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A temple hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof shows a ritual lamp offering. Three male priests in white dhotis and shawls stand at a long orange-and-steel counter, holding lit lamps or aarti flames. Rudraksha malas are visible on two of them. In front, several women in white and cream saris kneel on a mat, tending a row of ornate brass lamps and candelabra that glow with lit oil lamps. Brass vessels and a small stand sit on the counter. A printed sign on the wall reads about more than 30,000 people in 147 countries.

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October 16 20102010-10-16A photograph inside an orange-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof, showing a long stainless-steel counter lined with lit brass lamps. Four men in white ritual dhotis and shawls stand at the counter holding lit lamps and flames, one with glasses and a rudraksha mala. Three women in white and pale-patterned saris kneel on mats in front, tending rows of lit brass oil lamps and brass vessels. A brass kalasha stands at left, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall behind. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting puja or aarti. No figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. Three men in white dhotis and white shawls stand behind a long stainless-steel counter, each holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame; the nearest man wears a white shawl with red border and a rudraksha-style necklace. Two women in white and light-patterned saris kneel on mats at the left, tending rows of brass oil lamps and a tall lit lamp. Brass lamps are arranged on the mats, and a large dried leaf or bundle sits on the counter. Behind them are a red throne-like seat, a cloth-covered pillar and a bright tapestry. This appears to be a lamp or aarti ritual, and no figure is identified as a person.2010-10-16 +1 copiesIndoor temple ritual in a red-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof. Four men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-bordered cloth stand at a raised stainless steel counter, holding lit oil lamps (aarti) in their hands. Below them, two women in pale patterned saris sit on a mat, one tending a row of brass oil lamps and the other arranging brass ritual vessels and small bells. A silver urn stands at left and a brass deity-related altar with a gold canopy sits behind the men. Rudraksha-style necklaces are visible on the men. The scene reads as an evening lamp ceremony with aarti and lamp lighting.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening ritual in a red-walled hall with a corrugated roof. Three men in white dhoti-style cloth with red borders stand at a long steel-topped altar holding lit oil lamps, a bell and an ornate lamp. Behind the altar a shaved-headed man in white wears glasses and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a bell in one hand and a lamp in the other. Two women in light-coloured clothing kneel on mats at the left, tending rows of brass lamps and tiered brass lamp stands glowing with small flames. Chamaras and offering vessels sit on the counter, and a framed image hangs on the wall, which reads as an aarti or lamp puja setting.2010-10-16A photograph of a temple-style aarti being performed in a red-walled hall with a corrugated roof. Several men in white dhotis and shawls stand and kneel at a long metal counter holding tiered brass lamps lit with bright flames, and one man in glasses and a rudraksha mala rings a handheld bell. A woman in a pale floral top and a head covering kneels at the front with an oil lamp, and another woman in white sits at the far left beside rows of small brass lamps. Nearby stands a steel water urn and a tray of orange cloth, while a red-and-blue banner hangs on the wall.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a covered temple-side hall with orange walls and a corrugated metal roof. Behind a long orange counter, three standing men in white dhotis and white shawls, one with a shaved head and red-and-white cord, stand over lit brass lamps and tiered lamp stands. Seated on mats in front, two women in white and one in red sit tending rows of brass oil lamps, with several lamps already burning. A silver water urn stands at left, and a framed picture hangs on the wall behind. No figure matching a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so this is a priest and devotee scene during lamp-lighting worship.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies