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Photograph of an evening aarti in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and tube lights. Four saffron-robed sadhus stand in a row holding up lit oil lamps in both hands, flames rising above their heads. A younger man in white clothes and an orange shawl stands at the far left, also holding a lamp. Seated devotees in white garments with rudraksha malas occupy the foreground, and a larger seated crowd fills the background behind a metal railing. A small kalasha-like pillar and framed pictures decorate the wall.

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October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of an evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. Five standing men hold up lit flaming torches or oil lamps. Three wear saffron/orange robes with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and two wear white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls. Seated devotees in white along the front hold brass bells and lamps, and many more people sit in the background. Brass lamp stands and bells are arranged on the floor in front.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03Evening aarti ceremony under a corrugated roof in an open pavilion. Five standing men in saffron-orange robes and white garments raise lit oil lamps or torches overhead, flames bright against the dark ceiling. Several seated people in white clothes sit along the front with rows of brass lamps, bells and small brass stands on a cloth. A crowd of devotees is visible behind a railing in the background, with a wooden pillar and framed images on the walls.2008-10-03A photograph of an evening ritual in a open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. Four men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row raising lit oil lamps on tall stands above their heads, with a fifth lamp held by a man in white robes and red shawl at the left. Seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas sit in front at a low table, and a large crowd sits in rows in the background. A colourful striped pillar and framed pictures decorate the walls.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03Evening aarti at an indoor hall with a seated audience. Three men stand at a raised metal ledge holding tall brass lamps of many lit oil lamps, flames rising high. The man at center wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl; the man at left wears white with an orange shawl; the man at right wears white with an orange wrap. Small brass kalasha-style bells sit on the ledge. Devotees sit in rows below in the foreground, some in orange clothing. Walls show framed pictures and a small wall plaque.2008-10-02