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Photograph of an evening aarti at an indoor hall with whitewashed block walls and a green door. In the foreground, two men in white kurtas raise a brass multi-flame aarti lamp with burning oil lamps, one man's arm extended toward the lamp. A third figure stands at right in an orange-red robe and holds a video camera on a stand. A large portrait photo of a smiling man with dark hair and a tilak is mounted on the wall at left, and an orange and patterned cloth hangs from a wooden frame. Seated figures in white and a partially visible camera operator fill the lower edge.

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January 01 20062006-01-01Indoor evening aarti at a hall with a bare concrete wall, a red-brown door and a metal scaffold frame. Several men in white dhoti-style clothes and white shirts hold brass aarti plates with lit oil lamps and flames, facing left. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with dark hair holds a lamp plate. A man in an orange robe on the right operates a camera on a tripod. Behind the group, large framed portraits of a long-haired figure hang on the wall beside an orange and white banner, and a few seated people in white sit on the floor. Two rows of seated devotees are visible in the background.2006-07-11Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a plain wall, metal scaffolding and hanging orange and yellow patterned fabric. At centre, a man in orange robes and a second man in white dhoti hold flaming lamps or torches during arati. A standing man in an orange robe holds a video camera on a tripod. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and right side. Two large framed photographic portraits hang on the wall behind the ritual, and a small flower arrangement lies at the right edge.2006-07-11Several men in white dhotis and white shirts perform aarti in an indoor hall with plain white walls. Three standing men in the foreground hold tall brass multi-tiered oil lamps with several lit wicks, raising them toward the upper right. The man on the left wears an orange shawl over his shoulder and a bangle on his wrist. Seated devotees in white clothes with red-and-white thread garlands line the floor at the left and right edges. A painted pillar with a bird motif stands in the background, and a small wall speaker is mounted high on the wall.2007-10-04Three men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls perform aarti in an indoor hall with a plain grey wall and a hanging colourful fabric panel with bird and floral motifs. The two nearest men hold up silver multi-wick oil lamps with flames, one in each raised hand, while a third man lower right holds a brass handbell. Wall speakers, a ceiling pipe and a fan are visible.2007-10-04Evening aarti at an indoor hall with a seated audience. Three men stand at a raised metal ledge holding tall brass lamps of many lit oil lamps, flames rising high. The man at center wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl; the man at left wears white with an orange shawl; the man at right wears white with an orange wrap. Small brass kalasha-style bells sit on the ledge. Devotees sit in rows below in the foreground, some in orange clothing. Walls show framed pictures and a small wall plaque.2008-10-02A photograph of an evening aarti at a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and plain white walls. Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls raise flaming multi-wick oil lamps overhead with both hands; the nearest man on the left holds one lamp and wears gold bangles, while the central man holds a second lamp. A man in the background holds a brass handbell. A colourful fabric hanging with floral and bird motifs hangs on the left wall. Several seated devotees are partly visible at the lower left. The lamps are oil lamps, not a homa.2007-10-04Three men in white shirts with orange shawls perform aarti under a corrugated metal roof at night, each lifting a lit oil lamp on a metal stand toward the rafters. The lamps send bright flames upward, and one man at left holds a lamp with a bangle on his wrist. A black speaker hangs on the wall at right.2007-10-04Indoor evening ritual in a small room with pink and peach walls and barred windows. In the foreground a man in saffron dhoti and wrap holds up a lit multi-tiered aarti lamp of flames. Beside him a young man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms joined. Center right, seated saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees sit around a body covered with a red and gold cloth, with brass offerings and a flower bowl before them. A photographer in white with saffron shawl stands near a tripod at the back right. Audience members in the lower foreground watch from behind. The scene suggests a final funeral rite for an enlightened soul.2005-11-14June 09 20092009-06-09July 17 20082008-07-17August 09 20072007-08-09