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A photograph of an evening puja in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and a metal railing. A standing priest in white robes and an orange stole raises a lit flame over a shrine decorated with orange and red cloth and garlanded deity murtis. To the right, a figure in an orange robe holds a lamp near a lit oil lamp on the altar. Brass oil lamps and a small brass object sit on the floor in front, where a seated man in white clothing tends the ritual items. A blurred woman in a red sari sits in the foreground, and a seated audience in white watches from the left behind a railing. Painted tall pillars with bold geometric colours frame the scene.

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June 01 20092009-06-01A covered outdoor-style hall during evening ritual worship. Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand at a long table lifting brass lamps and ceremonial vessels toward a shrine with a deity murti. Behind them a small kalasha-like brass item and a lit oil lamp stand. A man in an orange robe with shaved head stands at right, holding a brass lamp, in front of a red-and-orange shrine table. Seated devotees in white clothes line the left side. In the foreground a young girl in a pink sari and a man in white kneel among many brass lamps, a conch shell, and puja items spread on a mat. A tall orange cloth and banners with blue, red and yellow patterns hang from the ceiling. Oil lamps are lit.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01Evening aarti in a covered hall with a long metal table laid with brass oil lamps and a lit lamp tray. Standing priests in white clothing with red-orange shawls hold lamps before a shrine of deity murti and framed pictures on the back wall. A seated woman in a red garment and a man in white sit on the floor beside brass vessels. Seated audience in white and light clothing fills the left side, and orange drapes hang beside decorated pillars.2009-06-01A photograph of an indoor ritual hall under a corrugated metal roof, with tall painted cloth banners in red, yellow and blue patterns hanging from the ceiling. A woman in a pink and red sari kneels on a mat in the foreground, lighting a brass oil lamp among rows of brass lamps and a small lit tree-shaped lamp stand. Behind a long table, a man in white with a shawl sits near the altar and a second man in white is seated nearby. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor in rows. The altar holds painted deity murti and framed pictures, with an orange cloth draped over a pillar and a tiger-striped cushion on a chair at left.2009-06-01Evening aarti performed under a corrugated roof in an open hall. Four standing men in saffron-orange robes and white garments hold lit oil lamps high with both arms, while a row of seated people in white clothes sit before a long line of brass oil lamps, bells and lamp stands on the floor. Devotees sit in the background, some in white. Small wall shelves and a framed picture are visible at left, and a brass lamp stand stands at the center. The scene is lit warmly by the flames.2008-10-03Evening aarti performed in a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Three men in white dhotis or kurtas with yellow shawls stand in a row behind a long table, each holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward a decorated deity murti with a white arched backdrop. Several seated people in white and pale clothes sit at the table's near side among brass puja items, plates and flowers. A tall orange draped cylindrical stand, a potted palm and string lights with red and green bulbs decorate the scene, and a framed image hangs on the back wall with vertical striped banners beside it.October 03 20082008-10-03February 16 20092009-02-16Evening aarti at a covered temple hall lit by oil lamps. Four priests stand in a row behind a long low table, raising lit flames in brass lamps. Two wear white garments with red shawls and one wears an orange robe with a red shawl. Several seated devotees sit on the floor before the table amid rows of small oil lamps and brass vessels, with a few more people in the background. Green garland drapes hang at the left edge and a red curtain at the left, while a carved stone pillar stands on the left. A seated man in orange and white holds a drum at the lower right.2008-12-11February 23 20092009-02-23 +1 copies