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Evening aarti in an indoor temple hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three standing men hold tiered brass aarti lamps with flames aloft; the man in the centre wears an orange-saffron robe and a shaved head, the two on the right wear white dhotis with yellow shawls. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor playing brass instruments and tending small lamps, while a row of seated devotees in white watches from the left and right. A large red-orange cloth-draped structure and a small brass object stand in the centre, with floral rangoli and lit diyas at the lower left. Wall banners and framed pictures are visible in the background.

December 01 2009

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December 01 2009

February 16 2009

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.

Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three men stand at left in orange and white clothing, one holding a large brass lamp stand with multiple lit oil lamps, another holding a ceremonial lamp. Seated in the foreground and centre are priests in orange and white robes and devotees in white, with a brass bell and brass puja vessels on a mat. Many seated devotees, mostly in white, fill the rows, and framed photographs line the wall at right. A printed banner with text hangs on the back wall. Appears to be an aarti with lamps during a puja.

Indoor evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. Two men in orange robes and white dhotis hold lit multi-tiered brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) toward the front, flames glowing. Seated rows of devotees on the floor, including men in white with yellow shawls and several women in orange saris, face the lamps. Brass bells and vessels sit on a mat in front. Framed photographs hang on the back wall beside a banner with printed text.

Evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three men stand in the foreground holding lit brass oil lamps aloft; the central one wears an orange saffron wrap over a white kurta and holds a small bell, while the man on the left wears an orange shawl over white and the man on the right wears white with an orange sash. Seated devotees in orange and white fill the floor, and a row of brass oil lamps and a small brass kalasha-style vessel rest on a mat in front. Framed photographs hang on the back wall.

A photograph of an evening aarti ceremony in a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Five standing priests in orange and saffron robes and shawls hold or tend tiered brass lamps, several of them blazing with oil flames. Seated along the floor in front are a row of devotees in white and grey clothing, with many small brass bells and handbells laid out on a mat. Two young men in white on the far right stand near a lit lamp. Bright lamp light illuminates the scene against the dim hall. A few more people sit in the background.

December 24 2009

A ceremonial aarti scene in a plain brick hall. Several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand in the foreground, holding tiered brass oil lamp stands with multiple flames; the nearest man grips one lamp stand at chest height. Behind them, rows of seated devotees, many in white and yellow, sit on mats while others stand and watch. A man in a white outfit with a saffron shawl stands at right beside a video camera on a tripod, filming. Hanging saffron and yellow banners decorate the upper wall, and an orange-draped table with framed portraits and a small floral arrangement stands at right. Smoke rises in the background.

A 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.