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Outdoor-style covered hall with corrugated roof and orange triangular bunting. A priest in orange robe and dhoti raises a large lit brass aarti lamp toward a seated figure. Rows of stainless steel bowls filled with offerings are stacked on pink-draped tables and on the floor in front. A seated man in white dhoti and a white shawl sits with an orange cushion and garland, flanked by devotees in orange and saffron clothing. A decorated multicolored umbrella and a gold deity murti stand at the right, and a crowd of devotees sits behind a metal railing.

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A ritual scene in a covered hall with corrugated metal roof and orange triangular bunting. In the foreground, rows of stainless steel bowls on red cloth hold offerings. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands on the left raising a lit multi-tier lamp (aarti) with flames. Centre right, a man in white dhoti and cream shirt with a red and gold shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a raised seat, hands folded, while devotees in orange and red robes sit nearby. A decorated umbrella with a yellow and green canopy shelters a deity murti on the right, and a trident stands beside it. Devotees in saffron and white sit behind a metal railing, some with palms together. Banners with text hang on the walls at left.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photo of a ritual offering in an indoor hall with a white tiled wall and a corrugated roof. A man in orange robes stands at the right, extending his arm toward a seated group of devotees in orange and white clothing, several with palms pressed together. Rows of stainless steel plates piled with food offerings are arranged on red-draped tables and along the floor in the foreground, with a white-draped altar holding a brass lamp and small bells at center. A tall lit brass lamp stands behind the altar. Behind the barrier, a large crowd of women in saris and men watch the ceremony. A photographer in orange stands at far left. Some large sanctity-related prints hang on the wall at the top.2009-01-01A ritual scene under a corrugated roof decorated with rows of saffron pennants. In the foreground, rows of silver steel bowls hold offerings on a red-carpeted platform. A man in orange dhoti and shawl with a tilak and beaded necklace stands at left holding a large lit oil lamp aloft, performing aarti. Behind him, a man in white and orange garments stands near a golden trident. Seated at right is a figure with long dark hair and a white garment with a red floral garland and gold necklace, and beside them a bearded man in orange robes with hands folded. Other men in orange sit at right with palms joined. Seated devotees fill the background, and ceremonial pillars wrapped in patterned fabric stand along the sides.2009-01-01A photo inside a covered open-sided hall at a KAILASA ashram during a puja. In the foreground, rows of polished steel bowls are set on the floor. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl stands on the left, raising a lit oil lamp with one hand and holding a small bell in the other, with a yellow-gold necklace. Seated in the centre-right on an orange cushion is a figure in white dhoti and white shawl with a red flower garland and gold necklaces, hands in anjali, with a trident-topped rod behind him. Saffron-clad devotees sit beside him, and rows of seated women in white and pink saris fill the background, with orange triangular bunting strung overhead.2009-01-01A photograph of a ritual offering at an open-sided hall hung with orange triangular bunting. On a raised stage, a man in an orange robe with a beaded necklace stands near a brass lamp and a small white-draped table, beside several seated figures in orange and white. Many tiers of silver bowls filled with sweets, fruit, rice and colourful offerings line the right foreground, with a brass conch and a silver vessel nearby. A woman in a white sari with a yellow-trimmed shawl sits with hands joined in front of the offerings, and a crowd of seated devotees in white, orange and yellow fills the left side. A yellow and multicoloured parasol stands behind the stage, and garlanded deity images hang on the back wall. The pictured stage activity is a puja with 1008 naivedyam offerings. Visible people number roughly 30 to 40.2009-01-01Indoor ritual puja under a corrugated metal roof hung with rows of orange triangular pennants. A standing priest in orange robes and a gold chain holds a lit flame aloft in his right hand and a small bell in his left. Before him, rows of steel bowls are arranged on the floor. Seated on an orange cushion at right is a figure in cream dhoti and shawl with a crown-like headpiece, a gold trident behind him, and red and white flower garlands, hands joined in namaskar. Beside him sits another person in orange robes with palms pressed together, and a younger man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at far right. Seated devotees in saris and white clothing fill the background behind a metal railing. A tasselled decorative banner hangs at upper right.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01