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November 09 2007

November 09 2007

A photograph inside a hall during a ceremony where a standing woman in an orange sari holds a lit aarti lamp toward seated devotees. A man in orange robes beside her holds a silver tray and stands barefoot on a blue-taped stage edge. Behind them, a golden throne with a portrait, flanked by two deity murtis draped in colourful garlands under decorative parasols, sits against a yellow banner. Seated devotees in white, red and blue clothing fold their hands in prayer. A man in a red-bordered shawl stands at the right edge, and a photographer is visible at the back. A framed portrait on a yellow banner shows a robed figure. Seated devotees fill the foreground.

A temple ritual inside a decorated Hindu shrine. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, with white painted markings on the face and arm, raises a ceremonial whisk and holds a cage-like basket of offerings toward a large deity murti with an ornate crown, garlands and a red-and-gold textile. A second man in orange robes stands behind with palms joined, and a white-robed attendant appears at right. Seated women in orange and red saris watch with hands folded. Brass lamps, a tiered kalasha-style ornament, colourful woven hangings and garland-draped figures fill the background.

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A photo inside a temple shrine room with gold-framed altars and red and gold curtains. Several deity murtis are decorated with garlands of red and white flowers. In the centre, a woman in a long orange robe with loose dark hair stands at the altar holding a ritual lamp and puja items, facing the deities. A crowd of devotees stands with hands folded in prayer in front, including men in white dhotis and kurtas, bald-headed men in orange or white, and women in saris of yellow, red and teal. A dark metal figure of a bull with a bell necklace is visible at the right edge beside a brass lamp stand.

November 09 2007

Photograph of a ceremonial puja in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange paper pennants strung overhead. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl raises a lit multi-tiered aarti lamp at left, while a priest in orange at right holds a tall brass trident. A central figure with long dark hair wears white ritual clothing, a red-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala, seated on an orange cushioned seat on a red rug with a red and yellow floral mat. Devotees in orange, and women in white and red saris, sit or stand behind a metal railing. Brass offering plates with food sit in the foreground, and a large red-and-green canopy with tassels hangs at upper right. Printed banners and framed portraits decorate the walls behind.

November 09 2007

A photograph of a ritual arati in an indoor hall. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe, long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak mark, gold ornamental necklaces and bangles holds a lit flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Seated and standing devotees fill the room, many with hands folded in prayer, some in white and colourful saris, some wearing rudraksha malas. Framed devotional paintings and flower garlands decorate the walls. Probable Swamiji is the central figure performing the arati; the orange robe, long hair, gold necklaces and bangles are the qualifying cues.

A man in a saffron-orange robe and a long gold bead necklace with a pendant stands at the right, long dark hair swept back, holding a silver bowl and an ornate silver arati lamp with a lit flame over a group of seated devotees. Several seated women in saris, shawls and jewellery sit with hands pressed in anjali, while men stand against a white wall behind them with framed landscape art and hanging greenery. The scene is an arati offering inside a meeting hall. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace is performing the arati, which fits the page's description of Maha Arathi.