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Photo of a ritual aarti inside a tin-roofed pavilion with whitewashed walls and banana leaves hung from the rafters. Three men in cream dhotis and cream upper cloths with orange-red shawls raise lit oil lamps and a ceremonial lamp stand overhead, and the central man wears beaded necklaces. Brass ritual implements, a trident and a kalasha-style staff stand nearby, and a seated audience in white and orange fills the foreground. Hanging green foliage and paper decorations are visible at the top right.

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Photograph of a temple ritual inside a thatched-roof hall with a whitewashed wall decorated with banana leaves, hanging green garlands and small paper streamers. Three standing young male priests in cream-white dhotis and kurtas wear orange shawls and beaded mala necklaces. The left priest holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other; the middle priest holds a lit flame and a ritual implement; the right priest holds a bell and a trident-like ritual staff. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor on both sides, and a seated figure in an orange-brown robe is at far right. Ritual objects including a staff and brass items are on the floor. Visual impression suggests a puja or aarti, with the event context from the page unconfirmed by the image itself.2008-01-01Three young men in cream-white traditional kurta-style garments with orange-red sashes and gold-toned garland necklaces perform aarti at an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof. Each raises a brass tray-lamp with lit oil lamps, flames visible, above their heads. Leafy green banana ffronds and hanging strings of yellow flowers decorate the ceiling, and seated devotees fill the foreground below. Behind them a wall displays framed photographs, and a tall brass staff stands at left. The scene suggests a devotional lamp ritual during a satsang gathering.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Priests in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-saffron sashes perform an aarti under a corrugated metal roof decorated with banana leaves, mango-leaf strings and orange paper cutouts. The central and right priests raise lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) high above their heads, while a priest on the left holds a lamp and a bell. Brass ritual implements stand nearby, including a tall brass staff and a trident. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the hall, with a row of framed photographs on the back wall.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Night-time aarti at an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof. Two men in cream and white dhoti-style ritual clothes with orange-red shawls stand at the left and centre, raising a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames toward a hanging green foliage decoration and strands of yellow flowers. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and white clothes watch, some with folded hands, and a few standing figures in orange robes stand near a lit doorway in the white-walled building. A white-clothed man with long dark hair, on the left, is the foremost figure; the set-up and attire are consistent with a ritual aarti rather than any identifiable individual.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Four men perform an aarti with brass lamps on a covered outdoor stage under a corrugated metal roof strung with hanging yellow-green leaf garlands. The three central men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha or flower malas; the man at far left wears white. Each holds a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, raising them toward the front. Devotees are seen at the lower edge, and a framed photo hangs on the white wall behind.2008-12-30June 09 20092009-06-09