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Interior hall during an evening aarti ceremony with many devotees seated on the floor in orange and red garments. Several priests in orange dhotis, some bare-chested with striped sacred markings, hold lit oil lamps and bells along a long white-draped altar table. A tiered brass lamp with many flames stands at the centre. At left, a gold-framed shrine holds a seated deity murti with a pink-red figure, beside a few devotees in orange. Framed photo panels hang on the wall, and a small television screen sits at the lower left. Ritual implements, brass items and a suitcase lie on the floor near the foreground.2016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12Photo of an indoor ritual hall in warm lamplit light during a puja. In the foreground, several people in white and orange-red garments sit behind a long white-draped table holding brass lamps, lit oil lamps and offering trays. Standing figures in saffron-orange dhotis and orange garments, some with rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, face the table with hands raised. Behind them, a large seated audience in orange, white and red clothing fills the hall. Red velvet valances hang along the upper walls, framed pictures decorate the back wall, and a golden deity murti stands near the left side. Ceiling fans and recessed lights hang overhead.2016-10-12August 30 20112011-08-30A covered outdoor pavilion hosts a ritual gathering of many seated devotees in white and orange clothing, with a large crowd filling the floor. In the centre, a figure in orange robes sits on a red-and-white patterned mat, facing a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl who gestures during the rite. Nearby, a man in an orange sannyasi robe with orange-beaded mala hands tends items on a low table. In the foreground, a man in orange sits beside brass plates of coins, fruit, flowers and sweets. Green leaf garlands and paper lanterns in red, yellow and blue hang overhead, and a tall brass trident stands on the right beside a golden palanquin-like altar. Oil lamps are lit among the gathered people.2008-12-26A large hall filled with seated devotees during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and red sari sits on a striped mat, and several women in white and blue saris and orange garments hold lit oil lamps in cupped hands. Rows of men on the right sit bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas, several with hands pressed in anjali. A man in a saffron-orange robe with white tilaka and ash on his forehead sits at the right with palms joined beside brass cups and leaf plates of offerings. White chairs line the back wall, paper bunting hangs from the ceiling, and framed pictures are mounted on the walls. Dozens of people are visible, the scene.2018-01-08Large indoor hall during a seated ritual gathering. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the tiled floor, many in saffron-orange and white garments, holding small oil lamps or palms pressed together in prayer. Several women wear saris and garlands, and a shirtless man in white dhoti sits near the front. Brass plates and small lamps sit on green leaves in the foreground. Colourful hanging cloth streamers decorate the walls, and at the far end a bright stage shows a lit altar area with a deity image and a person in white at the centre. Ceiling fans, chandeliers and framed photographs complete the room.2018-01-08October 30 20132013-10-30