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A photograph of a ritual inside a hall with glossy pale floor. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala kneels on the floor at center, holding a long-handled ladle toward a tall brass multi-tiered lamp stand with many burning oil lamps. Several men in white dhotis sit in a row at left behind small brass lamps and plates, with hands folded in prayer. A dark wooden chair is stacked against the back wall, and a red curtain hangs at right beside a white cabinet with folded orange cloth. A laptop sits on a low wooden table at right. The scene is lit by warm flame glow.

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May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of a kneeling priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a maroon border performing aarti. He holds a tiered silver lamp stand with many lit oil lamps in both hands, its flames glowing against the hall. A white pedestal fan stands beside him, a black bag and red cloth lie on a striped mat, and a sanctum with deity murtis and gold ornaments sits in the background. Visible at the lower left edge is part of another person. A plain description is given; the priest's identity is not established by appearance and is left as a priest.2012-05-10A photograph of a ritual scene with three men seated on the floor in a hall. The nearest man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a red border and holds a small brass oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe lifts a lit brass lamp and a burning wick, with smoke rising. A third man in a saffron robe sits further back, partly hidden, holding a lit lamp toward the group. On a red tray in the lower left are brass plates, a small brass lamp and a brass vessel. Blurred figures in orange and red clothing sit in the background, with warm lights and a laptop on a blue table at left.2011-01-21A photograph of a seated puja with three men in front of a brass oil lamp and incense smoke. The man in the centre, with a shaved head, wears an orange-saffron robe and raises a lit brass lamp with a flame. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a second lit lamp. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-bordered shawl holds a flame to a lamp near brass plates of offerings and a small brass kalasha on a red mat. Smoke drifts across the frame, and blurred devotees and a small table of equipment appear in the background. Aarti is being performed.2011-01-21Evening aarti in a covered temple hall lit by warm lamps. Three standing men in white dhotis and white shirts raise tiered brass aarti lamps with large flames toward a raised platform. A seated man in a tan shirt presses his palms together in prayer in the foreground, while a seated woman in a blue sari and a seated man in white attend to a row of polished brass lamps, bells and ritual vessels laid on a striped cloth. A small wall painting with a red wavy border sits behind the platform, and a silver bowl rests on a table at left. Several other people are partially visible at the right edge.2010-07-13Evening ritual in a hall with a large fire lit in a metal fire pit or lamp stand. A standing man with long, swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and holds a small metal vessel in one hand while raising the other arm toward the flame. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth with a dark cord looks toward the fire, and a seated man in orange sits at left. Several seated people in white and orange clothing are visible in the background near a person playing a stringed instrument. A woven orange banner hangs on the left and right walls and a large circular decorative piece is on the wall behind. Visible people: about five.2006-08-22December 10 20072007-12-10Indoor puja in a hall with red curtains and pale walls. Women in orange and red sarees and salwar kameez sit on the floor with palms pressed together and eyes closed, and oil lamps burn on brass trays before them. In the foreground a tall silver multi-tiered lamp stand with a flame and petals sits on a red cloth. Other devotees, some in green and blue, are seated in rows behind.2012-05-16July 11 20122012-07-11July 11 20122012-07-11July 11 20122012-07-11Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, stand in a row performing aarti with lit brass oil lamps held high. The man on the far right has a shaved head with white tilak markings and a rudraksha mala, and holds his lamp at shoulder height. Behind them, a golden shrine houses a pink deity murti under a golden arch on the left. Seated devotees in white fill the lower left and right foreground. A camera on a tripod records the scene near a white-covered table. Red curtains and framed photographs line the hall walls.2016-10-12