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Night outdoor ceremony with a large crowd of devotees seated on chairs and mats, many with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace holds up a flaming camphor or aarti flame in a brass vessel, with smoke rising. Behind him, people in white and colourful saris and shirts pray. Strings of lights and lamps glow in the background under floodlights, with a blue flag at upper left.

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ceremony with a large seated and standing crowd of devotees, many in white traditional clothes, hands joined in prayer. In the foreground a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, gold necklace and armbands, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) raised before him. Two men in saffron/orange robes stand at the right edge. Strings of lights and warm lamps glow in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ceremony with a large seated crowd of devotees, mostly in white dhotis and kurtas, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style garland raises a flaming camphor lamp (aarti) in his right hand while ringing a handbell held in his left. A younger shaven-headed assistant in white stands beside him with hands folded. Strings of small lamps and floodlights light the background, and a camera operator in a red shirt films the scene. Smoke rises from the flame into the dark sky.2011-11-10Night outdoor gathering with a large crowd of devotees seated on mats on a roadside. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and white shirt stands raising a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the crowd, while a seated devotee in white clothing with a yellow garland kneels beside brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel on a mat. Other seated people in white and orange clothing press their palms together. A vehicle and lights are visible in the background.November 10 20112011-11-10 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20122012-02-09April 17 20112011-04-17February 16 20092009-02-16Night outdoor fire ritual lit by a bright floodlight. A man in orange robes and gold-bead necklace raises a burning camphor flame over a brick fire pit (homa/aarti setting) with a brass vessel. Seated around it are priests in white and orange cloth, a woman in an orange sari with a long braid, and a woman in white and gold-bordered sari with hands folded. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers lie on the orange mat, a decorated shrine with red flowers stands at left, and a crowd watches behind a barrier strung with lights.2011-11-10