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A photograph of a Navaratri day-09 ritual in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof. Three women in orange saris stand holding tall brass multi-tiered lamps with lit flames, performing aarti. Seated in front, women in white saris with yellow shawls tend brass vessels, kalashas and oil lamps on a mat. A seated figure in orange robes and beaded necklaces sits on a white-covered seat at the right, and a bearded man in orange also sits nearby, with a crowd of devotees in white and orange seated behind them. Banners with patterned borders hang from the ceiling and framed pictures decorate the back wall.

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Indoor temple-style ritual under a corrugated metal roof with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Two women in orange saris stand at a long table holding brass multi-tiered aarti lamps with flames, while another woman in an orange sari and a woman in white stand nearby. In the foreground, women in white sarees with yellow shawls sit on mats arranging brass puja vessels, a conch shell, and bell-shaped brass items. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, including a bearded man in orange with rudraksha beads, watch from behind. Coloured fabric banners and decorated pillars in red, blue and yellow hang along the walls, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. The scene suggests aarti during a puja.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08December 23 20092009-12-23Photograph 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.2008-12-24Photo 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 ceremonial aarti in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, strung with orange triangular pennants. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand along a raised dark platform, lifting tiered brass lamps lit with flames. Behind them, a deity murti sits on a red-draped altar with colourful framed images and a small pink-covered table. A woman in an orange sari sits at the platform's far end. Along the front, women and girls in white and teal sit on mats, surrounded by rows of small brass oil lamps and bells. A seated crowd of devotees fills the background, and a red pillar and loudspeakers frame the scene.2009-02-23December 24 20082008-12-24December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27February 23 20092009-02-23 +1 copiesA covered temple-like hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans shows a ritual in progress. Standing on the right, a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl and a beaded garland holds a large brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with flames. Beside him, another man in white and yellow holds a similar brass lamp, and a third standing figure with a yellow shawl holds a lit lamp. Several women in white saris sit on the floor at a long metal-topped table arranging brass lamps and ritual items. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and yellow clothing watch, and a banner on the back wall shows painted saints. Strings of yellow flags hang from the roof and an orange cloth drapes beside the wall, indicating an aarti and pooja ceremony.2009-12-23A photograph of a ritual inside a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. Five or six young women and men in white clothes with yellow sashes stand at a long metal-topped table raising lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamps, while women seated on the floor tend rows of brass pots and bells. Orange drapery hangs at the left, and a figure in saffron robes with a flower garland sits at the right near the seated crowd. Devotees in white and orange fill the background, and a brass trident and decorated pillars stand along the right wall. Aarti lamps and a brass puja setting indicate a lamp ritual.2009-12-23