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A photograph of an aarti ritual in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and tinsel and leaf festoons overhead. Five people in white clothes with yellow shawls stand at a row of steel-topped tables, raising lit oil lamps in brass stands in one hand, with several holding small bells or plates. Four of them are men and women wearing rudraksha malas. Three seated devotees in white sit in front, one ringing a bell and others with folded hands. A wall display behind shows a poster titled Growing Consciousness with photographs of saints and a yogi image. Potted plants and brass items sit on the tables.

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A photograph of a group aarti performed in a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Five young men in white kurtas with bright yellow shawls stand along a long steel counter, raising brass lamps with lit flames overhead while ringing small hand bells. Two women in white sarees sit at the front of the counter with lamps and a red-clad woman in the foreground tends items on the table. Behind them a wall displays framed photographs and a banner reading Growing Consciousness, and the room is decorated with tinsel garland, banana leaves and hanging pendant ornaments. a person is not visibly present in this scene.2009-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23December 26 20092009-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23A temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans shows a group of devotees performing aarti with oil lamps. Five young men in white dress with yellow shawls and gold necklaces stand at a long stainless steel counter raising lit lamps overhead. Seated women in white saris and men in white dress sit before brass lamps and a kalasha-like setup on a mat, hands folded in prayer. At the far right, a figure in orange robes with a flower garland sits on an orange-draped seat, which is a throne-like peetha. Colourful painted pillars, hanging garlands and framed portraits decorate the back wall.2009-12-23A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, showing devotees seated in rows at long metal-topped tables during a ritual. Several people wear white clothes, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beads; a few women in white sit at the left and foreground, one woman in a red garment at centre. Small oil lamps with flames and a brass vessel are set on the tables, and a row of banana plants and hanging mango-leaf and yellow-green garlands decorate the room. A banner on the wall displays photographs and a printed heading, and a wall poster shows a figure in saffron. Several people are seated in front of the tables, with the bearded man on the far right in white and a yellow shawl.2009-12-26A photograph of a ritual scene in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and a whitewashed wall with red painted border. Five standing men in white dhotis and white shirts wear yellow shawls and hold lit oil lamps (aarti) aloft in their right hands while ringing small handbells in their left. Behind them, framed photographs and a printed banner line the wall, and green leaves and gold tinsel hang from the ceiling. In the foreground, several women in white and a woman in a red blouse sit on the floor before a long stainless steel counter, with brass lamps, a tiered brass lamp stand, trays of yellow sweets and a small red cloth bundle. The scene appears to be an aarti offering. a person is not clearly identifiable among the men.2009-12-26December 24 20092009-12-24Photo of a ritual aarti in an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Five men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand at a steel table raising brass oil lamps with flames in one hand and holding small bells in the other. Brass lamps with flames sit on the table and small offering plates lie beside them. Behind them a banner titled Growing Consciousness shows photos of mountains and robed sadhus, with yellow tinsel and green leaf garlands decorating the wall. Two women in white stand at the lower left edge of the frame.2009-12-26December 24 20092009-12-24October 01 20082008-10-01A photograph of a ritual arati in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. In the foreground, a row of young people in white clothes with yellow shawls stand at a long stainless-steel counter, several holding lit multi-wick oil lamps and brass aarti lamps aloft. Brass bells and brass vessels sit on the counter. Seated women in white saris and white garments work with brass pooja items at the lower left. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand behind a railing at right and in the background. A small orange cloth hangs from the ceiling at left, and a wall display with framed pictures and a painted scroll sits behind the group. Strings of yellow and gold decorations hang overhead.2009-12-23