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Indoor evening ritual in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hung with framed photographs and a banner. Three young men in white and orange-saffron garments stand at left raising lit oil lamps, one holding a small bell in his other hand, with flames visible at the top. Seated on the floor, a figure in orange robes and a red-orange shawl sits on a low raised seat with hands in prayer, flanked by seated men in saffron and white. Ritual brass vessels and lamps are placed on the floor. A large seated audience in white, orange and pink clothing fills the foreground and right side, many watching the ceremony.

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Indoor evening ritual in a hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Standing at left, several men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls hold up lit oil lamps and small handbells during an aarti. Seated on the floor in front, rows of men in saffron-orange robes and white garments sit beside a brass lamp stand and a row of brass oil lamps on a mat. Behind them a large crowd of devotees, mostly in white, fills the room. Framed photographs and a painted banner hang on the walls, and a few people in white and yellow sit at the lower right edge.2009-02-16Evening aarti in a covered hall with a blue wall and corrugated roof. Three young men stand at the front holding brass lamps with flames aloft: the left one in white dhoti with an orange shawl, the middle one in saffron-orange robes, the right one in white with an orange shawl. Seated devotees in orange and white fill the floor and rows behind, many women and children among them. Brass oil lamps and a small brass kalasha sit on mats in front. Framed photographs and printed panels hang on the wall to the right, and a pink curtain edges the left side.2009-02-16A ritual aarti scene under a corrugated roof at an ashram hall. Five men stand in a row raising lit oil lamps or flames; four wear saffron/orange dhotis and shawls with beaded necklaces, and one at the far right wears white with an orange shawl. Before them, six women in white and cream saris sit cross-legged behind a long table lined with brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha and small brass vessels, with one woman at the right with hands folded in prayer. A seated crowd watches in the background, and a garlanded red and white decorative hanging and paper lanterns hang above. A poster-like picture is on the back wall.2008-12-24February 16 20092009-02-16A photograph of an evening ritual in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Several men in ceremonial dress stand at left and centre, raising brass lamps with multiple flames above their heads; one wears white with an orange shawl, another an orange robe and shawl, and a third white clothing with an orange sash. Seated rows of devotees in white and orange sit on the floor, with brass oil lamps arranged in front of them on a mat. Framed photographs and banners line the back wall, and a woman in red sits at right.2009-02-16Photograph of a Navaratri evening ritual in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Four young men in saffron-orange robes stand at a long table holding brass aarti lamps, tiered conical lamps with flames rising from the top. Behind them, younger boys and young people in white clothes sit cross-legged on a mat before rows of brass lamps and bells. Framed photographs and banners hang on the white walls, and a seated audience watches from the back. The setting suggests an aarti ceremony with lamp offerings.2008-10-03February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16December 27 20082008-12-27Indoor evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. Two men in orange robes and white dhotis hold lit multi-tiered brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) toward the front, flames glowing. Seated rows of devotees on the floor, including men in white with yellow shawls and several women in orange saris, face the lamps. Brass bells and vessels sit on a mat in front. Framed photographs hang on the back wall beside a banner with printed text.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16Indoor evening ritual at an ashram hall with a tin roof and fluorescent tube lights. A standing young man in white clothes with an orange shawl rings a handbell and gestures over a row of brass oil lamps (diyas) set on a cloth. Seated beside him, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a large multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with flames. Behind them, a crowd sits on the floor, many in orange and white garments, some with orange shawls, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl kneels at left. Framed photographs and banners on the walls show portraits and religious images. A cameraman stands at the back right. Some people wear red and orange robes, and a monk in orange sits at centre.2009-02-16