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A ceremonial aarti at an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof decorated with hanging strands of white and green leaves. Six young men stand along a raised platform holding brass multi-tiered oil lamps aloft; four wear saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, while the two on the right wear white dhotis with orange shawls. Behind them, a row of women in white saris with orange or gold borders sit cross-legged along the front, tending rows of small brass lamps and bowls on the floor. A crowd of devotees sits in the background, and framed pictures hang on the back wall. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged along the platform.

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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 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31A 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 20082008-12-31