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A photograph of an indoor ceremony held under a white tent with hanging colourful decorative banners. Several men stand in a row along a yellow-lined aisle holding brass ritual implements, including small lamps and bells. Those on the left wear white clothes with orange scarves; the central figures wear orange-saffron robes and hold lamps. A cameraman in white with a yellow scarf films from the right on a tripod. Rows of seated devotees in white and yellow clothing fill the hall, with white-covered tables in front of the ritual group. The scene resembles a puja or aarti.

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July 17 20082008-07-17Photograph 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.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17Evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three men stand in the foreground holding lit brass oil lamps aloft; the central one wears an orange saffron wrap over a white kurta and holds a small bell, while the man on the left wears an orange shawl over white and the man on the right wears white with an orange sash. Seated devotees in orange and white fill the floor, and a row of brass oil lamps and a small brass kalasha-style vessel rest on a mat in front. Framed photographs hang on the back wall.2009-02-16October 07 20102010-10-07July 07 20092009-07-07Indoor ritual scene in a large hall with striped pillars draped in colourful patterned cloth. In the centre, a man in white robes raises a lit flame on a lamp, while a man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands beside him holding a burning lamp aloft. Another man in white stands at the right, and a bearded man in orange clothing stands near a tripod camera. Many seated people in white clothes sit on the floor in rows along the left, some holding small items and a brass vessel. Two large framed portraits of a smiling woman in traditional dress hang on the back wall. Flowers decorate the lower right corner.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A large hall with white floor and pale walls hung with colourful woven banners and orange tassels. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most dressed in white dhotis and shawls, some women in yellow and orange saris. Along the front, several men perform a puja with brass plates, small oil lamps and offering trays set on orange mats. A man in an orange robe sits near the centre-left holding a lit lamp, and a cameraman with a tripod films from the left. Many more attendees fill the background.2010-09-15July 07 20092009-07-07October 21 20102010-10-21