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Three young men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stand in a row at night, holding silver oil lamps with lit flames aloft in an aarti-style offering. Each has a white tilak on the forehead. Behind them, a few onlookers stand in a doorway and a woman in a floral sari sits on a white plastic chair, while another devotee sits on the floor in an orange shawl. A colourful painted pillar with floral and bird motifs stands at left under a corrugated roof strung with small lights. No figure is identifiable as the a person by visible cues, so no candidate is asserted.

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October 14 20072007-10-14Three young men in white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls stand in a plain whitewashed hall performing aarti. Each holds a lit oil lamp or flame vessel, with the nearest man holding a brass bell in his other hand and a lamp in the first. Several seated devotees in white clothes sit along the left and right walls behind them. A hanging cloth banner with floral borders and a bird emblem is on the left wall, and a doorway opens to the right.2007-10-04Night aarti in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three men in white dhotis and long white kurtas, with orange shawls over their shoulders, stand and raise brass oil lamps toward the ceiling. Several seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch and sit on the floor at left and right. A hanging orange, red and blue cloth banner and strings of small lights decorate the ceiling, and a loudspeaker sits on a wall shelf. The scene suggests a festival evening ritual.2007-10-13Photograph of three men standing in a row in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, performing aarti with silver oil lamps held in both hands. Each wears white traditional dhoti-style clothing and an orange shawl draped over the shoulders; the man on the left has swept-back dark hair, and one man wears a rudraksha-style mala. Other people in white sit on mats at the left edge. A decorative cloth hanging with floral and bird motifs hangs on the wall, and a fan stands nearby. The lamps are lit with visible flames.2007-10-04Photograph of an evening aarti in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, strung with small lights. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls hold brass oil lamps with flames, lifting them toward a hanging cloth decoration in red, orange and blue. Several seated devotees in white watch from the left, and a bell and a speaker sit on the floor. The scene suggests a nightly devotional lamp offering.2007-10-13Night photograph of an aarti ritual under a corrugated metal roof. Two men in white dhoti and kurta with orange cloth draped over their shoulders hold up brass aarti lamps with lit flames and hand bells. The man on the left raises a lamp overhead while the man on the right, partly turned, holds lamps and a bell. A colourful striped cloth hangs on the wall behind them, and a few seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is claimed.2007-10-04Evening ritual at an ashram courtyard at night. Three young men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, stand in a row holding silver aarti lamps with lit flames. Each has white vibhuti marks on the forehead. Behind them a dark doorway and a whitewashed wall with a painted decorative column; a few seated figures are visible at the right and lower left edges. The lamps are held up in front of them as they perform aarti.2007-10-14Indoor temple ritual at night in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white kurtas, each with an orange shawl over the shoulder, hold lit silver aarati lamps with flames and brass bells, performing aarati. Behind them hangs a long colourful cloth banner with a white bird motif and floral patterns. Several seated young men in white, some with sandalwood tilaks and red-orange shawls, watch and sit on the floor. A small electric fan and a wall speaker are visible. The scene is an aarati offering in a temple setting.2007-10-04October 15 20072007-10-15Evening aarti in a plain corrugated-roof hall with smoke hanging in the air. Three men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls raise brass oil lamps with lit flames high overhead. The man on the left has a tilak on his forehead and holds one lamp aloft; the man in the centre holds another lamp with a bell in his other hand; a third man on the right lifts a lamp. Several seated devotees in white are visible at the lower left and right, and colourful hanging decorations are suspended from the ceiling beams.2007-10-14A night-time aarathi at a temple hall with a corrugated roof and plain white walls. Two men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls over their shoulders, hold brass aarathi lamps with flames rising from them. A third lamp-bearer stands partly behind them, and on the left, several young people in white sit with palms pressed together in prayer. A striped cloth hangs on the wall at left, and a speaker is mounted near the ceiling. The scene shows people performing aarathi with burning oil lamps.2007-10-04Three standing men in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls perform aarti in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof. The man on the left holds a flaming wick lamp with a tilak on his forehead, the centre man holds a brass lamp with a lit flame, and the man on the right holds a brass lamp stand with flames. Several seated people in white garments sit on mats in the background and foreground, with brass lamps arranged on the floor. Woven patterned banners in orange, blue and red hang on the walls, and a small speaker and wooden table are visible.2007-10-15