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Evening aarti at a roofed open-sided shrine with a grey stone temple facade framed by blue curtains and fairy lights. Several priests in white dhotis and orange shawls raise lamps and bells before a golden-arched deity murti garlanded with flowers. A man in an orange robe with a red-bordered dhoti stands centrally, holding a bell. Seated devotees in the foreground, including a woman in red, watch the ritual. Oil lamps and a lit wick glow beside the shrine.

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Evening aarti at a temple shrine under a corrugated roof, with strings of coloured fairy lights along the arch. A gold-framed niche holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, lit by oil lamps. Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with lamps and bells: one at left with a raised lamp, one in an orange robe in the centre swinging a lamp, and one at right holding a flame. A woman in a red top sits at left and devotees in orange shawls are seated in the foreground. Blue curtains hang at the sides and a red-and-white striped mat covers the platform.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 01 20082008-10-01December 01 20092009-12-01 +1 copiesOctober 01 20102010-10-01October 03 20082008-10-03February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time photograph inside a covered temple hall during an arati. Three figures in white robes stand before a shrine alcove framed by orange curtains and red pillars. The central figure holds up a flaming lamp with an outstretched arm, and the figure on the right raises another lit lamp; a third person stands between them. The shrine holds a pair of deity murtis draped in yellow and white garments, decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands and flanked by brass oil lamps. Seated devotees in white line the foreground, with metal railings guiding the central walkway.2010-07-13