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A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, raising a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a shrine. Behind her, a framed portrait of a woman in orange clothing with a garland sits above a seated deity murti draped in flower garlands, with a kalasha-like vessel, sheaves of wheat and fruit offerings on a white-draped altar. A small fire burns in front of the altar among fruit, flowers and brass vessels. Seated devotees, including several women in patterned and yellow clothes, watch from the lower right and left. Large painted backdrop panels show temple-style illustrations and a tree. The scene reads as a puja with aarti and fire offerings.

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October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of a ritual worship scene inside a hall. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit lamp in her right hand toward a fire pit. Seated devotees in white and light clothing sit at the bottom edge, one woman at left with palms pressed together in namaskar. A central fire burns above a tiered offering table covered with white cloth, bananas, apples, coconuts, marigold garlands and small brass vessels. Behind the altar, a deity murti stands draped in garlands on a wooden throne, flanked by a kalasha and a backdrop painting of trees. This appears to be a homa or puja offering.2011-10-26A photograph of a devotional aarti in a hall with a large backdrop mural of a temple-like scene. In the foreground, a woman in white clothing with a long dark braid and an orange-edged shawl holds up a lit multi-flame oil lamp, its flames bright orange. On a low raised altar before her sits a seated figure dressed in orange and maroon with white and yellow garlands, flanked by brass vessels, offerings of fruit and flowers, and coconuts on a white-covered table. Behind the altar a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Another person in white kneels at the lower right edge.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A homa fire burns on a flower-decorated altar in an indoor hall. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel. Behind the altar, a seated figure in a dark robe with a garland of white flowers sits on a carved wooden throne before a deity murti draped in green cloth. Fruit, coconuts, marigold garlands and brass bowls surround the fire. Several women with long dark hair sit on the floor at right, watching the ritual. Painted temple scenes decorate the walls behind.2011-10-26A woman in a white sari with an orange border, seen from behind with long dark hair pulled back, holds up a large lit multi-tiered oil lamp in aarti toward a shrine. On a raised platform a seated figure in orange-and-red clothing wearing a garland is placed before a framed portrait. Behind the shrine a large backdrop shows a painted temple gateway with carved pillars, a golden deity figure, and a wall of green foliage. Marigold garlands, flower offerings, coconuts and brass vessels sit on the platform in front, and a small kalasha with garland stands beside the figure. The scene looks like a puja at an ashram hall.2011-10-26A woman in a white sari with a long dark braid stands at left, back to the camera, holding a lit flame aloft toward an ornate temple-style backdrop. The large printed backdrop shows carved stone pillars, a rainbow-coloured circular motif, and a tree at right. In front of it, a framed portrait of a figure in orange garments is garlanded with white and yellow flowers, and a deity murti sits on a pedestal decorated with marigolds and a palm-leaf fan. Seated devotees fill the lower foreground, and an oil lamp burns in front of the stage.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of an aarti being performed before a large projected backdrop of a temple shrine with carved stone pillars, green foliage, and a deity murti with garlands and a kalasha-like altar in front. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a long dark braid stands with her back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Several seated devotees, seen from behind, watch from the lower right, and small flames burn on the platform edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2011-10-26