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Evening aarti in a covered hall with corrugated roof. Five standing men hold lit oil lamps aloft; four wear saffron-orange robes and orange shawls, while the man on the far right wears white with an orange shawl. Several seated young men in white clothing and rudraksha malas sit behind rows of brass bells, kalashas and small brass lamps on the floor. Seated devotees watch from the background. A framed picture and a tall painted wooden pillar stand against the wall.

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A photograph of an evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. Five standing men hold up lit flaming torches or oil lamps. Three wear saffron/orange robes with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and two wear white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls. Seated devotees in white along the front hold brass bells and lamps, and many more people sit in the background. Brass lamp stands and bells are arranged on the floor in front.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, stand in a row performing aarti with lit brass oil lamps held high. The man on the far right has a shaved head with white tilak markings and a rudraksha mala, and holds his lamp at shoulder height. Behind them, a golden shrine houses a pink deity murti under a golden arch on the left. Seated devotees in white fill the lower left and right foreground. A camera on a tripod records the scene near a white-covered table. Red curtains and framed photographs line the hall walls.2016-10-12October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A dimly lit indoor ritual scene with three men standing at a raised metal counter, each wearing saffron-orange garments and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame. Several people sit cross-legged on a red mat on the floor in front, cleaning or arranging rows of polished brass oil lamps (diyas) and tall dark brass lamp stands. Small oil lamps are lit along the counter, and the setting suggests an evening pooja and arathi. A white-clad seated devotee and a child in a grey shirt are among those tending the lamps.2010-07-13A blurred evening photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand in a row holding lit torches or fire, while others in white clothes sit on the floor behind a long low ledge. Rows of small brass oil lamps and small cone-shaped decorative trees line the foreground. The scene appears to be a ritual aarti with fire, performed in front of seated devotees in white.2008-10-03Evening aarti ceremony in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. Five young men in orange saffron shawls over white dhotis hold up lit oil lamps in both hands, arms raised. Several seated men in white clothes sit in front of rows of brass bells and small brass ritual vessels set on the floor, with oil lamps among them. Behind the railing, a seated audience watches. Wall hangings and a small framed picture are visible in the background.2008-10-03October 12 20162016-10-12Indoor aarti ceremony in a hall with red-curtained windows and wall posters. Several bare-chested male priests in saffron dhotis stand in a row holding flaming oil lamps and lit lamp stands, with rudraksha malas on their chests. Women in orange saris sit on the floor at the left with brass pots and a kalasha-style vessel, and a gold-and-red throne with a seated figure stands at the far left. A large seated crowd of devotees fills the right side of the hall.2016-10-12Evening aarti in a covered temple hall lit by warm lamps. Three standing men in white dhotis and white shirts raise tiered brass aarti lamps with large flames toward a raised platform. A seated man in a tan shirt presses his palms together in prayer in the foreground, while a seated woman in a blue sari and a seated man in white attend to a row of polished brass lamps, bells and ritual vessels laid on a striped cloth. A small wall painting with a red wavy border sits behind the platform, and a silver bowl rests on a table at left. Several other people are partially visible at the right edge.2010-07-13