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Evening aarti in a plain indoor hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fan. Three men hold brass multi-tiered oil lamps with lit flames, the central one in an orange saffron robe and the others in white kurtas with orange shawls. Seated devotees watch in the foreground, including several women in white and yellow. Behind them a wall display shows a framed photo and a large poster reading 'Growing Consciousness', with images of saints in meditation and mountain scenery, a colourful striped kalasha-like pillar, and bells lie on the floor at left. a person is not clearly visible; the central lamp-bearer's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive.

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September 30 20082008-09-30Three men in white and saffron perform an aarti in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fan. The man at centre wears an orange robe, a gold necklace and a red-and-orange shawl, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit brass lamp in the other. The man on the left in white with orange shawl raises a flaming lamp, and the man on the right in white with orange shawl raises another flaming lamp. Seated devotees, including children, watch below. On the wall behind them hang a large panel showing a yogi meditating in mountain settings and a photo of a bearded sage, plus a smaller framed picture and a painted cylindrical object.2008-10-01Three men perform aarti with oil lamps in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl and holds a lamp raised overhead with one hand while holding a bell. The central man wears an orange robe, a yellow-and-white flower garland and an orange shawl, holding a lit lamp and a bell. The man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and raises a lamp and bell. Seated devotees in front, several with hands joined in namaskar, watch from long tables. Behind them are framed photographs and a banner reading 'Growing Consciousness'. A colorful kalasha-style pillar stands at right.2008-10-01Evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three men stand behind a red-draped table, each holding a brass multi-tiered oil lamp with flames. The man in the centre wears an orange robe, an orange shawl, a red tilak and a gold necklace, with a small bell on the table in front of him. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl; the man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and a wristwatch. Seated devotees in yellow shawls and white clothes watch from the floor. Behind them, a wall display of framed photographs and a printed banner labelled 'Growing Consciousness' shows sadhus meditating in mountain settings, with a colourful striped cloth hanging nearby.2008-09-30Evening aarti in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three young men stand at a red-draped table holding tiered brass lamps lit with many flames. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl; the middle figure wears an orange robe; the man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and holds a flaming lamp. Brass bells and oil lamps sit on the table. Seated devotees in orange and yellow clothing watch, and a seated monk in maroon robes sits at the right. Behind them, a banner titled Growing Consciousness shows mountain imagery and photographs, beside a painted pillar with a bird motif.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30October 01 20082008-10-01September 30 20082008-09-30December 26 20092009-12-26Photograph of an evening arati ceremony under a corrugated roof inside a temple-like hall. Three men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls raise lit multi-wick brass oil lamps overhead, while a fourth man in white holds a small brass bell. A child in a yellow top and several seated devotees in the foreground reach toward a lit lamp on a counter. A wall panel reads Growing Consciousness beside painted figures. Several people are visible, including partially visible hands and heads in the foreground.2010-07-13