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Night outdoor scene at a paved courtyard. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, wearing a rudraksha mala and a sandalwood-marked forehead, stands centrally holding a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and burning flames as an aarti offering. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with folded hands in namaskar, sit on the ground around him. Dim lights and green points appear in the dark background.

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A night-time photo of an outdoor aarti. A standing man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, with a red tilak and a long rudraksha mala, holds a silver aarti plate with several burning oil lamps toward a group of seated devotees in white. Several devotees sit cross-legged on the ground, some raising their hands in greeting or prayer, and one wears a white cap. Dark night background with a few small lights.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18Night outdoor photograph of a ritual gathering. A standing priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a lit oil lamp in his hands. Around him, several seated men in white shirts with green lanyards sit with hands folded in prayer; one man has white sacred ash on his forehead. A bare-headed older man with white hair sits at right. Dark background with a faint smoky glow.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18At night, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stands holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) on a metal stand, with smoke rising. He wears a rudraksha mala and bracelets. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, some playing drums and a brass horn, face him outdoors near a red pillar.2015-11-18April 17 20112011-04-17