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A photograph of a group aarti ceremony in a covered hall with an orange cloth backdrop. Several performers in white clothes with orange shawls stand at a long table holding brass aarti lamps with flames, and some hold lit lamps aloft. Seated devotees in white sit along the left and front, with rows of brass oil lamps on the floor. Behind them a large crowd of people in white and orange watches. Decorative string lights, a brass kalasha and a pink garland hang at the right edge.

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December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Photo of an aarti ceremony in a corrugated-roof hall during a celebration. Standing at a long metal-topped table, several men and women in saffron-orange and white clothing hold up tiered brass lamps with lit oil flames, one lamp burning high at right. Seated women in white saris line the table front, with brass lamps and bells arranged on the floor and a bundle of flowers at left. A large seated audience in orange and white fills the background, and framed pictures hang on the wall. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible people.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual aarti at a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof. Four young men in white dhotis and cream kurtas with orange shawls stand at a long steel table, each holding a tall brass multi-tier lamp with flames. Along the left, women in white saris and white kurtas sit on mats beside rows of small brass oil lamps and bells. A seated figure in an orange robe and white turban, with garlands, sits to the right beneath a multicoloured canopy with gold-tipped poles, while devotees in dark clothing watch from the right. Wall posters and framed pictures hang behind them.2008-12-29A photograph of a ritual aarti at an indoor hall with a bamboo-and-palm-leaf ceiling decoration. Several young men in saffron-orange robes stand at the back raising tall brass multi-tiered lamps with lit flames. In front, women in white saris sit on a striped mat tending rows of small brass oil lamps (diyas) and kalasha-style vessels on a long metal table. Seated devotees in white and orange line the room, and a standing man in orange at the lower right photographs the scene. The mood is a devotional ceremony with lamp offerings.2008-12-30A photograph of a temple ritual in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, decorated with mango-leaf garlands and hanging colourful lanterns. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand at a long table holding large lit brass aarti lamps with flaming wicks, while others in white clothes sit on mats below with rows of brass lamps, plates of fruit and flower offerings. Devotees stand in the background near a golden deity murti shrine area, and an orange-robed figure sits at right. The ritual appears to be aarti with oil lamps.2008-12-26December 27 20082008-12-27Indoor aarti ceremony in a hall with a metal-roofed ceiling hung with green leafy garlands. Four to five standing men in orange robes and white dhotis hold large brass aarti lamps with lit flames aloft, while a row of women in white saris sits along a metal-topped table tending many small brass lamps and oil lamps on a mat. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background, and a man in an orange robe with a garland sits at the right near a red cushion. A photographer's hand holds a phone at the lower right. Printed photo frames and shelves line the back wall.2008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31A 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.2008-12-30Outdoor ritual scene under a corrugated metal roof at an ashram. Seven women sit cross-legged in a row on a mat, wearing white saris with coloured borders, each tending a long line of brass oil lamps (deepas) laid along the floor, with a large brass bell-like vessel near them. Behind them, men in orange saffron robes and white dhotis hold up lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamps and lamp stands with flames, standing along a metal-railed platform. Devotees sit in the background. Coloured paper decorations and a hanging mobile of small figurines are visible at the upper right, and a painted white wall with a small blue sign is at the left. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting aarti or deepa puja.2008-12-24December 27 20082008-12-27