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Indoor ritual aarti in a plain white-walled hall with corrugated metal roof, smoke haze in the air. Three standing men in white kurta-style clothes with orange saffron shawls raise brass aarti lamps with flames overhead. Two decorative painted pillars in red, blue and yellow patterns flank the space. Several seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor, some with brass vessels; a bearded man in orange stands at the back near a speaker and sound equipment. The scene looks like a puja or aarti offering.

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October 15 20072007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15Indoor evening ritual in a corrugated-roof hall with whitewashed walls and painted cylindrical pillars in blue, red and yellow. Three men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls stand barefoot, raising brass aarti lamps with lit flames overhead. Seated devotees in white fill the lower left, and a bearded man in orange sits at a wooden stand near a sound system. Smoke drifts through the air.2007-10-15October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13Indoor ritual photograph in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed walls, hung with decorative banners in red, blue and yellow. Three standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls perform aarti, each holding a lit oil lamp in a brass holder, with flames visible. Several seated people in white clothes and more devotees in the background watch and take part, and a small lit lamp sits on the floor near them. Brass lamps and a few mats are arranged on the floor.2007-10-13October 17 20072007-10-17Three women in white saris with orange and gold borders stand in a smoky hall, raising brass aarti lamps with flames high overhead. Their arms are extended upward, with bangles on their wrists and kumkum on their foreheads. Several seated people in white clothing sit on the floor below, while a painted pillar with blue and red geometric motifs and a bird design rises behind them. Smoke fills the room.2007-10-17October 13 20072007-10-13A photograph of a hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare plaster walls, hazy with smoke. Three standing men in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange scarves over their shoulders and orange-tinted headwear, hold brass lamps with flames, their gaze lifted upward. Behind them a row of seated devotees in white clothing fills the floor, and several brass vessels sit on a mat in front. Two hanging woven banners with bird motifs flank the room. This appears to be an aarti or lamp-waving ritual; the figures are not identifiable as a person from the image.2007-10-15A photograph of a hall with white-washed walls and a corrugated roof, where three women in white saris with orange shawls stand in a row holding brass oil lamps (aarti) aloft. Several seated children and young people in white clothes sit on mats on the floor, some with brass vessels and small bells before them. Tall decorative cloth banners with floral and bird motifs hang from the ceiling, and loudspeakers are mounted on the walls. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2007-10-17