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A ritual performance in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, red and white striped pillars and a pink curtain at the left edge. Five standing men in saffron-orange shawls and white dhotis hold brass ritual implements, some with lamps and bells, behind a long metal table. Strings of marigold garlands and bunches of cloth hang from the ceiling, and a framed picture and hanging banners decorate the back wall. Seated women in white saris and orange-trimmed clothing play cymbals and hand bells, with brass oil lamps and a lit kalasha-style lamp set on the floor before them. Rows of seated devotees fill the background, and a standing man in white clothing at the right holds a ritual object. The scene looks like a puja or aarti during a festival.

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A temple hall under a corrugated roof during an aarti, with four men in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls holding lit oil lamps aloft, flanked on the right by a man in white dhoti and orange shawl ringing a brass bell. Five women in white saris with orange borders sit at a low table in front, surrounded by brass oil lamps, a tiered brass lamp stand and a large brass gong. Behind them a seated crowd watches, and a wall hanging, framed picture and red and orange garlands decorate the room.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Photograph of a ritual aarti inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with gold necklaces, raise lit oil lamps high with their right hands. Behind them stand two men in white with orange shawls, one holding a small bell. In front, five women in white saris sit cross-legged on the floor behind a long metal table lined with brass oil lamps and brass bowls. 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