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A photograph of an indoor temple hall at evening. Several devotees sit cross-legged on a low mat along a long white counter, performing pooja with rows of polished brass lamps and vessels laid out before them. Three tiered brass lamps with multiple lit wicks flicker on the counter, and a seated woman in a white sari with a gold border tends the items at the front. Another figure in white with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits in front. A silver-topped ritual box sits to the left, and a painted red and white border runs along the wall beneath a framed notice with printed photographs above. Dim light and a corrugated roof frame the scene.

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Indoor temple ritual space with whitewashed walls and a red-and-white painted border. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti, with sacred ash lines on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, sits near the bottom of the frame. Behind him a woman in white clothing bends over a brass bowl, and to the left a woman in a blue sari with gold border sits among rows of small brass lamps on a mat. Two tall brass lamp stands with many lit wicks stand on a ledge, with a brass aarti lamp in front and a brass vessel with a feather fan at right. On the wall above, a framed panel shows the heading 'Growing Consciousness' with photographs of a saint in meditation and a figure in orange robes. The scene suggests pooja and aarti preparation.2010-07-13October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of an evening aarti in an open hall with a whitewashed wall and a red and green painted border. Three men in white dhotis and shirts with yellow shawls stand at a long counter swinging lit oil lamps and brass bells. Several women sit on mats along the counter; one in an orange sari holds a small brass lamp and another in orange with a long braid faces the counter. Brass lamps, a conch-shaped brass vessel and other ritual brass items are arranged on the floor and counter.2010-07-09A dusk scene in a covered courtyard where a row of young men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on mats. Each has a lit brass lamp tower with many flames, and a row of brass oil lamps, bells and small brass vessels lies along the mats in front of them. A man in white with a yellow cloth walks through the open courtyard at left. Saffron garments hang on a rack at right behind a dark wooden pillar. The setting appears to be an ashram ritual preparation, with the lamps being tended.2008-10-03Evening arati at a temple hall with a tiled wall and corrugated ceiling. Three men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand at a long white counter, each lifting a tall brass arati lamp with many lit flames. Two women and a man sit cross-legged on a striped mat in front of the counter, with rows of brass oil lamps and small brass pots set out, one lamp lit. On the left, a woman in a blue top sits beside more lit lamps. A framed picture of a sacred mountain and an inscription hangs on the wall behind the counter.2010-07-13October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesJuly 09 20102010-07-09October 03 20082008-10-03Evening pooja and arathi inside a hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans. Three men in white dhotis with yellow shawls stand at a raised counter, each lifting a lit multi-tiered brass arathi lamp with flames. Below, two women and a man sit on a striped mat among many small brass lamps and bells, with a lit oil lamp and offering plates. A seated man in white shirt watches at right, and a standing man in white shirt stands at right. A silver vessel sits on a yellow cloth at left, and a wall mural with a red scalloped border runs behind. Text on a wall poster is partly visible.2010-07-13October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor puja in a hall with a plain pale blue wall and a decorative red-and-white border painted along it. Several devotees sit on the floor on mats, most wearing white garments with yellow shawls; some hold lit multi-tiered brass lamps (aarti lamps) with flames, and a small fire pit with burning wood and offerings sits at left. Brass vessels and lamps are arranged along a long counter on the right, with a few standing attendants in white and yellow in the background. Framed pictures hang on the upper wall, and a small blue sign is fixed to the wall at left.2010-06-06October 03 20082008-10-03