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Night photograph of an aarti ritual under a corrugated metal roof. Two men in white dhoti and kurta with orange cloth draped over their shoulders hold up brass aarti lamps with lit flames and hand bells. The man on the left raises a lamp overhead while the man on the right, partly turned, holds lamps and a bell. A colourful striped cloth hangs on the wall behind them, and a few seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is claimed.

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A photograph taken at night under a corrugated metal roof of two men standing side by side in white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Each holds a large ornate silver aarti lamp with a flame burning at its top and a small brass bell in the other hand, performing aarti. A striped red, orange and green cloth hangs on the left wall and a black speaker is mounted on the wall to the right. The man on the left is facing forward with his head partly tilted, and the man on the right is looking toward the lamp. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2007-10-04Night photograph of an aarti offering on a covered open-air platform under a corrugated metal roof. Two men in white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls stand in profile, each holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame and a handbell; the lead man has long dark hair and his lamp is lit. A striped woven hanging with orange and pink patterns and a bird motif is on the left wall. Several other people are partially visible at the bottom edge of the frame. No identifiable a person candidate is present.2007-10-04A night-time aarathi at a temple hall with a corrugated roof and plain white walls. Two men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls over their shoulders, hold brass aarathi lamps with flames rising from them. A third lamp-bearer stands partly behind them, and on the left, several young people in white sit with palms pressed together in prayer. A striped cloth hangs on the wall at left, and a speaker is mounted near the ceiling. The scene shows people performing aarathi with burning oil lamps.2007-10-04Indoor temple ritual at night in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white kurtas, each with an orange shawl over the shoulder, hold lit silver aarati lamps with flames and brass bells, performing aarati. Behind them hangs a long colourful cloth banner with a white bird motif and floral patterns. Several seated young men in white, some with sandalwood tilaks and red-orange shawls, watch and sit on the floor. A small electric fan and a wall speaker are visible. The scene is an aarati offering in a temple setting.2007-10-04Night photograph of three men performing aarti with brass oil lamps mounted on long brass stands, flames burning above a corrugated metal roof. The man at left wears white clothes with an orange shawl and bangles and holds a brass bell in his other hand. The central man, in white with an orange shawl and bangles, raises a lamp with one hand. A third man at lower centre, in white, holds another lamp. A dark speaker box hangs on the white wall. The scene shows a temple aarti at night.2007-10-04A photograph of an evening aarti at a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and plain white walls. Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls raise flaming multi-wick oil lamps overhead with both hands; the nearest man on the left holds one lamp and wears gold bangles, while the central man holds a second lamp. A man in the background holds a brass handbell. A colourful fabric hanging with floral and bird motifs hangs on the left wall. Several seated devotees are partly visible at the lower left. The lamps are oil lamps, not a homa.2007-10-04Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls perform aarti in a plain corrugated-roof hall. Each raises a silver lamp holder with a flame, and the man on the left also holds a small bell in his other hand. A cylindrical wrap decorated with floral and bird patterns hangs in the center. A fan and a partially visible spectator appear at the bottom of the frame.2007-10-04Three young men in white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls stand in a plain whitewashed hall performing aarti. Each holds a lit oil lamp or flame vessel, with the nearest man holding a brass bell in his other hand and a lamp in the first. Several seated devotees in white clothes sit along the left and right walls behind them. A hanging cloth banner with floral borders and a bird emblem is on the left wall, and a doorway opens to the right.2007-10-04Photograph of three men standing in a row in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, performing aarti with silver oil lamps held in both hands. Each wears white traditional dhoti-style clothing and an orange shawl draped over the shoulders; the man on the left has swept-back dark hair, and one man wears a rudraksha-style mala. Other people in white sit on mats at the left edge. A decorative cloth hanging with floral and bird motifs hangs on the wall, and a fan stands nearby. The lamps are lit with visible flames.2007-10-04Three men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls perform aarti in an indoor hall with a plain grey wall and a hanging colourful fabric panel with bird and floral motifs. The two nearest men hold up silver multi-wick oil lamps with flames, one in each raised hand, while a third man lower right holds a brass handbell. Wall speakers, a ceiling pipe and a fan are visible.2007-10-04Three young men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stand in a row at night, holding silver oil lamps with lit flames aloft in an aarti-style offering. Each has a white tilak on the forehead. Behind them, a few onlookers stand in a doorway and a woman in a floral sari sits on a white plastic chair, while another devotee sits on the floor in an orange shawl. A colourful painted pillar with floral and bird motifs stands at left under a corrugated roof strung with small lights. No figure is identifiable as the a person by visible cues, so no candidate is asserted.2007-10-14Photograph of an evening aarti in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, strung with small lights. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls hold brass oil lamps with flames, lifting them toward a hanging cloth decoration in red, orange and blue. Several seated devotees in white watch from the left, and a bell and a speaker sit on the floor. The scene suggests a nightly devotional lamp offering.2007-10-13