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Indoor ashram hall with a large crowd of devotees seated on the floor in an evening gathering. Front rows hold palms joined in namaste; many wear saffron/orange robes or white clothing, and a woman in a yellow garment sits in the foreground. Brass ritual items including lamps and a kalasha-style vessel are arranged on a mat in front. A microphone stands on a stand at right. Wall posters and framed photographs line the back wall, and a banner with printed text hangs above. Several seated figures in the front row appear to be in a devotional or satsang setting.

February 16 2009

A photograph of a ritual aarti being performed in a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Several young men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand behind a long table holding large brass lamps with flaming wicks. Along the floor in front, many seated women and girls in white saris and white dress hold brass oil lamps and bells in rows. On the right, a seated figure wearing an orange-red garment and a white turban sits beside a decorated multicolored canopy with a gold finial. Seated devotees in the foreground and at the edges watch the puja. Shelves with white T-shirts and framed pictures line the back wall.

A photograph of women in white saris with red and gold borders kneeling on a mat before a long metal table, lighting rows of brass oil lamps and a tiered brass lamp with flames. Brass gongs and several standing brass lamps lie along the mat. Behind the table, four men in saffron/orange robes with beaded necklaces and a man in white with an orange shawl stand watching, and a seated crowd of devotees fills the background. A small brass lamp sits on each table edge. The setting is a whitewashed courtyard.

October 08 2008

Interior of a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed walls hung with framed photographs and orange cloth. Several people in white and orange clothing stand or sit behind long metal-topped tables laid with brass oil lamps and lit lamps on dark stands. A woman in an orange sari with gold necklaces stands among them, and attendants in white robes hold white fans. Seated attendants in white and yellow tend the lamps. A large brass vessel with an orange cloth sits at the right edge. Audience members sit on the floor in the background, and a blurred figure in white walks in the middle distance. The lamps and scene suggest a lamp-lighting ritual during an evening observance.

A photograph of a ritual performance in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a long dark stage platform. Several young men and women in orange saffron and white garments raise tiered brass aarti lamps with flames, with a further man in white and orange at the far right. Seated in white saris and dhotis along the front, several women play small brass hand bells and cymbals arranged on a mat, while a man in white plays a drum at the right edge. A seated crowd of devotees fills the background beneath red and orange hanging garlands and a small framed picture on the wall.

December 28 2008

2008-12-28 +1 copies

February 16 2009

February 16 2009

Photo of a group of devotees performing an aarti ritual in a covered hall decorated with green leaf garlands and paper lanterns. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with gold necklaces, hold up lit oil lamps and bells, while others in white clothes sit behind a long table. Women in white saris with rudraksha malas ring handbells and sit among rows of brass lamps, kalasha vessels and offering plates of fruit and sweets. Seated devotees fill the background, and an ornate golden structure stands at the right.

2008-12-26 +1 copies

Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a corrugated roof and a crowd seated on the floor. In the foreground, several men in saffron and white robes hold brass bells and oil lamps during worship. Centre left, a man in saffron robes with a white shawl stands holding a brass bell. Right, seated figures in orange robes press palms together in prayer beside brass lamps. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits at the front. A cameraman in saffron stands at the right edge. Walls display framed photos and a banner with printed text.