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A photograph of a covered pavilion during a ritual service. Several young men in white dhotis and yellow shawls with beaded necklaces stand in a row holding brass lamps and ritual vessels. Seated women and girls in white with yellow borders sit at long tables behind rows of polished brass oil lamps, some holding small cups. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a garland stands near an orange-draped frame, with a second orange-clad person beside. Orange fabric swags, hanging multicoloured tassels and a banner with a printed portrait line the ceiling and walls, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background.

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A photograph of a covered ashram pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and hanging ceremonial decorations. In the foreground, a row of seated women in white saris with rudraksha malas sits behind long low tables filled with brass oil lamps, several lit. Standing behind them, young men in white kurtas with yellow shawls hold lit oil lamps and flowers. On the right, a figure in a saffron/orange robe with garlands stands among other saffron-robed sannyasis, with brass ceremonial items nearby. A banner on the back wall shows portraits and a printed slogan. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees watches the ritual.2009-12-23A photograph of a ritual puja in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Several young men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls stand behind a long metal-topped table, holding brass ritual implements and lamps. Women in white saris with yellow borders sit cross-legged on a striped mat in front, tending brass lamps, bells and a small incense burner. On the right, a robed figure in orange saffron garments sits with a garland and a ceremonial staff, and another orange-robed person stands beside him, wearing rudraksha beads. Behind them stand many devotees in white, and colourful decorative pillars and framed pictures line the walls. Brass lamps and a conch shell fill the foreground.2009-12-23December 29 20092009-12-29December 23 20092009-12-23A 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 ritual performance in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a long dark stage platform. Several young men and women in orange saffron and white garments raise tiered brass aarti lamps with flames, with a further man in white and orange at the far right. Seated in white saris and dhotis along the front, several women play small brass hand bells and cymbals arranged on a mat, while a man in white plays a drum at the right edge. A seated crowd of devotees fills the background beneath red and orange hanging garlands and a small framed picture on the wall.2008-12-24A photograph of a temple ritual in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with hanging yellow-green leaf garlands. Five men in saffron-orange shawls over white garments stand behind a long steel counter ringing handbells and holding small brass vessels, while a man in white with a bead necklace stands at the right beside a decorated deity murti draped in orange and garlanded. In front, several women in white saris sit on a mat amid rows of brass oil lamps, one waving a white fly-whisk or chamara, another holding a bell. A seated older man in white at the right has his hands folded in devotion. No identifiable a person is visible, so the people are described by role only.2008-12-31December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a ritual inside a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. Five or six young women and men in white clothes with yellow sashes stand at a long metal-topped table raising lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamps, while women seated on the floor tend rows of brass pots and bells. Orange drapery hangs at the left, and a figure in saffron robes with a flower garland sits at the right near the seated crowd. Devotees in white and orange fill the background, and a brass trident and decorated pillars stand along the right wall. Aarti lamps and a brass puja setting indicate a lamp ritual.2009-12-23A photograph of a ritual performance in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and whitewashed walls. Five men stand at the back holding lit oil lamps aloft and small handbells; four wear saffron/orange shawls and beaded necklaces, one wears white with an orange shawl. Along a low table, several women in white saris sit on a striped mat before rows of brass oil lamps and a large brass conical lamp, some ringing bells or tending the lamps. A seated crowd of devotees watches from behind. Hanging decorations with colourful toys and a framed picture are visible on the walls. a person's presence is not clearly visible, so no candidate is marked.2008-12-24December 29 20092009-12-29A covered temple-like hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans shows a ritual in progress. Standing on the right, a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl and a beaded garland holds a large brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with flames. Beside him, another man in white and yellow holds a similar brass lamp, and a third standing figure with a yellow shawl holds a lit lamp. Several women in white saris sit on the floor at a long metal-topped table arranging brass lamps and ritual items. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and yellow clothing watch, and a banner on the back wall shows painted saints. Strings of yellow flags hang from the roof and an orange cloth drapes beside the wall, indicating an aarti and pooja ceremony.2009-12-23