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A photograph of a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans, where a pooja and arathi are being performed. Four men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand at a long white counter holding lit multi-tiered brass arathi lamps with flames. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a tilak and a rudraksha-style mala sits on the floor before a lit oil lamp, and two women sit nearby beside rows of polished brass lamps and small vessels laid on a striped mat. A woman in a blue sari sits at the far left. A banner with printed text and figures hangs on the back wall. Lit oil lamps and brass vessels are arranged along the floor.

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A temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans shows a pooja and arathi in progress. Three standing priests in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls raise lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamps overhead. In the foreground a seated man in white holds a lit oil lamp, with brass bells and ritual vessels on a low counter. Two women in saris and a seated man in a white shirt watch at the left and right edges. Painted red and white borders decorate the wall, and a framed poster hangs behind the priests.2010-07-13A photograph of an indoor pooja and arathi in a hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand behind a long white counter holding lit arathi lamps, one of them a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with flames. A seated man in white at front right raises a lamp, and two women in saris sit at the left edge. Many brass oil lamps and pooja vessels are arranged on the floor and counter. Framed printed panels with photographs hang on the back wall. No candidate for the a person is visible in the people shown.2010-07-13Priests in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls perform an aarti at a long white altar in a covered hall. Three standing priests hold lit multi-flame brass lamps, and two seated figures in white sit on a mat in front, with rows of small brass lamps and kalashas on the floor. A banner on the back wall displays printed photographs and text. A seated woman in a checked sari sits at the left edge.2010-07-13A photograph of an indoor temple hall with a corrugated roof and white walls during evening pooja and arati. Three men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand behind white altar tables holding lit oil lamps (aarti) aloft. Seated on the floor in front are several devotees, including a woman in a light blue sari, a woman in a white sari, a young girl, a young man in white, and a boy in a light blue shirt, surrounded by rows of brass oil lamps on a mat. A silver-toned vessel sits on a gold cloth at left, and a young man in white sits meditatively at the far right. A framed poster with deity images hangs on the back wall. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2010-07-13A photograph of a pooja and arathi in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls stand at a long white table raising lit arathi lamps and a dhoop censer; the man on the right holds a brass bell. Seated on the floor in front are a woman in a light sari, a girl in yellow, and a man in white with a tilak, along with a man in a light blue shirt. Brass oil lamps with burning flames line the floor, and brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot sit on the table. A framed panel on the wall reads Growing Consciousness, with small portrait photos. The photo is watermarked by the archive, which is omitted here. No person in the scene is identified.2010-07-13A photograph of an evening arati in a covered temple hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans. Three standing men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls raise lit brass arati lamps overhead on a long raised stone platform. Seated below, several people in white and colourful clothes tend rows of brass oil lamps and lit wicks. A small kalasha-like brass vessel and offerings sit on the platform. A framed notice and a painted wall border are visible behind them, and a monk in orange robes stands at the far right.2010-07-13November 05 20102010-11-05A photograph inside a hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, where three priests in white clothes with yellow shawls stand at a long raised counter lifting lit oil lamps and a small brass vessel during an arati. Two of them hold lamps in their raised hands, while the one on the right holds a brass bell-like vessel. Seated devotees on the floor in front of the counter include a woman in a light sari with orange border, a woman in white, a man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha mala, and a young child in blue, with several brass oil lamps and stands arranged along the floor. Behind the priests a banner shows painted sages and mountain imagery with printed text, and a woman in blue and green sits at the left edge. The scene depicts a puja and arati ritual.2010-07-13A photograph of an aarti ritual in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and tinsel and leaf festoons overhead. Five people in white clothes with yellow shawls stand at a row of steel-topped tables, raising lit oil lamps in brass stands in one hand, with several holding small bells or plates. Four of them are men and women wearing rudraksha malas. Three seated devotees in white sit in front, one ringing a bell and others with folded hands. A wall display behind shows a poster titled Growing Consciousness with photographs of saints and a yogi image. Potted plants and brass items sit on the tables.2009-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23Evening aarti in a hall with a long metal counter. Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas raise lit oil lamps, and the man at right also rings a handbell. Two seated women in orange saris and a woman in pink sit at the counter; brass lamps and bells lie in front. Overhead, a corrugated roof, white walls and a red painted border.2010-07-09A photograph of an evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and pale walls with a red and white border. Three standing men in white kurtas with yellow shawls raise large, flaming oil lamps overhead, while a seated man in white with palms pressed together watches. Behind the standing men, a stainless-steel counter holds small brass lamps. In the lower left, seated attendants arrange rows of brass puja vessels and lamps on orange and red cloths. A few people sit in the background at the right. Visible people: about seven.2010-07-13