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A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof. Four standing people in orange or saffron garments and white garments hold up tiered brass lamps with flames during an aarti. In the foreground, several women in white saris with red and orange borders sit on a mat behind rows of brass bells and ritual vessels, some playing shell-shaped brass instruments. A seated audience in white and orange fills the background. A white wall shows a framed picture and a small blue sign, and a hanging decoration of colourful tassels hangs at right.

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Photograph of a temple aarti ceremony under a corrugated metal roof. Six people stand in a row holding tall brass lamps with lit flames on their tiers; most wear orange or saffron garments and white, and one wears white with an orange shawl. Seated before them on a mat, several women in white saris with gold-toned accessories play rows of brass bells and handheld cymbals. Behind, a large seated crowd of devotees in white watches, and a hanging ornament decorates the shrine area. Mention of a children's festival is not visible in the scene.2008-12-24Outdoor ritual scene under a corrugated metal roof at an ashram. Seven women sit cross-legged in a row on a mat, wearing white saris with coloured borders, each tending a long line of brass oil lamps (deepas) laid along the floor, with a large brass bell-like vessel near them. Behind them, men in orange saffron robes and white dhotis hold up lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamps and lamp stands with flames, standing along a metal-railed platform. Devotees sit in the background. Coloured paper decorations and a hanging mobile of small figurines are visible at the upper right, and a painted white wall with a small blue sign is at the left. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting aarti or deepa puja.2008-12-24Outdoor-roofed hall during an aarti ceremony. Four men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls, stand at a long raised table holding large brass multi-tier aarti lamps with flames aloft; the central man raises his lamp high with both hands. Several women in white saris sit along the table, some with hands raised in prayer, surrounded by rows of small brass oil lamps and bells. Behind them a seated crowd watches, including a man in an orange robe and white garland at right, and a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella stands at right. Banners and framed pictures hang on the walls.2008-12-29December 31 20082008-12-31A courtyard ritual with a row of brass oil lamps and small brass lamp stands arranged on a mat on the ground in front of a long table. Seven women in white saris sit cross-legged beside the lamps, several holding brass items or lamps. Behind them, four men in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand holding lit oil lamps, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right holding a brass bell. Small crowd of onlookers stands in the background beneath a corrugated roof, with colourful hanging decorations and a framed picture on the white wall.2008-12-24December 31 20082008-12-31Photo of an aarti ceremony in a corrugated-roof hall during a celebration. Standing at a long metal-topped table, several men and women in saffron-orange and white clothing hold up tiered brass lamps with lit oil flames, one lamp burning high at right. Seated women in white saris line the table front, with brass lamps and bells arranged on the floor and a bundle of flowers at left. A large seated audience in orange and white fills the background, and framed pictures hang on the wall. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible people.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA covered outdoor temple-style area during a ritual. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand along a long metal table, holding lit lamps aloft and ringing handbells; one of them wears a marigold garland. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far right holding a bell and lamp. Women in white saris sit cross-legged on a mat in front, surrounded by polished brass oil lamps, a tall brass lamp stand and brass bowls. Seated devotees fill the background. Hanging plastic toy-like ornaments and a red garland decorate the ceiling, and a framed picture hangs on the white wall. A ritual aarti-style offering of lamps is underway.2008-12-24A covered outdoor temple courtyard shows a row of women in white saris seated on mats, tending long rows of brass oil lamps and lit lamps arranged in front of them, with brass bells and a large brass plate at the right. Behind them, four standing men wear saffron/orange shawls and garlands, with one man in white clothes and an orange shawl at the far right, standing at a raised wooden platform. White walls, a corrugated metal roof and a red pillar frame the scene.2008-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23A ceremonial aarti at an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof decorated with hanging strands of white and green leaves. Six young men stand along a raised platform holding brass multi-tiered oil lamps aloft; four wear saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, while the two on the right wear white dhotis with orange shawls. Behind them, a row of women in white saris with orange or gold borders sit cross-legged along the front, tending rows of small brass lamps and bowls on the floor. A crowd of devotees sits in the background, and framed pictures hang on the back wall. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged along the platform.2008-12-31A photograph of a ritual aarti performed under a corrugated roof at an ashram hall. Four men in saffron-orange robes with orange shawls and gold beaded necklaces stand at the back, raising lit oil lamps and ringing handbells. A fifth man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right, holding a bell aloft, and another figure in white stands at the far left holding a lamp. Seated women in white saris line a long metal table in front, with rows of brass oil lamps, bells and a brass plate on the floor. A seated audience fills the background, and a colourful hanging mobile and garlands decorate the ceiling.2008-12-24