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A photograph of an indoor puja in a hall with a plain pale blue wall and a decorative red-and-white border painted along it. Several devotees sit on the floor on mats, most wearing white garments with yellow shawls; some hold lit multi-tiered brass lamps (aarti lamps) with flames, and a small fire pit with burning wood and offerings sits at left. Brass vessels and lamps are arranged along a long counter on the right, with a few standing attendants in white and yellow in the background. Framed pictures hang on the upper wall, and a small blue sign is fixed to the wall at left.

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June 06 20102010-06-06Indoor puja in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white-washed walls. A row of standing attendants in white dhotis or tunics with yellow shawls holds lit oil lamps and bells over a long white altar table lined with brass ritual items and small brass lamps. Seated devotees on mats, some in white with yellow shawls and one in an orange shawl, face the altar. Brass kalasha-style vessels and lamps sit on the floor in front, and a small fire pit with offerings smoulders at left. A framed picture and banner hang on the back wall.2010-06-06December 24 20092009-12-24Indoor puja at a temple-style hall under a corrugated metal roof with ceiling fans. Three standing people in white clothes with yellow shawls raise lit aarti lamps toward the upper area. Seated devotees in white and yellow sit on mats; one wears an orange shawl. Brass oil lamps, a tiered brass lamp stand and kalasha-type vessels sit on a long counter and floor, with incense smoke rising at left. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind. a person is not visibly identifiable among the people, so no candidate is claimed.2010-06-06A photograph of an evening aarti in an open hall with a whitewashed wall and a red and green painted border. Three men in white dhotis and shirts with yellow shawls stand at a long counter swinging lit oil lamps and brass bells. Several women sit on mats along the counter; one in an orange sari holds a small brass lamp and another in orange with a long braid faces the counter. Brass lamps, a conch-shaped brass vessel and other ritual brass items are arranged on the floor and counter.2010-07-09Evening aarti in a dimly lit hall with a plain white-washed wall and a red painted border. Three standing men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls raise brass lamps with flames above a long stainless counter. Several seated women in white, pink and orange saris tend rows of brass oil lamps and lamp stands on the floor, and a man in a checked shirt sits at the left. Devotees offer flames as part of the ritual.2010-07-09December 24 20092009-12-24December 14 20102010-12-14A dimly lit indoor scene of women seated on the floor holding small oil lamps and brass vessels in an aarti-like gathering. Several women in orange-red saris with red borders sit at the front, one with a red tilak on her forehead and a gold necklace. Behind them women in white sarees with yellow shawls hold lit flames. A shelf with steel pots and a kettle is on the wall behind, and a few brass items and a cloth sit on the floor. The lamps are the main light source.2011-01-01July 09 20102010-07-09A group of women seated on the floor performing an aarti ceremony, each holding a lit oil lamp in one hand. Most wear white and red sarees with red shawls, and one woman in the foreground wears a white-and-green bordered sari with a red shawl and a red bindi. A woman at the right edge wears orange robes. Brass plates with flowers, kumkum and other offerings sit on orange mats in front of them. A brown cloth backdrop hangs behind the group. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-12-26Evening aarti performed in a covered hall with a long white counter. Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand at the counter holding lit multi-wick oil lamps aloft in their right hands, while bells are held in the other hands. A woman in an orange saree sits cross-legged in front, holding a small brass lamp, and other seated devotees in white and pink saris sit on the floor. Brass oil lamps, a conch shell and brass vessels are arranged on the floor and counter, and the hall has a red-and-white painted border on the wall.2010-07-09