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January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph of a large covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, where a crowd of people sits on the floor in rows. Many wear white clothes, while several women and a few men wear orange or saffron garments. In the foreground, a group of white-clad people sit on a striped mat arranging rows of brass oil lamps (diyas) and small brass vessels. Tall decorative cloth banners with colourful patterns hang from the ceiling, and a tall orange-wrapped water pot with a silver lid stands at the left. A man in a white dhoti and saffron shawl stands at the right holding a long staff, and a woman in orange sits nearby. Framed photographs hang on the back wall. About 100 people are visible.2008-01-03Indoor photo of a large hall under a corrugated metal roof with steel trusses and hanging colourful woven banners. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a green mat and red cushion at right, with a long bronze-coloured staff beside them; a standing attendant in white with an orange shawl stands nearby, and another attendant in white holds a tall golden staff at the far right. Many seated people in white, orange and pink clothing fill the floor in rows, with several children in white in the foreground beside a row of brass oil lamps and ritual vessels. Framed photographs line the walls. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Indoor hall with a white-walled, tin-roofed interior filled with seated students in white clothes, many with hands folded in prayer, sitting on mats in rows. A standing man in a long saffron-orange robe stands centrally, near rows of brass oil lamps and bells placed on the floor at the right. Framed photographs hang on the walls, and colourful woven hangings decorate the pillars, with a saffron cloth suspended from the ceiling at upper left. Several other adults in white and orange stand or sit at the back. The scene appears to be a gathering of devotees in a formal assembly.2007-12-07October 16 20072007-10-16October 12 20072007-10-12Evening aarti in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated roof. Three standing devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls raise brass lamps with multi-tiered flames toward the ceiling. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the floor, and a man in the foreground kneels before brass puja vessels. A woman in orange robes stands at the right near the doorway, and a framed photo display hangs on the back wall. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2008-01-03A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange scarves hold brass ritual implements, including a handbell and a ladle-like lamp or ritual vessel. Behind them, rows of seated children and young adults in white clothes sit on mats, several with brass bowls and vessels in front of them, and a wooden stand stands to the left. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling. The scene resembles a group devotional or puja performance.2007-09-21Indoor photo of an aarti performance in a hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, hung with colourful cloth banners. Several young men in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange shawls, stand or kneel near a row of brass oil lamps on a striped mat. Thirty to sixty children and adults in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor facing them. At the left, a framed portrait of a woman in orange sits on a white-draped table with a red-and-white mat in front. At the right stands an older man in an orange robe and beaded necklace, beside a white sofa.2007-08-26 +1 copiesJuly 29 20072007-07-29