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Photograph of three men in plain white dhotis standing in a dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed dark beams. Each raises an oil lamp overhead, with flames visible on the lamps. The man on the left wears a beaded necklace and the one in the centre wears a cord and beads; the man on the right is partly in shadow. A row of framed photographs hangs on the wall in the background, and a small flame glows at the lower right. The scene suggests a lamp-waving ritual such as aarti.

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A dim hall lit mainly by flames during an evening ritual. Four men in white ceremonial cloths stand in a row, several holding lit torches or lamps aloft, and rudraksha malas hang across their chests. Small oil lamps flicker on a long low altar table in the foreground. A tall ornate shrine structure is faintly visible in the background, and the room has a corrugated roof.2010-11-10November 10 20102010-11-10A dimly lit hall with a dark ceiling where three men in white ritual garments stand holding lit torches or lamps. The man in the centre wears a beaded rudraksha-style necklace over bare shoulders and holds his palms together; the figure on the right holds a flame and wears a necklace as well. A row of small oil lamps burns on a low table in the foreground, and a wall-mounted fixture is visible behind. The scene suggests an evening aarti or puja being performed.2010-11-10Night aarti at a temple hall under a corrugated metal roof. Three men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls over their shoulders and gold bangles on their wrists, raise brass aarti lamps with burning flames toward the ceiling; one man in front holds a small bell in his other hand. Behind them, several children in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer. The scene is dimly lit with a plain whitewashed wall, and a speaker is mounted on the wall to the right. The image is a photograph.2007-10-04A night-time photograph of an aarti ceremony under a corrugated metal roof. Three young men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange cloths over their shoulders, hold brass aarti lamps with lit flames high overhead. The nearest man in the left foreground lifts a brass lamp with his right hand and a brass lamp in his left hand; the central figure holds a lit lamp aloft, and a third man holds one at the right edge. A colourful woven cloth hangs on the left wall, and a speaker box is mounted on the right. Several seated people are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2007-10-04November 10 20102010-11-10A photograph of three men performing an aarti ritual under a corrugated metal roof at night. Each man wears white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl over one shoulder. The man on the left points upward while holding a bell, the man in the centre raises a flaming multi-wick oil lamp, and a third man at the right holds another lit lamp aloft. The lamps are suspended from metal rods above, with flames burning brightly. Bare walls and a speaker are visible in the background.2007-10-04Three men in white shirts with orange shawls perform aarti under a corrugated metal roof at night, each lifting a lit oil lamp on a metal stand toward the rafters. The lamps send bright flames upward, and one man at left holds a lamp with a bangle on his wrist. A black speaker hangs on the wall at right.2007-10-04Photograph of three men in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls performing aarti at night under a corrugated metal roof. The man on the left holds a brass bell aloft in one hand and raises a brass lamp with flame overhead; the middle man raises a brass lamp with a tall flame; the man behind him holds a smaller brass lamp and a bell. A black speaker box is mounted on the white wall behind them.2007-10-04Night photograph of three men performing aarti with brass oil lamps mounted on long brass stands, flames burning above a corrugated metal roof. The man at left wears white clothes with an orange shawl and bangles and holds a brass bell in his other hand. The central man, in white with an orange shawl and bangles, raises a lamp with one hand. A third man at lower centre, in white, holds another lamp. A dark speaker box hangs on the white wall. The scene shows a temple aarti at night.2007-10-04Evening aarti in a temple hall with a dark tin roof and red wall. Three priests in plain white dhotis with red-bordered cloth stand at a dark stone counter, lit by a flame. The priest on the right, bald and bare-chested with a gold chain, holds a brass aarti lamp in one hand and a small bell-like vessel in the other. Two women in white and a yellow-clad person sit at the left edge near brass lamps, a candle and a small orange-cloth tray. A framed notice hangs on the wall behind them.2010-11-05Night aarti in a open-sided corrugated-roof hall with white walls. Two standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls raise lit brass lamps toward the ceiling, flames visible at the lamps. Other men in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor at left, some with hands folded, near brass vessels and a wooden stand. A third standing man is partly visible in the background, and another person in orange appears at the right near a doorway. The page names Sri Anandeshwar Temple at Bidadi, but the image shows no visible a person candidate; the standing men are priests or devotees. Photograph is taken with a flash-lit night exposure.2007-10-04