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A wide indoor hall during a ceremony, with a long row of seated devotees in white clothes on the floor at the front left, many with hands resting in their laps. Several silver oil lamps, bells and ritual trays are arranged in a line in front of them, and a large silver plate with a fan-like shape sits in the foreground. Behind them, people in white and orange-saffron garments stand near a white draped cloth and stage at the far end, and a video camera on a tripod films the room. Garlands and flower decorations hang along the walls and banners, and balloons are visible near the stage. The seated people are the main subject, a young boy in white with a tilak mark on his forehead looks back over his shoulder toward the camera, and a shelf of photographs and text panels lines the upper back wall.

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July 29 20072007-07-29January 01 20062006-01-01Photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk on a tiled floor covered with a woven mat. Several women in white sarees with gold borders sit and kneel, hands pressed in namaskar, while others hold brass items. Large ornate gold-and-brass ceremonial lamps and a tall golden ritual stand with many branches are arranged in front. Behind them, men in saffron and orange robes sit on a red cloth. A video camera on a tripod and a cameraman in a white shirt film the scene at right, and a small lit lamp glows in the lower right corner. Bare trees line the background.2012-11-27A photograph inside a large tented hall showing rows of devotees seated on the bare concrete floor for a puja. In the foreground, young people in plain white clothes sit in a long line, several with hair tied back, behind a row of ornate brass and silver oil lamps and bells, and a brass tray holding small silver ritual implements. Along the left, a camera on a tripod records the scene. Behind them, people in white and a few in orange robes stand near a white-draped stage. Yellow floor markings, garlanded pillars with painted patterns, and framed photographs and text panels line the tent walls.2007-07-29A large hall under a white tent canopy, filled with hundreds of devotees dressed in white seated on the floor in rows, with some wearing orange shawls. Many have brass puja trays and oil lamps with flower offerings placed before them, and several rows of brass bells and vessels line the front. Tall cylindrical banners in blue, yellow, red and multicoloured geometric patterns hang from the ceiling. A videographer with a camera on a tripod films from the right side, and large portrait photographs line the far wall. The scene reflects a satsang or puja gathering.2007-07-29A photograph of a ritual aarti being performed in a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Several young men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand behind a long table holding large brass lamps with flaming wicks. Along the floor in front, many seated women and girls in white saris and white dress hold brass oil lamps and bells in rows. On the right, a seated figure wearing an orange-red garment and a white turban sits beside a decorated multicolored canopy with a gold finial. Seated devotees in the foreground and at the edges watch the puja. Shelves with white T-shirts and framed pictures line the back wall.2008-12-29A seated group performs a padapuja-style ritual on a glossy white floor, with brass lamps, small silver-rimmed dishes and flower offerings set on orange cloth mats in long rows. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shawls with tripundra marks sit cross-legged, one holding a brass vessel, while beside them a man in orange robes with a shaved head kneels with hands folded in prayer. Further back, women in yellow and orange saris and men in white sit in rows facing the ritual space, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the front. The room has red curtains and white chairs along the wall. Whether the orange-robed figure is a person cannot be established from appearance here.2010-09-16A photograph of a ritual aarti at a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof. Four young men in white dhotis and cream kurtas with orange shawls stand at a long steel table, each holding a tall brass multi-tier lamp with flames. Along the left, women in white saris and white kurtas sit on mats beside rows of small brass oil lamps and bells. A seated figure in an orange robe and white turban, with garlands, sits to the right beneath a multicoloured canopy with gold-tipped poles, while devotees in dark clothing watch from the right. Wall posters and framed pictures hang behind them.2008-12-29A photograph of a group aarti ceremony in a covered hall with an orange cloth backdrop. Several performers in white clothes with orange shawls stand at a long table holding brass aarti lamps with flames, and some hold lit lamps aloft. Seated devotees in white sit along the left and front, with rows of brass oil lamps on the floor. Behind them a large crowd of people in white and orange watches. Decorative string lights, a brass kalasha and a pink garland hang at the right edge.2008-12-27A covered outdoor ritual hall with a corrugated metal roof and a long stainless steel table. Several men in saffron-orange shawls and dhotis stand behind the table, one holding a trident-topped staff and a brass bell, another a ceremonial brass vessel. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right holding a tall golden staff. Women in white saris sit on mats along the floor, many tending rows of brass oil lamps, bells and small lit lamps, with a tiered brass lamp in front. On the left, a red-draped platform holds many yellow-and-white decorated pots with mango-leaf and coconut motifs. A crowd of onlookers stands in the background near framed pictures on the wall. This appears to be a puja or aarti ritual with lamps and offerings.2008-12-28 +1 copiesJuly 17 20082008-07-17Wide view of a large hall with white marble floor and colourful woven tassel hangings along the ceiling. Rows of seated devotees sit on orange and maroon mats in front of brass plates with oil lamps, small bowls and pink containers. Many women in orange, maroon and cream saris with yellow shawls sit with hands folded in prayer, while men in white kurtas sit further back. A video camera on a tripod and a laptop are set up near the front. A red-draped platform stands at left, and the far end of the hall holds a seated gathering, with the audience numbering well over twenty.2010-12-28