010-09-24Outdoors at dusk, two men in saffron-orange robes perform a Ganga aarti, lifting brass lamps with flames. The man on the left, with a full reddish-brown beard and long hair, wears orange-red robes and holds a multi-flame lamp; the man beside him in orange with a rudraksha-style mala and gold-bordered cloth lifts a tiered brass lamp. Behind them, men in white dhoti and white shirts hold tall gold-topped staffs and trident-like objects, and a row of devotees in red and blue clothes stand with hands clasped. A carved sandstone pillar and a white statue are visible under a temple canopy, with a Shiva murti in the lower right foreground.2010-09-24Evening outdoor ritual at dusk under a blue sky. In the foreground a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with several lit flames is held up. Behind it, a bearded man in a salmon-pink robe over a red-orange shawl holds a microphone and speaks, with a golden staff at his side. Beside him stands a younger man in an orange robe with a gold-bead necklace, and a man in white with a gold garland stands nearby. Further back are a woman in dark clothes, a man in a white kurta, and a man in a checked shirt with glasses, hands folded. Golden tridents and staffs are visible, along with a pillared ornate structure and trees.2010-09-24Evening ganga aarti at a riverside ghat with a pillared sandstone pavilion. Two priests stand on red cushions holding multi-tiered brass aarti lamps with bright flames. The priest on the left wears a salmon-pink kurta under a red shawl; the central priest wears an orange robe with gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, his hair swept back. Behind them, white-clad priests hold golden staffs and a row of devotees stand clapping, including a man in a blue checked shirt and a woman in a red shawl. A dark stone deity murti appears in the lower right foreground.2010-09-24Outdoor evening aarti at a temple-like pavilion with arched pink and cream architecture. A man in orange saffron robes with a long orange shawl and a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala raises a large golden multi-tiered oil lamp with flames overhead. Beside him to the left, a bearded man in pink-orange robes and a red shawl holds a similar lit lamp. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace stands nearby, and a golden trident and standing lamps are visible. Devotees stand behind, some clapping and some with hands folded; a man in a blue checked shirt holds a camera. A brown murti of Shiva stands in the foreground on a white cloth, and a red-carpeted platform surrounds them.2010-09-24Evening outdoor aarti scene. In the foreground a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with many flames stands before a small dark murti of a deity. Behind it, a bearded man in a pink-orange robe and red shawl holds a microphone and raises his open hands, speaking. Beside him stands a man in an orange robe with a heavy gold bead necklace, hands folded. Two long gold-topped staffs with trident-shaped tops rise behind them. Several white-clad attendants and a woman in a dark red shawl with hands joined stand among the devotees. A white-pillared shrine and blue dusk sky are visible at the top.2010-09-24Outdoor evening aarti at dusk. A bearded man with long hair and a small crown-like ornament on his head stands at left in a pink robe under a red-orange shawl, holding a brass multi-tiered lamp with lit flames and gazing upward. Beside him, a younger man in an orange robe and beaded necklace raises a similar lamp. Further right, a woman in an orange shawl and several people in white and blue shirts hold lamps forward. A stone pillar and a trident-like shape are visible in the background. a person: the left figure has long swept hair, a crown-like ornament, a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, but the appearance is only partly distinctive.2010-09-24Evening outdoor ritual at dusk beside a pink-and-cream temple pillar. A bearded man in a pink kurta and red shawl stands at left speaking into a microphone with a green cable, holding a trident-topped staff. Beside him a young man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace stands with hands clasped. Behind them, a man in a blue shirt and a woman in a red shawl stand with palms joined. At left, attendants in white dhoti hold gold-topped staffs. In the foreground a large multi-tiered brass lamp with many burning oil lamps, held by an out-of-focus hand, lights the scene. Devotees and a standing crowd are visible in the background.2010-09-24Evening aarti at a riverside ghat. A central man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, a red tilak and a gold-beaded necklace, holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames. He stands on a red cushion beside others also offering lamps. A man on the left in pink-orange robes holds a tall gold ritual lamp (aarti lamp) with flames, and a bald man in white stands behind. Other devotees in shirts raise oil lamps on the right. A stone pillar with carved arches and a trident (trishul) stand behind; a small dark deity murti appears at the bottom right. Oil lamps (diyas) glow in the dusk light.2010-09-24Evening outdoor aarti at a riverside or temple setting under a darkening blue sky. In the foreground a tiered brass oil lamp with several bright flames burns. Behind it a bearded man in a pink-orange kurta and reddish-orange shawl holds a microphone and sings, hands raised. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a gold bead necklace stands with hands together. A man in white dhoti holds a tall gold staff with a finial, and a gold trident stands in the background. On the right a man in a blue checked shirt with glasses presses palms together in namaskar. Devotees stand in the crowd behind. a person presence is not established by visible cues beyond the ritual setting, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-24Evening outdoor aarti scene. A central man in orange saffron robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and a long rudraksha mala holds up a tall brass lamp with multiple flames, looking upward. To his left, a man in pink-orange robes and a red shawl raises a similar flaming lamp. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala stands eyes closed, and a man in a blue shirt and glasses holds another lit brass lamp. A shivalinga-like murti sits in the lower right foreground on a red-patterned cloth, with a white cloth below. An ornate pillar stands in the background.2010-09-24