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A 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.

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Three 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.2007-10-04Indoor 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.2007-10-04A 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.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 photograph of an evening aarti at a temple hall with a plain white-washed wall and a corrugated metal roof. Three young men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in front, each holding a lit multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) outward, with orange cloths draped over their shoulders. A tall striped cloth banner hangs behind them. Several seated men and boys in white clothes, some with white-and-red sacred threads and forehead markings, sit on the floor behind, with brass puja vessels visible at the lower edge. A fan and speakers are mounted on the wall.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 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.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.2007-10-04October 13 20072007-10-13Night 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.2007-10-04Night 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.2007-10-04Photograph 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.2007-10-04