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Evening ritual aarti at a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Several young men in saffron-orange robes stand at the centre, swinging white cloth or flame-like arcs around a metal rod. Seated along the edge in white clothes are devotees, some with oil lamps and a row of brass lamps and kalasha-style brass vessels set on the floor. A brass lamp stand with lit flames sits in the foreground. The scene is lit warmly by oil lamps against the dusk.

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October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A 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 ceremony under a corrugated roof in an open pavilion. Five standing men in saffron-orange robes and white garments raise lit oil lamps or torches overhead, flames bright against the dark ceiling. Several seated people in white clothes sit along the front with rows of brass lamps, bells and small brass stands on a cloth. A crowd of devotees is visible behind a railing in the background, with a wooden pillar and framed images on the walls.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 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.2008-10-03Evening photo of a covered veranda where a line of people in white ritual clothes sit on mats beside rows of brass lamps and bells. Several tall, multi-tiered brass lamps are lit with flames, and brass bells and small brass vessels sit along the mat. A young man in white shirt and dark trousers, with a red-and-white thread at his wrist, sits at the right holding a brass plate. Other seated figures in white dhotis and saris tend the lamps, and a person in orange robes sits further back. A figure in white with a yellow cloth walks at the far left. Red pillars and a corrugated roof frame the scene.2008-10-03Evening aarti at a covered temple courtyard during Navaratri. Five men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a row along the back, holding lit oil lamp flames aloft in their hands. In front, a long line of seated young boys and men in white clothes tend many brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels lit with flames on a low mat. A dark blue curtain hangs at left, white walls with red trim line the space, and a small crowd of seated devotees watches from the dim background beyond a metal railing.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03