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Night 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.

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A 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 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 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.2007-10-04A 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.2007-10-04Photograph 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.2007-10-04Night 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 three men performing an aarti ritual under a corrugated metal roof at night. Each man wears white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl over one shoulder. The man on the left points upward while holding a bell, the man in the centre raises a flaming multi-wick oil lamp, and a third man at the right holds another lit lamp aloft. The lamps are suspended from metal rods above, with flames burning brightly. Bare walls and a speaker are visible in the background.2007-10-04Night photograph of an aarathi ritual at a temple with a corrugated metal roof. Three men in white dhotis and kurtas hold brass aarathi lamps with flames burning, raising them toward the ceiling beams. The man on the left wears orange cloth and bangles, and holds a bell in his other hand. The middle man has a bare arm with bangles and holds a multi-flame lamp; the man on the right holds a smaller lamp. A dark speaker box is mounted on the wall. A small purple bird logo appears in the top-left corner.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 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.2007-10-04Three 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.2007-10-04