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A night aarti ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with a plain white wall behind. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a row raising lit oil lamps with flames high in brass lamps, and one lamp-holder wears a saffron shawl over his shoulder. Several devotees in white sit cross-legged on the floor at left, hands pressed together in namaskar, with brass plates and bowls on the ground. A large dark doorway and loudspeaker sit on the right, and smoke is visible near the wall. No identifiable a person appearance is evident among the people shown, and no printed caption names anyone in the scene.

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Night aarti in a open-sided corrugated-roof hall with white walls. Two standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls raise lit brass lamps toward the ceiling, flames visible at the lamps. Other men in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor at left, some with hands folded, near brass vessels and a wooden stand. A third standing man is partly visible in the background, and another person in orange appears at the right near a doorway. The page names Sri Anandeshwar Temple at Bidadi, but the image shows no visible a person candidate; the standing men are priests or devotees. Photograph is taken with a flash-lit night exposure.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.2007-10-04A 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.2007-10-04A night-time photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls over their shoulders, hold brass aarti lamps with lit flames in both hands and raise them forward. Seated younger boys in white clothes with orange-marked foreheads line the left side of the floor, watching the men. Behind them, a few more figures in white are partly visible in the shadows, and a red and white cloth hangs on the wall at left. The scene is an aarati offering.2007-10-04Night aarti at an open-sided roofed hall with corrugated metal roofing. Standing in front, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a brass oil lamp toward the viewer, while two men beside him in white clothes with orange shawls hold multi-flame aarti lamps. Several seated men in white clothing and orange shawls sit on the floor at left with brass vessels and small lamps before them. A colourful woven cloth hangs on the wall behind, and an open doorway is visible at right. The page indicates a person was present, but no face-based or appearance-based identification is made here, so the standing lamp-holders are described by role only and the presence is left uncertain.2007-10-04A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall at night, with a corrugated metal roof and a speaker mounted high on the wall. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls and hold ritual lamps: the left figure holds a small lamp dish, the centre figure holds a brass aarti plate, and the right figure holds a lit oil lamp with a flame. Several seated people in white clothes sit along the floor at left and right, some with red sacred threads, and brass ritual vessels are arranged on the floor in front. The scene reads as an aarti in progress.2007-10-04Night aarti at an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three standing men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls raise lit aarti lamps toward the ceiling with both hands. Several seated devotees in white clothes sit on the floor, some wearing beaded necklaces, with brass lamps and ritual vessels arranged on the floor in front of them. A white fan or whisk stands at the left edge, and a person in white stands in the doorway at right. The scene is lit by overhead fluorescent lights. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person by the visible cues.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.2007-10-04A photograph of a temple aarti in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and speakers mounted on the walls. Two standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas hold up large brass multi-wick aarti lamps with flames blazing, each lamp tilted toward the upper frame. The standing man on the left wears an orange shawl over his shoulders; the man in the centre also wears an orange shawl and looks upward. Several boys in white clothes with a red-and-white marking on their dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground and background, and one boy on the right is seated and watching. Brass puja vessels stand on the floor at the lower left, and an orange-robed person sits near a small table behind them. The page indicates a person was at this event, but the standing figures' appearance does not clearly establish that identity, so the candidate is left uncertain.2007-10-04A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a plain whitewashed hall with a dim, low-light look. Three standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls over their shoulders, hold brass lamps with lit flames, one on each side and one raised in the centre-right. Behind them a patterned hanging banner with floral motifs and a bird emblem hangs from the ceiling beside a speaker. Around a dozen seated men in white clothing, several with white or red sacred threads and some with tilak marks, sit on the floor watching, with brass vessels in the foreground. No swami figure is visible, so the scene shows only ritual attendants and devotees.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.2007-10-04A 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.2007-10-04