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A photograph of a ritual in a large white-walled hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. In the foreground a woman with her back to the camera, wearing a cream blouse and grey-patterned sari with a sparkling hair ornament, holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell or vessel. Rows of seated participants face a framed devotional picture on a low platform at the far end: on the right, women in white sarees with yellow shawls sit with palms pressed together before brass plates of food and tumblers; on the left, figures in white and saffron sit in rows. Incense smoke rises near the floor and a microphone stand stands by the platform. Several people are visible, seated in long rows.

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A photograph of a large white-walled hall with ceiling fans and tubelights, where a woman seen from behind, wearing a grey-and-white patterned sari with a cream blouse and a decorative hair clip, holds a lit oil lamp in a brass stand toward rows of seated devotees. The devotees sit cross-legged on mats in two lines, many in cream or white clothes with yellow shawls, hands joined in namaskar, with leaf plates and small metal cups set before them. At the far end, a framed deity murti or picture sits on a low platform in front of a microphone stand, and a few people in orange and white are seated near it. The scene suggests an aarti or puja offering.2011-03-05 +3 copiesA woman in a grey patterned saree with a cream blouse and a hair clip stands with her back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp on a silver stand toward a row of seated people. Along the floor, rows of seated devotees with palms pressed together face her; many wear white dhotis or saris with yellow shawls, and banana-leaf plates with small steel cups sit before them. A framed portrait of a deity hangs on the wall at the far end of the white hall, with ceiling fans and a small speaker visible. This appears to be an aarti being offered in a hall during a satsang-style gathering.2011-03-05A photograph of a large whitewashed hall where rows of seated devotees sit on mats before banana-leaf meal plates with small steel cups, their palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a cream blouse and grey patterned sari, hair in a bun with a decorative clip, stands at the left with her back to the camera, holding a small brass vessel near a lit oil lamp on the floor. Many participants wear yellow shawls and white garments. At the far end, a framed painting of a deity stands on a small table beside a microphone stand, with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights overhead.2011-03-05Indoor photo of a seated group of women in white and yellow-bordered saris performing an aarti-style offering. In the foreground a woman with her back to the camera, hair in a bun with a blue bird hair ornament, wears a grey patterned sari and holds a silver lamp with a bright flame toward a row of women kneeling on green mats with hands folded in prayer. Banana-leaf plates with food and small steel cups line the floor in front of them. In the background a framed deity portrait sits on a platform, with more seated devotees, ceiling fans and a white-walled hall.2011-03-05A woman seen from behind, wearing a cream blouse and a grey-blue patterned sari with a hair clip, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other while walking down the aisle of a white-walled hall. Rows of seated devotees on mats face forward with palms joined in namaskar; many wear white dhotis and cream clothing with yellow shawls. Brass cups and leaf plates with offerings sit before them on green leaves. A framed portrait of a deity stands at the far end of the hall beside a microphone, and a wall-mounted speaker and ceiling fans are visible. Approximately 40 people are present.2011-03-05A woman seen from behind, wearing a cream blouse and grey-brown patterned sari with a blue embellished hair clip, holds a silver lamp with a flame toward a long row of seated participants. The seated people, many in white and yellow-gold garments, sit with palms joined on mats before small metal cups and leaf plates of offerings. Rows of seated devotees extend down a bright white hall with ceiling fans and a framed picture on the far wall. The scene appears to be an aarti offering in an ashram hall.2011-03-05A woman in a cream blouse and grey-and-beige patterned sari, with her hair in a low bun and a blue decorative hair clip, stands with her back to the camera holding a silver lamp with a large flame. Before her, rows of women in white saris with yellow borders sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together in prayer, with brass cups and banana-leaf plates set out on the floor. A framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron hangs on a stand at the far end of the white-tiled hall, with ceiling fans, speakers and clerestory windows overhead.2011-03-05A photograph inside a white-walled hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. In the foreground a woman with hair in a bun and a light-blue hair ornament, wearing a beige-and-grey patterned sari and cream blouse, holds up a brass aarti lamp with a large open flame toward a long row of seated devotees. The devotees sit on mats in two lines, wearing cream and yellow-gold clothing, hands folded in prayer, with metal cups and leaf plates with offerings set before them on the floor. A speaker is mounted on the wall at the right.2011-03-05 +3 copiesA woman in a grey patterned sari and cream blouse stands at left, arm extended, holding a lit flame aloft in a ritual aarti gesture. Rows of people in white and yellow clothing sit cross-legged on the tiled floor of a bright hall, facing the flame with hands folded, before small brass vessels, leaf plates of offerings and mats. A framed portrait with an orange border hangs at the far end of the hall, beside a sign and white-walled interior with ceiling fans. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2011-03-05A photograph inside a large white-walled hall with tiled floor and ceiling fans. In the foreground a woman in a grey patterned sari with a blouse holds a lit oil lamp aloft with her right hand, facing rows of seated people. Rows of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in white and yellow clothing with hands joined in prayer, with brass plates and small vessels set before them. A framed picture hangs on the far wall near a small table, and a red decorated panel is on the left side. No a person candidate is visibly present.2011-03-05 +2 copiesA photograph of a white-walled hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. In the foreground a woman with her hair in a bun, wearing a blue hair clip and a grey paisley saree with a cream blouse, holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a row of seated people. Along the floor on the right, about a dozen women and girls sit cross-legged in cream and white clothes with yellow shawls, hands pressed together in prayer, with banana-leaf plates, small steel cups and offerings in front of them. A framed portrait stands on a small table at the back of the hall, showing a figure in orange robes. The scene suggests an aarti or puja before a shrine-like setting.2011-03-05 +3 copiesA wide photograph of a large, bright hall with white tiled floor, ceiling fans and exposed steel trusses. A woman in a grey patterned sari and cream blouse stands at left with her back to the camera, facing a long double row of seated devotees on mats. The devotees wear white garments with yellow and gold-trimmed shawls and sit in rows with small brass plates and cups before them, hands folded in prayer. At the far end a framed portrait hangs on the wall above a low platform, and a small figure in white sits near it. Several people sit along the left wall beside a table of offerings. Scattered backpacks lie at the right edge.2011-03-05