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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.

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A 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 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.2010-07-13A 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.2010-07-13Photograph 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 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.2010-07-13A photograph inside a temple hall during an evening ritual. Three men in white robes with yellow shawls stand behind a long stainless-steel counter lined with brass oil lamps and lit wicks. The man on the right, in a white robe with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala, holds a brass bell in one hand and reaches toward the lamps. The two men beside him tend the lamps, one holding a flame. Seated on the left, a woman in a blue sari and a girl in a yellow top reach toward the lamps, and a seated boy in white with a rudraksha mala extends his hand. Brass lamps and a silver vessel sit on the floor, and a white stone object rests on the counter. A framed panel on the wall reads 'Growing Consciousness'.2010-07-13Three 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.2010-07-13Photograph of an aarti ceremony in a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and a strip of tinsel and paper decorations overhead. Four young men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand in a line behind a long stainless steel counter, each holding a brass multi-tiered lamp with lit oil flames. One man at the left holds a lamp near small hanging brass bells, and a brass bell and small oil lamps sit on the counter. A banner on the back wall shows framed portrait photographs of saints and a seated figure in meditation above printed text. Several seated devotees are visible in the background, and a partially visible lamp is in the lower left foreground. No identifiable a person appearance is confirmed in the scene.2009-12-24Evening 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.2010-07-13A 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.2009-12-26Three 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.2010-07-13September 30 20082008-09-30