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Outdoor-style ritual hall under a corrugated metal roof hung with strands of green leaves and pale flower buds. Three men stand at a raised platform in saffron-orange robes; the man on the left holds a small brass vessel, the centre man in orange holds a bell and a lamp with a rudraksha mala at his chest, and the man on the right in white with an orange shawl holds a brass lamp. Several women in white saris sit on the floor in front, one holding a lit lamp and another beside a tiered brass oil lamp stand (deepam). A brass trident and a kalasha-like vessel appear in the background, with banners and colourful pillars behind. This appears to be an aarti or puja performed at a festival event.

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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.2008-12-31December 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 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Photograph of a temple ritual in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof hung with strings of green leaves and flowers. Five men stand along a raised platform in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holding brass bells and ritual implements; the man on the far left wears white. Below them, several women in white saris sit on a mat in front of rows of brass oil lamps, one of them holding a small plate. At the right, a deity murti decorated with garlands and a gold-coloured canopy sits on an orange-draped altar, and a few seated men in white stand nearby. Colourful painted pillars frame the hall. The scene reads as an aarti or puja with brass lamps.2008-12-31A covered outdoor-style hall with a corrugated metal roof hung with strings of leaves and white flowers. Three men stand on a raised platform in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls: the central man holds a lit oil lamp aarti in one hand and a bell in the other, wearing a gold necklace, while the man at left holds a lamp and bell and the man at right wears a white dhoti with an orange shawl and holds lit lamps. Below them, four women in white saris sit on the floor before brass ritual vessels, a tiered brass lamp and a brass trident-like object, one woman holding a small bowl. Devotees fill the background, and a banner and a painted pillar with yellow, red and blue patterns frame the scene, consistent with a puja or aarti ceremony.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A covered outdoor ritual hall with a corrugated metal roof and a long metal table. Five men stand behind the table raising lit oil lamps (aarti) overhead; four wear saffron-orange dhotis, shawls and beaded necklaces, while the man at far right wears white with an orange shawl. Seated women in white saris with gold borders play brass bells and hand cymbals on a mat in front of the table, with brass lamp stands and a small bell-and-lamp arrangement. Behind them a crowd of devotees sits watching. Garlands and colourful hanging lights decorate the ceiling, and a framed picture hangs on the white wall.2008-12-24A 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.2008-12-30