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Night-time aarti at a temple entrance. Several women in saris, one in orange with a red bindi and bangles, another in green and a white-and-red sari, hold a brass plate with a lit oil lamp flame toward a man in a red shawl with a gold ornamental necklace and dark hair tied back. Other devotees stand behind, and a green wall with a trident emblem is visible at left. The man receiving the aarti is not identifiable by the cues given, so he is described by role only.

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A nighttime outdoor photograph of a ritual aarti at a small altar. A woman in a red-orange sari and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a tall flame, and several women in orange, yellow and red saris with rudraksha malas stand beside her, watching. In the foreground a figure in a dark reddish-brown garment faces the altar, which is draped in green and yellow and holds bananas, fruit and a small lamp.2015-11-19Night-time photo at a small roadside or temple-side gathering. A young man in an orange-saffron shawl and a white forehead mark stands at right, holding a tray with a small flame and offerings, while women and children crowd around. A woman in an olive-green sari with a red bindi leans in toward the flame, and a woman in a green sari holds a plate of food at left. A row of white-clad figures and a lit oil lamp appear in the background against a yellow-painted wall.Night photograph inside a temple of a lamp-lit ritual at a metal railing with an oil lamp flame in a brass tray. A man with shaved head and white forehead marks, wearing a thick pink and green flower garland and an orange-red silk shawl over a white garment, reaches toward the lamp with a hand. Behind him stand devotees, including a woman in a yellow blouse and dark bag at left, a man in an orange robe with rudraksha mala beside him, and a man in a brown kurta with folded hands. A bare-backed priest in a white dhoti with gold chain is in the right foreground, facing the lamp. The pressed-together hands and crowd suggest an aarti at the shrine.2012-04-11June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22July 07 20152015-07-07December 22 20162016-12-22Night photo inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-saffron cloth, gold necklaces and bangles, and extends his right hand over a brass plate holding flowers, white petals and a lit oil lamp. Facing him, a bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold shawl and rudraksha mala holds the plate. Behind them, a man in a striped white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and other devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from the background. The left figure shows distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and gold ornaments, matching a probable Swamiji (probable) performing a puja offering with the priest attending. Lamp and flowers suggest an aarti or puja setting.2012-04-05Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard with a white marble floor. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-red borders stands barefoot, holding a silver plate with a lit flame, offering aarti to a row of devotees who extend their hands toward the fire in gesture of receiving blessings. Women in saris, including a woman in a purple shawl, a woman in an orange sari with green, and a woman in a light blue sari, press palms together. Hanging decorative banners in red, orange and yellow line the background, with more devotees in white seated and standing behind. An aarti ceremony with devotees receiving the flame.2010-11-12Night outdoor photo of a ritual offering scene with string lights glowing in the background. A woman in a saffron-orange robe with red border, hair pulled back, holds a red cloth and reaches toward a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl wearing a long rudraksha mala and white vibhuti tripundra marks. Nearby, a woman in a white blouse and red shawl holds her hands together in namaste, and a woman in orange with rudraksha mala holds a brass pot. Other devotees with folded hands stand around, and a golden kalasha-style vessel is visible at lower centre.2015-07-07December 22 20162016-12-22Night-time temple ritual photo. In the foreground a man with a white-and-gold floral garland, orange-red shawl, gold armlet and forehead ornament faces right, his face lit by a lamp. Behind him a man in an orange garment and white-and-gold garland stands beside a bare-chested priest with a bow of sacred ash on his forehead. A priest in a red-and-orange shawl and white dhoti holds a brass tray with a flaming oil lamp, while another priest on the right holds a metal plate. Onlookers in white shirts stand in the background near a carved stone wall and metal grille. The setting suggests an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2012-06-05