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July 11 2006

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Indoor evening aarti at a hall with a bare concrete wall, a red-brown door and a metal scaffold frame. Several men in white dhoti-style clothes and white shirts hold brass aarti plates with lit oil lamps and flames, facing left. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with dark hair holds a lamp plate. A man in an orange robe on the right operates a camera on a tripod. Behind the group, large framed portraits of a long-haired figure hang on the wall beside an orange and white banner, and a few seated people in white sit on the floor. Two rows of seated devotees are visible in the background.2006-07-11Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a plain wall, metal scaffolding and hanging orange and yellow patterned fabric. At centre, a man in orange robes and a second man in white dhoti hold flaming lamps or torches during arati. A standing man in an orange robe holds a video camera on a tripod. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and right side. Two large framed photographic portraits hang on the wall behind the ritual, and a small flower arrangement lies at the right edge.2006-07-11Indoor ritual scene in a large hall with striped pillars draped in colourful patterned cloth. In the centre, a man in white robes raises a lit flame on a lamp, while a man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands beside him holding a burning lamp aloft. Another man in white stands at the right, and a bearded man in orange clothing stands near a tripod camera. Many seated people in white clothes sit on the floor in rows along the left, some holding small items and a brass vessel. Two large framed portraits of a smiling woman in traditional dress hang on the back wall. Flowers decorate the lower right corner.2006-07-11December 26 20102010-12-26A hall with an orange drape backdrop and a low brown platform on the left holding brass oil lamps and a lit kalasha-style vessel. In the foreground, several people in white clothes with orange shawls lie prostrate on the floor in full obeisance. Behind them, a seated audience of women, girls and a few children in saffron, white, red and yellow saris and dresses sits on the floor watching. Some are seated with hands together. The scene suggests a satsang or devotional gathering with prostration before a shrine.2008-12-27Indoor temple scene at night with a seated figure in orange sleeveless robe with a long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaste before a small flame on a woven mat. Beside them, a devotee in white with orange shawl kneels with palms joined, and another lies prostrate in white on the mat. Behind, standing devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing beaded mala garlands, watch; a black-and-white pedestal fan and a stone temple wall with carved panels and brass pots are visible. A visible oil flame on the mat suggests lamp worship. Seated figure appearance has several cues (long hair, orange robe) but identity is uncertain, so role is described only.2007-02-16October 12 20162016-10-12August 26 20072007-08-26October 13 20072007-10-13July 17 20082008-07-17Evening 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.2008-10-03A photograph taken through a rain-spotted window of an indoor hall with a plain concrete floor marked by a yellow line. In the foreground a man in white clothes with a shaved head crawls on his hands and knees toward the front. On the left a seated man with long hair and white clothing sits on a raised white seat against a blue and patterned backdrop, with a standing attendant in orange and white and a kneeling person in white nearby. Several seated spectators in orange and blue clothes watch at the lower left, and camera equipment is visible in the corner.2007-12-27