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August 09 20072007-08-09A ritual performance in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, where three standing young men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls hold brass ritual implements. The man on the left holds a bell and a small lamp, the central man holds a bell and a brass vessel, and the man on the right holds a bell and a small brass item. Several seated participants in white clothes sit on mats before rows of brass oil lamps and a brass deity murti set, while a larger seated audience in white fills the background. Hanging decorative banners in red, blue and yellow patterns, a speaker and a fan are visible. Four people are prominent, with a larger group seated behind them.2007-10-13A covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hosts a group ceremony. Several standing and kneeling devotees in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls perform a ritual with brass lamps and vessels on low orange stands, and a standing man in white holds an offering. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothes fills the floor, and tall striped cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the ceiling. On the left a man in an orange shawl stands near a drum. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the visible people are devotees and priests in white and saffron.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof, showing a fire ritual. Three standing men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls hold up flaming lamps, one on the left swinging a burning torch, the middle two lamps raised. Behind them a row of seated devotees in white clothing sits on mats with brass lamps and vessels on the floor. Tall decorated pillars with coloured patterns and an orange cloth hang at the back, and a seated man in an orange shawl sits in a white chair on the right. The scene suggests an aarti with oil lamps.2007-10-15A covered hall with a corrugated roof and colourful painted cylindrical pillars hangs with banners. Several young devotees in white kurtas and orange saffron shawls stand and kneel on mats, the standing ones raising their arms in an energetic devotional gesture, some holding small instruments. A seated group in white clothes fills the middle of the floor, with a larger audience behind them. At the right, a seated figure on a white cushioned seat with a red-and-gold draped cloth appears beside a microphone stand; the page suggests a person, but the face and build are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm. Roughly thirty people are visible.2007-08-09Indoor photo of an arati performance in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging woven banners. Several people in white clothing stand at the front raising lamps and other ritual objects overhead. A younger person in an orange garment kneels at the front, and a row of seated children and young people in white sits on mats on the floor. Brass oil lamps and bells rest on the mats in the foreground. A covered white sofa stands at the right side of the room.2007-08-26Three 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.2007-10-15October 13 20072007-10-13July 17 20082008-07-17Indoor ritual in a plain white-walled hall with a golden elephant-shaped vahana and a deity murti on an orange-draped table, adorned with garlands. Two men in white dhotis raise brass lamps or ritual implements, one holding a bell, while a central figure in saffron-orange robes holds up two long ceremonial sticks or fans. Several dozen seated devotees in white with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas sit on mats along the floor, with oil lamps and brass vessels in the foreground. A pink curtain edges the right side. Several people are visible in the scene, and a printed photo collage hangs on the wall behind. a person candidate in saffron robes is not confidently identifiable from appearance.2009-02-16October 13 20072007-10-13