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A photograph of a ritual aarti in a hall with a large printed backdrop of a temple gopuram with a deity murti and a tree-lined setting. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at left raising a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Seated on mats in front of the shrine are several women and girls with long braided hair, wearing orange, white, green and patterned clothing, facing the altar. The altar has a decorated platform with flower offerings, a kalasha-like vessel, and a garlanded deity figure. Brass lamps, plates and bells sit on the floor at left, and a small seated woman in beige is at the far left edge. A yellow and gold draped valance hangs across the top of the scene.

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October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of a puja inside a hall with a large backdrop printed with a temple gopuram and tree foliage. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands at left swinging a smoking incense or camphor vessel toward the altar. Seated devotees in front, several with long braids and dresses in orange, green, blue and purple, face the altar. The altar holds offerings on plates, a deity murti draped in garlands at the centre, and brass lamps and vessels on the floor in front. Smoke drifts through the air. Some people are visible at the left and right edges.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26