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Evening aarti in a temple hall with a seated group of women in white clothes and yellow shawls tending brass oil lamps and a row of brass lamp stands on the floor, with marigold garlands and small flames in front. Two standing men perform the aarti: one in white dhoti with a yellow shawl ringing a bell and holding a lamp, and a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes in the centre holding a plate and lamp. a person (appearance-based candidate): the saffron-robed figure is shaved-headed and bare-armed with no crown, long hair, or rudraksha visible, so the identity is uncertain. An orange cloth-covered ceremonial pot hangs from the ceiling behind them, and a few seated devotees watch from the right. A framed display panel with text and photographs is on the wall.

December 01 2009

Evening arati in a temple hall with white walls and a corrugated roof. A priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at centre holding a lit oil lamp, with a brass bell and a small brass plate. Facing him, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a lamp aloft. Seated devotees on the floor include women in white and yellow shawls and a woman in a pink sari, some holding small flames. A tall orange cloth canopy hangs at left, and a shelf of framed photographs and posters lines the back wall. Brass oil lamps sit on the floor at lower left.

December 01 2009

December 01 2009

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Evening aarti in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three young men stand at a red-draped table holding tiered brass lamps lit with many flames. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl; the middle figure wears an orange robe; the man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and holds a flaming lamp. Brass bells and oil lamps sit on the table. Seated devotees in orange and yellow clothing watch, and a seated monk in maroon robes sits at the right. Behind them, a banner titled Growing Consciousness shows mountain imagery and photographs, beside a painted pillar with a bird motif.

A photograph of an evening aarti in an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Two men in the foreground hold up brass lamps with multiple flames; the man at left wears an orange robe and the man beside him wears white with an orange shawl and holds a small handbell. Seated devotees fill the floor on the right, many in orange and white clothing, and a row of small brass lamps sits on a cloth at the bottom. Framed photographs and a banner hang on the back wall. Several people in the seated crowd are visible.

February 16 2009

A photograph of an aarti ritual in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and tinsel and leaf festoons overhead. Five people in white clothes with yellow shawls stand at a row of steel-topped tables, raising lit oil lamps in brass stands in one hand, with several holding small bells or plates. Four of them are men and women wearing rudraksha malas. Three seated devotees in white sit in front, one ringing a bell and others with folded hands. A wall display behind shows a poster titled Growing Consciousness with photographs of saints and a yogi image. Potted plants and brass items sit on the tables.

Evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three male devotees stand at the front raising lit multi-wick brass lamps in one hand and ringing handbells in the other. The two on the left wear white dhotis with orange shawls; the one in the centre wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and a red thread around his neck. A boy in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the lower left, and rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor on the right. Rows of brass oil lamps stand on a mat in front, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind them.

Evening aarti in an indoor temple hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three standing men hold tiered brass aarti lamps with flames aloft; the man in the centre wears an orange-saffron robe and a shaved head, the two on the right wear white dhotis with yellow shawls. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor playing brass instruments and tending small lamps, while a row of seated devotees in white watches from the left and right. A large red-orange cloth-draped structure and a small brass object stand in the centre, with floral rangoli and lit diyas at the lower left. Wall banners and framed pictures are visible in the background.

December 23 2009