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January 01 20162016-01-01July 31 20152015-07-31January 01 20162016-01-01Dim hall lit mainly by small oil lamps and a red wash of light. Several young women in red and orange sarees with bare shoulders stand in a row at a long table covered with striped multicolour cloths, holding their arms outstretched over brass lamps and bells. Behind them, seated devotees in white and saffron sit on the floor before offerings and a row of small lit lamps, with a large screen glowing red on the far wall. Sparse decorations and framed posters line the walls. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-03-18A dimly lit hall with a red-orange glow where several women in red and orange-red garments stand in a row holding lit oil lamps, arms extended toward a long table covered with multicoloured striped runners. Tiered brass lamp stands with many flames and small brass bells sit on the table. Seated devotees fill the floor on the right, and a screen on the far wall shows lit lamps. The scene resembles a lamp offering ritual, with the women performing aarti.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and colourful hanging pennants fills the frame, with a crowd of several hundred people seated in rows on orange and white mats. Most wear white dhoti-style clothing and sit cross-legged with palms together, many holding small oil lamps lit in front of them. Brass trays with offerings, plates, and small brass vessels sit before the seated rows. Two monastic men in saffron-orange robes sit near the front left, one with a shaved head. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor stand near the centre. The scene suggests a group puja or satsang, with lamps lit as devotees sit quietly in meditation or prayer.2010-11-13October 25 20102010-10-25A large hall filled with seated devotees, most dressed in white, with a row of people in orange and saffron robes at the front. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested sit on red mats before small plates of offerings, each holding a lit oil lamp. A white raised platform with steps stands at the left edge. Tall decorative banners in orange, white and blue hang from the ceiling along the back wall, and a tripod-mounted camera stands among the seated participants. The scene suggests a pada puja ritual with lamp offerings, though no deity or specific person is clearly identifiable.2010-09-16Photograph of an evening aarti in a large tented hall decorated with hanging colourful tassel ornaments. In the foreground, a line of priests in saffron-orange dhotis and white clothes stands before low tables draped in white, each holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the left holding a brass lamp. Behind them, a large seated audience dressed in white and yellow shawls fills the hall. A camera operator on a tripod stands at the right, and an audio stand is visible.2008-07-17November 13 20102010-11-13October 12 20162016-10-12