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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.

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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.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.2010-07-13December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Evening aarti performed in a covered hall with a long white counter. Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand at the counter holding lit multi-wick oil lamps aloft in their right hands, while bells are held in the other hands. A woman in an orange saree sits cross-legged in front, holding a small brass lamp, and other seated devotees in white and pink saris sit on the floor. Brass oil lamps, a conch shell and brass vessels are arranged on the floor and counter, and the hall has a red-and-white painted border on the wall.2010-07-09July 09 20102010-07-09A photograph of a group aarti performed in a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Five young men in white kurtas with bright yellow shawls stand along a long steel counter, raising brass lamps with lit flames overhead while ringing small hand bells. Two women in white sarees sit at the front of the counter with lamps and a red-clad woman in the foreground tends items on the table. Behind them a wall displays framed photographs and a banner reading Growing Consciousness, and the room is decorated with tinsel garland, banana leaves and hanging pendant ornaments. a person is not visibly present in this scene.2009-12-26November 05 20102010-11-05A 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.2010-07-13November 05 20102010-11-05Evening 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.2010-07-09July 09 20102010-07-09