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Outdoor-roofed ritual stage under a corrugated metal roof decorated with hanging strands of white flowers and leaves. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with beaded necklaces stand at the front, several extending lit camphor or oil flames toward the ceiling in aarti; one in white with an orange shawl stands at right holding a bell. In the foreground, women in white saris with rudraksha malas sit behind rows of tall brass oil lamps, with a brass bell and conch-like vessel visible at lower right. A brass trident stands against the wall at right, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall. The scene suggests a festival aarti, with the oil lamps and lit flames at the center of the action.

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30A covered outdoor ritual hall during a festival, with strings of leaf festoons hanging from the corrugated roof. Several men in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls stand behind a long metal table, holding brass bells and lit oil lamps over the table. Rows of brass oil lamps and a tall multi-tiered lamp stand on the table, and more brass lamps are arranged on a cloth on the floor. Women in white clothes with orange sashes sit on the floor on the left, holding lamps and bells as they perform aarti. A seated group of devotees in orange and white clothes and garlands watches from the right, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2008-12-30A photograph of an aarti ceremony under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging green leaf strands. Four men stand on a raised platform: three in orange robes with rudraksha malas and one in white with an orange shawl, all raising lit oil lamps and bells. Along the front, several women in white saris sit on a mat behind rows of brass oil lamps and lamp stands. A man in white sits at the far right, and a decorated deity murti with garlands and an orange cloth stands at the right edge. Devotees are visible in the background.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31