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Evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three men stand behind a red-draped table, each holding a brass multi-tiered oil lamp with flames. The man in the centre wears an orange robe, an orange shawl, a red tilak and a gold necklace, with a small bell on the table in front of him. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl; the man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and a wristwatch. Seated devotees in yellow shawls and white clothes watch from the floor. Behind them, a wall display of framed photographs and a printed banner labelled 'Growing Consciousness' shows sadhus meditating in mountain settings, with a colourful striped cloth hanging nearby.

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September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30Evening aarti in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three young men stand at a red-draped table holding tiered brass lamps lit with many flames. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl; the middle figure wears an orange robe; the man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and holds a flaming lamp. Brass bells and oil lamps sit on the table. Seated devotees in orange and yellow clothing watch, and a seated monk in maroon robes sits at the right. Behind them, a banner titled Growing Consciousness shows mountain imagery and photographs, beside a painted pillar with a bird motif.2008-09-30Evening aarti in a plain indoor hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fan. Three men hold brass multi-tiered oil lamps with lit flames, the central one in an orange saffron robe and the others in white kurtas with orange shawls. Seated devotees watch in the foreground, including several women in white and yellow. Behind them a wall display shows a framed photo and a large poster reading 'Growing Consciousness', with images of saints in meditation and mountain scenery, a colourful striped kalasha-like pillar, and bells lie on the floor at left. a person is not clearly visible; the central lamp-bearer's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive.2008-09-30Three men perform aarti with oil lamps in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl and holds a lamp raised overhead with one hand while holding a bell. The central man wears an orange robe, a yellow-and-white flower garland and an orange shawl, holding a lit lamp and a bell. The man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and raises a lamp and bell. Seated devotees in front, several with hands joined in namaskar, watch from long tables. Behind them are framed photographs and a banner reading 'Growing Consciousness'. A colorful kalasha-style pillar stands at right.2008-10-01September 30 20082008-09-30Three men in white and saffron perform an aarti in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fan. The man at centre wears an orange robe, a gold necklace and a red-and-orange shawl, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit brass lamp in the other. The man on the left in white with orange shawl raises a flaming lamp, and the man on the right in white with orange shawl raises another flaming lamp. Seated devotees, including children, watch below. On the wall behind them hang a large panel showing a yogi meditating in mountain settings and a photo of a bearded sage, plus a smaller framed picture and a painted cylindrical object.2008-10-01September 30 20082008-09-30Three men in ceremonial dress perform aarti with multi-tiered brass lamps, each lamp fully lit with flames, on a red-draped stage in a plain hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fan. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl; the central man wears an orange robe, a rudraksha-style mala and gold neck ornament; the man on the right wears white with an orange shawl. Seated audience members in white and yellow sit below, and a brass bell rests on the stage. Framed posters on the walls show saints and devotional images, and a striped kalasha-like pillar stands beside the stage.2008-09-30Photograph of an aarti ceremony in a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and a strip of tinsel and paper decorations overhead. Four young men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand in a line behind a long stainless steel counter, each holding a brass multi-tiered lamp with lit oil flames. One man at the left holds a lamp near small hanging brass bells, and a brass bell and small oil lamps sit on the counter. A banner on the back wall shows framed portrait photographs of saints and a seated figure in meditation above printed text. Several seated devotees are visible in the background, and a partially visible lamp is in the lower left foreground. No identifiable a person appearance is confirmed in the scene.2009-12-24December 30 20082008-12-30