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Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a plain wall, metal scaffolding and hanging orange and yellow patterned fabric. At centre, a man in orange robes and a second man in white dhoti hold flaming lamps or torches during arati. A standing man in an orange robe holds a video camera on a tripod. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and right side. Two large framed photographic portraits hang on the wall behind the ritual, and a small flower arrangement lies at the right edge.

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Indoor evening aarti at a hall with a bare concrete wall, a red-brown door and a metal scaffold frame. Several men in white dhoti-style clothes and white shirts hold brass aarti plates with lit oil lamps and flames, facing left. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with dark hair holds a lamp plate. A man in an orange robe on the right operates a camera on a tripod. Behind the group, large framed portraits of a long-haired figure hang on the wall beside an orange and white banner, and a few seated people in white sit on the floor. Two rows of seated devotees are visible in the background.2006-07-11Indoor 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 17 20082008-07-17February 16 20092009-02-16Photograph 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.2008-07-17Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three men stand at left in orange and white clothing, one holding a large brass lamp stand with multiple lit oil lamps, another holding a ceremonial lamp. Seated in the foreground and centre are priests in orange and white robes and devotees in white, with a brass bell and brass puja vessels on a mat. Many seated devotees, mostly in white, fill the rows, and framed photographs line the wall at right. A printed banner with text hangs on the back wall. Appears to be an aarti with lamps during a puja.2009-02-16Evening 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.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16Three standing men in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls perform aarti in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof. The man on the left holds a flaming wick lamp with a tilak on his forehead, the centre man holds a brass lamp with a lit flame, and the man on the right holds a brass lamp stand with flames. Several seated people in white garments sit on mats in the background and foreground, with brass lamps arranged on the floor. Woven patterned banners in orange, blue and red hang on the walls, and a small speaker and wooden table are visible.2007-10-15July 17 20082008-07-17Evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three male devotees stand at the front raising lit multi-wick brass lamps in one hand and ringing handbells in the other. The two on the left wear white dhotis with orange shawls; the one in the centre wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and a red thread around his neck. A boy in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the lower left, and rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor on the right. Rows of brass oil lamps stand on a mat in front, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind them.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16