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Three men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls perform an aarti in a hall filled with smoke or incense haze. Each holds a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, raising the flames toward the front. Two of them face left, the one on the right smiling with long hair swept back and a rudraksha mala. A cylindrical pillar with painted floral and bird motifs stands behind them, with potted plants at right and hanging decorations at left.

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October 14 20072007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14Three men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls hold up lit oil lamps on long metal stands inside a dim hall with a painted pillar and a corrugated ceiling. The man on the left has a white tilak on his forehead and a bangle on his wrist; the man in the centre holds a lamp with his arm extended, and a third person on the right lifts another lamp. Smoke haze fills the blue-lit room.2007-10-14Evening ritual at an ashram courtyard at night. Three young men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, stand in a row holding silver aarti lamps with lit flames. Each has white vibhuti marks on the forehead. Behind them a dark doorway and a whitewashed wall with a painted decorative column; a few seated figures are visible at the right and lower left edges. The lamps are held up in front of them as they perform aarti.2007-10-14October 13 20072007-10-13August 26 20072007-08-26October 14 20072007-10-14Three young men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stand in a row at night, holding silver oil lamps with lit flames aloft in an aarti-style offering. Each has a white tilak on the forehead. Behind them, a few onlookers stand in a doorway and a woman in a floral sari sits on a white plastic chair, while another devotee sits on the floor in an orange shawl. A colourful painted pillar with floral and bird motifs stands at left under a corrugated roof strung with small lights. No figure is identifiable as the a person by visible cues, so no candidate is asserted.2007-10-14October 15 20072007-10-15Night aarti outdoors under a corrugated tin roof with smoke haze in the air. Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a row, raising lit brass oil lamps with bells in their hands; the front man holds a silver bell and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, other devotees kneel on mats near brass lamps and a painted white bull figure. Flames rise from the lamps, and a decorated red and orange cloth hangs beside them.2007-10-14Evening aarti in a plain corrugated-roof hall with smoke hanging in the air. Three men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls raise brass oil lamps with lit flames high overhead. The man on the left has a tilak on his forehead and holds one lamp aloft; the man in the centre holds another lamp with a bell in his other hand; a third man on the right lifts a lamp. Several seated devotees in white are visible at the lower left and right, and colourful hanging decorations are suspended from the ceiling beams.2007-10-14October 15 20072007-10-15