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A dusk scene in a covered courtyard where a row of young men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on mats. Each has a lit brass lamp tower with many flames, and a row of brass oil lamps, bells and small brass vessels lies along the mats in front of them. A man in white with a yellow cloth walks through the open courtyard at left. Saffron garments hang on a rack at right behind a dark wooden pillar. The setting appears to be an ashram ritual preparation, with the lamps being tended.

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October 03 20082008-10-03Evening ritual on an open pavilion with a corrugated roof. Several people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis stand behind a long metal table, holding aarti lamps with flames. Seated people in white clothes play small hand bells and sit along a mat beside rows of brass bells and oil lamps. Tall tiered brass lamps glow on the table, and a seated boy in white plays a drum. A small sign on the wall and a plain white wall frame the scene. This is an aarti ceremony with lamps and bells.2008-10-03Night photo of a row of devotees seated on a mat outdoors, tending lit multi-tiered brass oil lamps (deepams) arranged along the ground. Several men and young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in a line, some adjusting wicks or handling lamps, with many small brass hand bells and bell-shaped stands placed in front. Flames glow brightly against a whitewashed wall with a small sign above. Ritual lamp lighting in the style of a festival puja.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of a covered outdoor hall at dusk where a long row of brass oil lamps and lit diyas stands on a low mat along the floor. Several young men in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged tending the lamps, while standing figures in saffron/orange robes hold up lit lamps along a raised metal rail behind them. A dark curtain hangs at the left edge and a white column with red banding stands at the right. Other people are seated further back in the shadowy hall. The lamps suggest an aarti or lamp-lighting ritual during Navaratri celebrations, shown as a visible ritual of brass lamps rather than any named event.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03Evening photo of a covered veranda where a line of people in white ritual clothes sit on mats beside rows of brass lamps and bells. Several tall, multi-tiered brass lamps are lit with flames, and brass bells and small brass vessels sit along the mat. A young man in white shirt and dark trousers, with a red-and-white thread at his wrist, sits at the right holding a brass plate. Other seated figures in white dhotis and saris tend the lamps, and a person in orange robes sits further back. A figure in white with a yellow cloth walks at the far left. Red pillars and a corrugated roof frame the scene.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03Evening aarti in a covered open-sided hall with a tin roof and white walls. Several tiered brass oil lamps, lit with flames, stand on a long low table. Rows of small brass lamps and bells line a red-and-cream mat on the floor. Seven or so people are visible: white-clad devotees kneeling and seated on the left and centre, a young man in a white shirt kneeling at right tending a lamp, and standing figures in orange and saffron garments at the back. A dark blue curtain hangs at the left edge, and a painted red-and-white pillar stands at right.2008-10-03Evening aarti at a covered temple courtyard during Navaratri. Five men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a row along the back, holding lit oil lamp flames aloft in their hands. In front, a long line of seated young boys and men in white clothes tend many brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels lit with flames on a low mat. A dark blue curtain hangs at left, white walls with red trim line the space, and a small crowd of seated devotees watches from the dim background beyond a metal railing.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03