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A photograph taken at night of an aarti being performed during a temple procession. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas holds up a silver aarti lamp with flames burning, his other hand holding a smaller lamp. Behind him, devotees in white and light blue clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. At right, a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside a brass pillar. In the background, a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers sits within an ornate golden frame, with lit torches and lamps visible. Several dozen devotees are visible in the crowded scene.

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Night procession at a temple. In the centre a man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver camphor arti plate with a lit flame and a small brass bell in his other hand. Behind him, a decorated deity murti is carried on a palanquin with floral garlands and ornate gold canopy. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands; several younger men wear orange shawls. A tall brass lamp stand with a flame is at the right edge.2006-12-23Night procession with a central figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit camphor flame on a silver dish over a small bell in the right hand while the left hand is raised. Behind him a deity murti with a garland and gold-framed palanquin is carried in procession. Surrounding devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls and hands folded in prayer, stand near lit oil lamps on tall brass stands. Smoke rises in the dark background. A woman in a white blouse with a dark sari and a child stand at left.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple with a crowd of men in white dhotis and orange shawls. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe with long dark swept hair and rudraksha malas holds a small flame lamp and a bell, and appears to be leading the procession. Tall brass torches with flames stand on either side. Behind, a deity murti decorated with garlands and a gilded arch is carried in the procession, and devotees stand with palms joined. a person is shown in the foreground, leading the procession with an aarti lamp.2006-12-23 +2 copiesNight procession with a central figure in a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, long swept-back dark hair, raising a lit lamp aloft in the right hand while holding a small bell in the left. Behind him, devotees in white and orange shawls walk with palms pressed together. Brass lamp stands rise on both sides, and in the background a deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin framed by an ornate gold arch with garlands. The scene is lit by the lamp flames and sparse lights.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photograph. In the centre-left, a man in an orange sleeveless robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala holds a silver arati lamp with a visible flame toward a deity murti in a decorated palanquin behind him. Surrounding devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls press palms together. Tall brass torches with flames stand at the left and right edges, and a garlanded deity murti sits under an ornate golden arch in the background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23Night photograph of a procession. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala raises a lit oil lamp high in the right hand while holding a silver handbell in the left, smiling. Behind them, several men in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Two decorated palanquins or ratha-style canopies with gold frames and colourful floral garlands carry deity murti, visible behind the crowd. The night sky is dark with smoke drifting from the flame.2006-12-23 +1 copiesA night procession at a temple in front of a palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with a large garland of orange and red flowers. In the foreground a bare-backed man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange shawl and holds a small flame or aarti lamp toward the murti, as a worshipper. Around him men in white dhotis and orange shawls press palms together in prayer, and two tall brass oil lamps with flames stand in the frame. Incense smoke rises in the background under gold arched canopies, with a crowd of devotees behind.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23Night-time photograph of a procession at an outdoor temple setting. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame and rising smoke in both hands. Behind him, a line of men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer. To the right, a bearded man in white folds his hands. Beyond them, a deity murti or procession figure is decorated with multicoloured garlands and draped in a red and blue cloth on an ornate golden palanquin, with a golden arch behind it. Small white wooden posts and concrete blocks mark the ground.2006-12-23Night procession with a central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala raising a lit oil lamp high in the right hand, long dark hair swept back, smiling. Surrounding devotees in white shirts and white dhotis with orange shawls press palms together or raise hands in devotion. Behind them a golden deity murti or palanquin decorated with garlands and a gold-framed arch glows under lamps. Dark sky above, with a large red-and-white fringed canopy at left.2006-12-23