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Three men in white ritual clothes with orange cloth draped over their shoulders perform aarti in a plain hall with a whitewashed wall. Each raises a brass lamp with a bright flame in one hand and rings a handbell with the other. A tall fabric banner with orange, blue and red bands, flower motifs and a white bird design hangs behind them. Electronic equipment sits on a table below, and a few onlookers' heads are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.

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Three 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.2007-10-04A night-time photograph of an aarti ceremony under a corrugated metal roof. Three young men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange cloths over their shoulders, hold brass aarti lamps with lit flames high overhead. The nearest man in the left foreground lifts a brass lamp with his right hand and a brass lamp in his left hand; the central figure holds a lit lamp aloft, and a third man holds one at the right edge. A colourful woven cloth hangs on the left wall, and a speaker box is mounted on the right. Several seated people are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2007-10-04Photograph of three men in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls performing aarti at night under a corrugated metal roof. The man on the left holds a brass bell aloft in one hand and raises a brass lamp with flame overhead; the middle man raises a brass lamp with a tall flame; the man behind him holds a smaller brass lamp and a bell. A black speaker box is mounted on the white wall behind them.2007-10-04Three men in white shirts with orange shawls perform aarti under a corrugated metal roof at night, each lifting a lit oil lamp on a metal stand toward the rafters. The lamps send bright flames upward, and one man at left holds a lamp with a bangle on his wrist. A black speaker hangs on the wall at right.2007-10-04Photograph of an evening aarti at a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three men in white robes with orange shawls raise ornate metal aarti lamps with flames high overhead. The man on the left and the man in the centre hold their lamps aloft; a third, partly hidden figure also holds a lamp. Bells are held in the lower foreground, and a dark speaker box hangs on the wall. Shadows of the lamps fall across the wall.2007-10-04A photograph of an aarti ceremony inside a plain whitewashed hall. Three young men stand in a row wearing white dhotis and kurtas with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, holding brass aarti lamps with lit flames; the lamps are shown in motion and the flames glow orange. Several seated people in white clothing sit on the floor along the left and right edges, some children among them, watching. A corrugated metal roof, ceiling speakers and a red-and-white patterned pillar frame the room.2007-10-04Photograph of an evening aarti in a plain whitewashed hall. Three men in white kurtas with orange saffron shawls stand in a row holding brass bell-and-lamp aarti lamps with lit flames in both hands. Some hold small handbells, and a colourful woven hanging with floral motifs is behind them. Several seated people in white with orange cloth are visible at the bottom edge, and loudspeakers are mounted on the wall.2007-10-04Three young men in white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts with orange shawls stand in a row performing aarti with brass oil lamps holding lit flames. The leftmost man holds a bell in his other hand, and the middle and right men hold lamps with raised flames. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing with vertical forehead marks sit on the floor, and a plain pale wall, speaker and fluorescent light fill the background. The scene appears to be an evening aarti ritual in a temple hall.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.2007-10-04A 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.2007-10-04Three 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.2007-10-04Night aarti at a temple hall under a corrugated metal roof. Three men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls over their shoulders and gold bangles on their wrists, raise brass aarti lamps with burning flames toward the ceiling; one man in front holds a small bell in his other hand. Behind them, several children in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer. The scene is dimly lit with a plain whitewashed wall, and a speaker is mounted on the wall to the right. The image is a photograph.2007-10-04