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A photograph of an evening aarti in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent lights. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white shirts raise lit oil lamps in brass holders overhead, while other white-clad children and young people sit cross-legged on mats holding brass bells and small brass vessels. A bright orange-and-white striped banner hangs in the centre, and a seated figure in an orange shawl sits at the right. Brass items and a wooden rail stand at the left edge, and a few onlookers are visible through a doorway on the right.

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A photograph of a ritual aarti inside a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent light. Three standing men in white dhotis with orange shawls raise lit brass oil lamps overhead, flames visible. Behind them a hanging red, blue and white decorative panel with a small floral design hangs from the beams. Seated on mats along the walls are rows of people in white clothing, including children, some holding small brass vessels and brass lamps on wooden stands in the foreground. A seated woman in an orange shawl sits at the right edge.2007-09-21A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof shows a ritual arati. Three standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls hold up lit brass oil lamps with both hands, flames rising high. Behind them a tall decorated pillar or pole with red, blue and yellow patterns and orange fringe stands against the wall. Around a dozen seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats, some holding brass bells and small brass vessels, while a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the right playing a small instrument. A table fan, speakers and a cabinet sit along the wall. The scene is a devotional puja with oil lamps and bells.2007-09-21Indoor ritual in a plain whitewashed hall. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls raise brass aarti lamps with lit flames toward the ceiling. Behind them a colourful embroidered cloth hangs from the ceiling. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes, many with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sit on mats with brass plates before them. A seated man in white with an orange shawl sits at the right edge beside a stringed instrument. A ceiling fan and a speaker stand on the wall.2007-09-21Indoor photo of a hall with a corrugated metal roof and plain whitewashed walls. Three men standing at the front, dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, raise brass oil lamps with flames in both hands during an aarti. Behind them hangs a long colourful woven cloth banner. Several seated men in white clothes sit on mats along the floor, some with hands folded or holding small brass lamps, and a seated man in white with an orange shawl sits at the right edge. A standing fan and a sound speaker are visible in the room.2007-09-21Photograph of an evening aarti at an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls stand in a row, each holding a brass lamp with a lit flame aloft, and the central man has his hands raised. Several people sit on the floor at left and right, some in orange and white, and a row of brass items sits on a mat at the lower left. A hanging cloth decoration with patterned panels hangs from the ceiling beam, and a framed photo collage is on the wall at left.2008-01-03Photograph of an indoor aarti ceremony in a plain concrete hall with a corrugated roof. Three standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shoulder cloths, hold brass oil lamps with lit flames and brass bells, performing aarti. Behind them a colourful painted cylindrical banner hangs from the ceiling, bearing a dove motif. Several seated devotees in white sit on mats, and one seated man on the right wears an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. Other brass lamps stand on the floor at left, and a sound system sits against the wall.2007-09-21A photograph of an evening aarti in a open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three standing men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold brass oil lamps with lit flames, facing forward. Behind and beside them, a seated group of men and boys in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats and clap or fold their hands. A pale-orange-clad figure sits among the group. On the back wall hang orange cloths and a colourful woven hanging, and a framed poster with photographs and text is mounted on the wall at left.2008-01-03A 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.2007-10-04Three standing men in white dhotis and white kurta-style garments with orange shawls perform aarti, each raising a brass lamp with a bright flame at head height in a covered open hall at night. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on a mat in the foreground and along the sides, several with hands folded in prayer. Brass bells and a brass lamp stand rest on the floor in front. On the left wall a banner-style notice with photographs is displayed, and a colourful fabric hanging with orange tassels hangs from the roof beam. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable among the performers.2008-01-03Evening temple aarti in a plain whitewashed hall. Three men perform the ritual, each holding a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with flames rising from its wicks and smoke curling upward. The man at left wears a white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl, a tilak on his forehead and his hair tied back. The central man wears an orange robe and orange shawl. The man at right wears white with an orange shawl and holds a lamp aloft. Seated devotees in white clothes at the lower left have their palms joined in prayer. Speakers are mounted high on the walls.2007-10-23Night 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.2007-10-04Three men stand in a row in a plain whitewashed hall under a corrugated metal roof, performing aarti with lit oil lamps held in both hands. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead; the middle man wears an orange saffron robe and orange shawl with tilak and a bell in hand; the man on the right wears white clothes and holds a lamp and bell. Another figure in white kneels or sits behind them on a mat. A speaker is mounted on the wall and fluorescent light fixtures hang overhead on a bare concrete floor.2007-10-23