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Three male priests in white kurta-style robes with yellow shawls perform aarti in an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fan. The man on the right raises a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and holds a brass bell in the other, while the man in the centre lifts a lit brass lamp and the man on the left holds a lit lamp higher. A stainless steel counter in front holds brass plates and a folded orange cloth. Two women and a child in yellow and red clothing stand at the left edge, and a framed picture hangs on the wall behind. The priests wear rudraksha malas.

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Three male priests in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls stand at a long stainless-steel counter performing aarti, each holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame; the rightmost also holds a brass bell. Several seated devotees in saris and white clothing sit on the floor at left and lower left, with a small girl in a yellow dress holding a lit lamp. Brass pooja vessels, a silver bowl, an orange cloth and brass trays are on the counter and floor. A framed panel with a reddish-orange and blue painted scene hangs on the wall behind, and a notice sign is at left.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.2010-07-13Photograph 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.2010-07-13A 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 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.2010-07-13Three 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.2010-07-13Three 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.2010-07-09A 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.2010-07-13Three 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.2010-07-09Three 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.2010-07-09November 05 20102010-11-05A photograph of an indoor temple-style hall with a raised dais where three men in white dhotis and yellow shawls perform aarti with lit brass oil lamps and a bell. The man on the left holds a multi-flame lamp, the centre man holds a lamp in one hand, and the man on the right rings a handbell while holding a lamp. Seated in front, a woman in white, a man in white with rudraksha mala, and two children watch and hold small lamps. A banner behind the dais shows mountain imagery and a robed figure, with a bold heading and paragraph text.2010-07-13