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Two priests in white ritual dhotis stand under a corrugated metal roof beside an orange-painted wall, performing aarti. Each wears a heavy gold chain and a white sacred mark on the forehead. The priest on the left holds a gold lamp stand in his right hand, while the priest on the right raises a tall gold aarti lamp with an ornate top. Behind them hang colourful painted cylindrical banners with tassels, a ceiling fan turns overhead, and framed pictures hang on the wall. A purple dove logo appears in the upper left corner.

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October 01 20102010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01Indoor temple arati scene under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses and ceiling fans. Three priests in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths stand at a metal rail; the nearest, on the right, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame, wears gold chains and has white markings on his forehead and arms. A middle priest holds a brass vessel, and a left priest holds a lit lamp. Orange-and-yellow cloth cushions lie on the stone ledge in front. Behind them an orange wall displays framed printed pictures, and a striped painted pillar stands at the back. Two or three seated or standing people are partly visible at the lower right.2010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01November 05 20102010-11-05Photograph inside a corrugated-roofed hall with an orange wall and exposed black metal roof trusses. Three priests in white dhoti-style clothing with gold necklaces raise lit oil lamps (aarti) toward the ceiling. The priest on the left holds a bell-like object in his other hand. A framed photo board hangs on the orange wall. Partially visible seated devotees are at the bottom edge, and a golden kalasha-like object is at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this image.2010-11-10October 01 20102010-10-01A standing man in white dhoti and white upper cloth with reddish-maroon border holds a lit brass oil lamp in his left hand and a small brass bell in his right, while wearing a heavy gold chain necklace and a white horizontal line on his forehead. He stands in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed steel trusses and a slowly turning ceiling fan. Behind him are a painted cylindrical pillar and a wall with an orange-painted panel holding framed photographs and a printed notice. The scene suggests a temple arti offering, a lamp-lit devotional act performed by a priest.2010-10-01Three male priests in white dhotis and shawls with red-striped borders perform aarti at dusk in a covered, open-sided hall with a red-orange wall. Each holds a brass oil lamp with a flame aloft in one hand and a small handbell in the other; the lamps have a cow-shaped figure on the stand. Gold beaded necklaces hang on their chests. A printed sign on the left and a framed panel on the right are visible, and a metal railing and a low table with a brass plate sit in the foreground.2010-11-05A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and a white shawl with a yellow-gold garland stands at a raised platform in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. He holds a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple lit flames in both hands, offering the flames upward. Multicoloured patterned pillars with yellow fringe frame the space.2010-10-01A 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.2007-10-04