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December 23 2009

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Photo of a ritual aarti in an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Five men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand at a steel table raising brass oil lamps with flames in one hand and holding small bells in the other. Brass lamps with flames sit on the table and small offering plates lie beside them. Behind them a banner titled Growing Consciousness shows photos of mountains and robed sadhus, with yellow tinsel and green leaf garlands decorating the wall. Two women in white stand at the lower left edge of the frame.2009-12-26July 09 20102010-07-09Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls perform aarti in a temple hall, each raising a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and ringing a brass bell with the other. The man on the left holds a lamp with a rudraksha mala around his neck, the middle man wears a red bead mala, and the man on the right raises a lamp high while ringing a bell. Brass plates and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a dark counter in front, and a woman in white and red clothing and other devotees are visible at the bottom edge, seated.2010-07-09December 26 20092009-12-26Photograph of an evening arati ceremony under a corrugated roof inside a temple-like hall. Three men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls raise lit multi-wick brass oil lamps overhead, while a fourth man in white holds a small brass bell. A child in a yellow top and several seated devotees in the foreground reach toward a lit lamp on a counter. A wall panel reads Growing Consciousness beside painted figures. Several people are visible, including partially visible hands and heads in the foreground.2010-07-13Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls perform an evening aarti in a hall with a long wooden counter. Each raises a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and holds a brass bell in the other. Two women in white and orange sit at the lower left near the counter, with brass plates and offering vessels on the surface. Beige and white walls, windows, and a red decorative border frame the scene.2010-07-09October 01 20102010-10-01December 30 20082008-12-30Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand at a raised counter in a hall with a corrugated ceiling and white walls, each raising a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame overhead and holding a small brass bell in the other hand. Seated in front, a woman in an orange sari and another in a pink patterned sari watch, and brass puja vessels and a brass plate sit on the counter. Men wearing rudraksha malas stand at the far right, and a brass ritual bowl rests at the front. This is an evening aarti ceremony.2010-07-09December 24 20092009-12-24Three men in white and saffron perform an aarti in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fan. The man at centre wears an orange robe, a gold necklace and a red-and-orange shawl, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit brass lamp in the other. The man on the left in white with orange shawl raises a flaming lamp, and the man on the right in white with orange shawl raises another flaming lamp. Seated devotees, including children, watch below. On the wall behind them hang a large panel showing a yogi meditating in mountain settings and a photo of a bearded sage, plus a smaller framed picture and a painted cylindrical object.2008-10-01Three men in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls perform an aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a ceiling fan. Each holds a brass lamp with a lit flame raised overhead; the man on the right also holds a brass bell in his other hand, and the man on the left holds a bell too. Rudraksha malas hang at their necks. A metal table in the foreground holds small offering plates and lit oil lamps. Behind them a wall displays a printed poster with a painted scene of seated figures and a mountain landscape, and a red painted border runs along the wall. The lamps and bells indicate a ritual aarti.2010-07-13