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Three 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.

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Photograph 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.2010-07-13July 09 20102010-07-09December 26 20092009-12-26Three 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.2010-07-13December 23 20092009-12-23Three 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.2010-07-09Three 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.2010-07-13A 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.2010-07-13A 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.2010-07-13October 01 20082008-10-01A 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