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A priest in white ritual dress with a gold chain and a white headcloth stands under a corrugated metal roof, raising a brass arati lamp toward the ceiling in a temple hall. Behind him stands a second figure whose arm and hand appear at the right edge, holding a brass bell-shaped lamp. The walls are orange with red trim, and a ceiling fan, black roof trusses and a tall colourful striped pillar with painted panels are visible. The scene shows an aarti being performed.

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October 13 20072007-10-13Indoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with a ceiling fan. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl raises a large brass aarti lamp with lit flames, while several men in white kurtas and orange shawls on the left hold similar lamps aloft. To the right a young man in orange robes with a white turban and garlands holds a trident beside a colourful umbrella, and devotees seated in orange and white sit with hands folded. Brass bells and a metal railing are visible, with banners and framed images on the back wall.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29October 13 20072007-10-13Photograph inside a thatched-roof hall during a ritual. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban holds up a brass lamp or ritual vessel toward an ornate tiered brass lamp stand with many lit flames. Behind a white altar with red trim, decorated with pink and white flower petals, a steel urn and brass bowls sit on a blue cloth. Seated devotees in white clothes with hands folded in prayer line the walls, and a white-clad attendant stands at right. Ceiling lights and a bamboo lattice window are visible.2003-01-01November 18 20152015-11-18October 13 20072007-10-13A photo taken under a corrugated metal roof supported by black steel trusses with ceiling fans. In the centre, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a long gold-coloured chain and a pendant, holds a brass bell or handbell in his right hand and smiles toward the camera. White vertical markings are on his forehead and arms. At left edge, another partially visible man in white with a gold chain stands near a wall. Two tall decorative pillars with colourful painted patterns and a small white bird motif stand in the background.2010-10-01October 15 20072007-10-15October 01 20102010-10-01A photograph of a young man in a white kurta with rolled sleeves and a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala. He stands in a dim hall with a corrugated metal roof, holding a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with several burning oil flames, lifting it with one hand while gazing upward. A hanging cloth banner is visible at left.2007-10-01A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border holds a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with lit flames aloft, smoke rising. A bead necklace and a gold pendant hang on his bare chest, with gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him, a second man in an orange cloth has white sacred markings on his arm. A banana plant, a red wall and a metal railing frame the courtyard setting.2011-12-01