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Evening aarti ritual in a covered hall with a corrugated roof. Standing priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls hold lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamps aloft, with flames and smoke rising. Seated young devotees in white clothes sit along a long mat before rows of small brass oil lamps and bells, several tending flames. Audience members are seated in the background. A large pink cloth and a hanging banner are visible on the walls.

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A photograph of an evening aarti ceremony in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at a long table holding large multi-tiered brass aarti lamps with flames aloft. Younger boys and young men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on a mat in front, tending rows of small brass oil lamps and bells. Audience members are seated in the background. Walls show framed pictures and a small shrine area.2008-10-03A photograph of an evening aarti ritual in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. Five standing men in saffron-orange robes hold up tall, tiered brass lamps lit with flames, each lamp ringed with small lights. Beside them, several young people in white clothes sit cross-legged on a mat behind long metal-topped tables, tending rows of small brass oil lamps and bells. A seated figure in the foreground holds a lit flame in a brass dish. Devotees sit in the background. The room is warm with lamplight and dusk-lit walls.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of an evening aarti ceremony under a corrugated roof. Five men stand in a row holding lit torches or oil lamps aloft; four wear saffron-orange robes and one wears white with an orange shawl. Seated in white clothes before them are several people with brass bells and ritual implements arranged on the floor. A crowd of onlookers sits in the background, and wall-mounted pictures are visible at left.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03Evening aarti ceremony in a covered hall with a corrugated roof. Standing figures in saffron-orange robes and white garments hold flaming lamps aloft, the flames glowing against the dim interior. Seated devotees in white clothes with mala beads sit at the front beside rows of small brass oil lamps and offerings laid along the low platform. A seated crowd fills the background behind a metal railing.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of an evening aarti ceremony in a covered hall with a corrugated roof. Several young men stand in a row wearing saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, holding lit oil lamps and brass lamps. Boys in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on a mat in front, tending rows of brass oil lamps and a large lit lamp. Seated devotees and onlookers fill the background, and a framed picture hangs on the white wall. The warm flame light dominates the scene.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03