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Night photograph of an outdoor ghat-style stone stairway at a temple tank, lit by a floodlight. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand on the steps holding tall, tiered oil-lamp arati lamps that glow with flame. One in front wears a gold-bordered orange dhoti, a long beaded garland and bare chest, with his hair tied up. Behind them, women in white saris with gold borders sit on the steps. Rows of seated spectators fill the stands on the left, and red flags and string lights frame the scene, consistent with an aarti ceremony.

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Night-time outdoor aarti on stone steps before a tiered audience stand strung with lights and red flags. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, hold up tiered brass lamps lit with flames, offering light. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes watch and rows of spectators fill the stands under floodlights.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A night-time riverside ritual photograph in which several shirtless young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand in a row on stone ghat steps, holding up tall lit aarti lamps with both arms. Their torsos and arms bear white ash markings, and some wear beaded bracelets. Behind them, illuminated tiered brass lamp stands glow against the dark sky, and a larger ornate lamp tower rises at the top. Seated figures in white clothes sit on the steps beside small oil lamps and offering plates. A seated crowd watches from the left behind railings, with red flags and string lights along a wall.2016-12-06Night photograph of a riverside ghat steps during an aarti ceremony. Five bare-chested male priests in saffron-orange dhotis with yellow borders stand in a diagonal line, raising large brass aarti lamps with flames and wicks toward the sky. Their bodies have white marks and they wear rudraksha beads and bracelets. Behind them, women in white saris sit on the stone steps with small lamps and offerings. A large crowd of seated devotees watches from the terraced stands on the left, and red flags and string lights decorate the scene.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night aarti at a stepped riverside ghat lit by floodlights and strings of lights. Five male priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand on the stone steps with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and gold-coloured necklaces, raising large brass aarti lamps and flaming kalasha-style lamps high. Seated women in white saris and white-clad attendants sit on the lower steps beside small oil lamps and brass vessels. Behind them a large crowd of devotees watches from tiered seating, with red flags and a green hose visible on the steps.2016-12-06Night procession at an outdoor ashram venue with string lights and red flags. In the foreground, three young men in orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested with white body markings and garlands, hold tiered brass oil lamps lit with flames. Behind them, white-clad women sit on the steps, and a large crowd fills the seated area. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with a garland stands on a raised platform.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photo of an evening aarti at a stepped riverside ghat. In the foreground, a young man with a topknot, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a beaded mala, lifts a tall brass lamp stand with many flames. Beside him, several other men in saffron-orange dhotis, some with bare torsos and garlands, hold lit lamp stands and offering vessels. Seated women in white saris and men in white clothes sit on the lower steps tending small oil lamps. Behind them, a large crowd fills the terraced seating under strings of lights, with red flags and a lit decorative tower on the left.2016-12-06