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Evening aarti at a temple hall with a long metal table in the foreground reflecting flames. Three priests stand holding lit oil lamps or flaming wicks. The central priest wears saffron/orange robes, a gold-toned necklace and a bell or ritual vessel in his left hand. A priest on the left wears white ritual clothes with an orange shawl, and a third priest at right wears white with flames in hand. Seated devotees in colourful clothes line the back wall, and a framed picture hangs on the white wall. Dim, warm lighting.

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October 02 20082008-10-02Photograph 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.2008-10-03Evening 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.2008-10-02Evening aarti scene in a dimly lit hall with several brass oil lamps flaming on a raised ledge. Two women in orange-red saris stand at the ledge, one holding a small brass vessel, the other holding a lit lamp or arati item. Seated in front on the floor, a man in white kurta and a woman in white and orange clothing watch; a brass lamp stand with lit wicks sits in the foreground. Behind the ledge, devotees in orange clothing are faintly visible. A small framed picture hangs on the wall and a hanging poster is at the right edge.2008-10-04Evening aarti ceremony in a covered hall with a corrugated roof. Standing figures in saffron-orange robes and white garments hold flaming lamps aloft, the flames glowing against the dim interior. Seated devotees in white clothes with mala beads sit at the front beside rows of small brass oil lamps and offerings laid along the low platform. A seated crowd fills the background behind a metal railing.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 13 20072007-10-13A 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 20082008-10-03Evening aarti in a covered hall with corrugated roof. Five standing men hold lit oil lamps aloft; four wear saffron-orange robes and orange shawls, while the man on the far right wears white with an orange shawl. Several seated young men in white clothing and rudraksha malas sit behind rows of brass bells, kalashas and small brass lamps on the floor. Seated devotees watch from the background. A framed picture and a tall painted wooden pillar stand against the wall.2008-10-03January 01 20122012-01-01October 03 20082008-10-03