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A photograph of a temple-style ritual courtyard under a corrugated roof hung with strings of pale leaf or paper decorations. Along a long table, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand and lift tiered brass aarti lamps with lit flames. Facing them on the floor, a row of women in white saris sit before rows of brass vessels and oil lamps. Banana-trunk pillars with a blue cloth curtain frame the left side. In the foreground, devotees in orange and white sit and watch, one person photographing the scene. Lamp-lighting arati ceremony in progress.

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December 30 20082008-12-30A ritual aarti in an open-sided hall with corrugated roof hung with bamboo and paper decorations. Several men in saffron/orange dhotis and shawls raise large lit lamps toward the front, while a man in white kurta holds one too. Women in white saris sit on mats along the foreground tending rows of brass oil lamps and small flames. Seated devotees in orange and white watch from the right, and a man in orange at the far right photographs the scene with a phone. A large brass kalasha stands at the right edge.2008-12-30A photograph of a ritual aarti at an indoor pavilion with a corrugated metal roof decorated with hanging paper leaves. Four or five people in saffron-orange robes and white garments raise tiered brass lamps with flames overhead, while women in white saris sit at a long table and on a mat before rows of small brass oil lamps. Behind them a seated crowd watches, and an orange-clad man in the right foreground holds up a camera. Devotees and monastic-looking figures in saffron sit in the background near a decorated altar.2008-12-30A photograph of a ritual aarti at an indoor hall with a bamboo-and-palm-leaf ceiling decoration. Several young men in saffron-orange robes stand at the back raising tall brass multi-tiered lamps with lit flames. In front, women in white saris sit on a striped mat tending rows of small brass oil lamps (diyas) and kalasha-style vessels on a long metal table. Seated devotees in white and orange line the room, and a standing man in orange at the lower right photographs the scene. The mood is a devotional ceremony with lamp offerings.2008-12-30A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a covered ashram hall with a corrugated roof decorated with hanging white paper flower strands. Five men in saffron-orange and white dhotis and shawls stand along a long metal counter, each raising a brass lamp with tiered flames in a circular motion. Women in white saris with orange borders sit along the counter below, tending rows of small brass oil lamps. Devotees watch from behind a metal railing, and framed images hang on the walls.2008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30Indoor aarti ceremony in a hall with a metal-roofed ceiling hung with green leafy garlands. Four to five standing men in orange robes and white dhotis hold large brass aarti lamps with lit flames aloft, while a row of women in white saris sits along a metal-topped table tending many small brass lamps and oil lamps on a mat. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background, and a man in an orange robe with a garland sits at the right near a red cushion. A photographer's hand holds a phone at the lower right. Printed photo frames and shelves line the back wall.2008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a temple-style ritual under a corrugated roof hung with strings of white paper-leaf decorations. Five men in saffron-orange dhotis or robes, several with white upper cloths, raise large brass aarti lamps with flaming tiered wicks in unison above a long metal counter. Along the front, a row of women in white saris with red or yellow borders sit before rows of brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and puja items. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees watches the aarti, and a wall shows framed pictures and a printed banner. The setting suggests an aarti ceremony during a festival celebration.2008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31