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Photograph of an evening temple arti in a small orange-walled shrine room with a corrugated metal roof. Two priests in white dhotis and white shawls stand side by side. The nearer priest, with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a gold bead mala, holds a brass bell in his right hand and a brass arti lamp with a lit flame in his left. The priest behind him holds a lit oil lamp and wears a gold bead necklace. A seated elderly man in white and a woman in white sit at a metal counter on the left. A wall sign reads that more than 20,000 people in 247 countries are hearing Anandeshwar-Anandeshwari live on the web. A string of two people counts as physical people in the scene.

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October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a covered temple hall with red walls and a corrugated roof, where priests perform aarti at a long stone counter. Four men in white dhotis and white shawls stand at the counter holding large lit multi-tiered brass oil lamps, flames burning brightly. Two women in light-coloured saris sit on mats at the front, one pouring from a brass vessel, and a line of brass lamps and bells sits on mats below. A steel water dispenser stands at left, and a red wall sign is visible behind the group.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a covered temple-side hall with orange walls and a corrugated metal roof. Behind a long orange counter, three standing men in white dhotis and white shawls, one with a shaved head and red-and-white cord, stand over lit brass lamps and tiered lamp stands. Seated on mats in front, two women in white and one in red sit tending rows of brass oil lamps, with several lamps already burning. A silver water urn stands at left, and a framed picture hangs on the wall behind. No figure matching a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so this is a priest and devotee scene during lamp-lighting worship.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple hall with an orange-painted wall and corrugated roof where a ritual aarti is underway. Three men in white dhotis with white shawls stand at the back raising tall, multi-tiered lit oil lamps with flames. Along a long orange and grey platform in the foreground, women in white clothing sit on mats beside rows of brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, with one woman holding a lit lamp. A golden deity murti stands on a red-draped altar at the left, with a small oil lamp burning in front. Devotees sit on the right side near a railing. A printed sign on the orange wall reads about a Nithyananda centre visited by many people from many countries.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style aarti being performed in a red-walled hall with a corrugated roof. Several men in white dhotis and shawls stand and kneel at a long metal counter holding tiered brass lamps lit with bright flames, and one man in glasses and a rudraksha mala rings a handheld bell. A woman in a pale floral top and a head covering kneels at the front with an oil lamp, and another woman in white sits at the far left beside rows of small brass lamps. Nearby stands a steel water urn and a tray of orange cloth, while a red-and-blue banner hangs on the wall.2010-10-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of an evening aarti at a temple-like hall with a red-orange wall and corrugated roof. Four men in white dhotis and white shawls stand at a long stainless-steel counter lifting tiered brass lamps with multiple lit wicks, flames rising high. Two women in white and a woman in a floral blouse kneel on mats in front, reaching toward rows of polished brass lamps and offering bowls laid out on the floor. A sign on the wall reads Ashram-style text about visitors and the Ardhanareeshwara-Ardhanareeshwari deity, and a framed picture hangs to the right. The men shave their heads and no one in view is identifiable as a person.2010-10-16 +1 copiesPhoto of a ritual at a covered open-sided hall with a red-orange wall and corrugated metal roof. Three men in white dhotis and white shawls stand at a raised counter holding lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamps with flames. Three women in white and pale clothing sit on mats at the left, arranging and lighting rows of small brass oil lamps and bells. A banner and a wall notice are visible behind them, and a steel water urn stands at the far left. No identifiable a person is clearly visible among the people.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-hall ritual setting with a row of polished brass oil lamps (diyas) on a woven mat along a long orange-red counter. Three women in white sarees sit at the lamps; one tends a lit lamp near the center, and the lamps are being set in rows. Behind the counter, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at a small altar, and a second man in white with a mala stands at right while a younger man in white with a red-bordered dhoti stands at far right. A steel water urn stands at left, and a wall sign reads about more than 30,000 people visiting from 247 countries. Five people are visible, and the scene is a satsang-hall setting.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple aarti ceremony inside a red-walled hall with a corrugated roof. Four men in white dhoti-style clothing, with white shawls, stand at a long stone-edged ledge holding large multi-tiered brass lamps with bright flames. Two women in white and cream saris sit on mats at the lower left, one holding a lamp and the other raising one; rows of small brass lamps and bells sit on mats on the floor. A framed picture and a red information board reading Gods blessing from over 39,000 people in 147 countries are visible on the walls. No person here is identifiable as the a person with the cues required, so no candidate is named.2010-10-16 +1 copies