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Evening aarti at a covered hall during Navaratri, with a deity murti adorned with a decorated backdrop on the left. Three standing people in white and yellow clothing hold up lit oil lamps toward the shrine, while a fourth stands at right in white with a yellow sash holding a lamp tray. Several seated devotees in white sit on the floor with brass lamps and oil lamps, and a red tray of offerings sits in the foreground. Potted palms and strings of fairy lights decorate the side, and framed banners hang on the wall behind.

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Evening aarti performed in a plain corrugated-roof hall before a white-framed deity murti with a multi-armed goddess image. Three standing devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls hold up lit flaming lamps toward the murti. Several seated devotees in white sit on mats near brass puja vessels and small oil lamps on the floor. Potted palms, a red tray with lit lamps, a tall orange draped kalasha-style column, and a tree decorated with green fairy lights and small figurines frame the scene. Banners hang on the walls.Evening aarti performed in a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Three men in white dhotis or kurtas with yellow shawls stand in a row behind a long table, each holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward a decorated deity murti with a white arched backdrop. Several seated people in white and pale clothes sit at the table's near side among brass puja items, plates and flowers. A tall orange draped cylindrical stand, a potted palm and string lights with red and green bulbs decorate the scene, and a framed image hangs on the back wall with vertical striped banners beside it.2009-GLIMPSES-OF-NAVARATRI-CELEBRATION2009-GLIMPSES-OF-NAVARATRI-CELEBRATIONA blurred night-time photograph of an indoor aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans. Three standing men in white dhotis and yellow shawls raise lit oil lamps toward a decorated altar with a deity murti. Seated devotees in white sit on the floor at lower left, near glowing oil lamps, a red tray, and potted plants. Strings of coloured lights decorate the right edge, and hanging banners with patterns stand along the wall.Evening aarti in an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. Three or four people in white and cream clothing hold lit camphor or oil-lamp arati plates aloft toward a table set with brass lamps. A woman in a deep orange sari stands at the centre holding a lit lamp. In the foreground, several people in white kneel low over rows of small lamps and offerings on a cloth. Potted plants, a tall red-and-white lamp shade, and a glimpse of strings of green lights frame the scene, with a brass standing lamp at the left edge.October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of an indoor puja in a corrugated-roof hall. Three standing priests in white kurtas with yellow stoles raise lit oil lamps toward a decorated deity murti on a white altar, a goddess figure with a crown and multiple arms flanked by smaller figures. Two or three seated devotees in white and pink sit at a low table holding brass plates and lamps. A red metal fire pit with a burning flame sits on the floor in front, a tall orange cloth-wrapped pillar stands at left, and potted plants and string lights decorate the right. Banners hang on the back wall.A photograph of a covered outdoor ritual hall during a puja. Five men stand at the back holding lit torches or oil-lamp flames: four wear saffron/orange dhotis and shawls with ornate beaded necklaces, and one wears white with an orange shawl. Several women in white saris and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats in front of a long table lined with brass lamps and bells, with plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. Green leaf garlands hang from the roof beams and paper lanterns in yellow, blue and green decorate the ceiling. Devotees sit on the floor behind them, and a saffron cloth lies over an object on the left.2008-12-26June 01 20092009-06-01December 29 20092009-12-29October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies