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February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA dim stone-walled interior where a ritual is in progress around a brass oil lamp with a large, bright flame held by a bare-chested man in the lower right, wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder. Behind him, a priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. In the centre, a young man in an orange dhoti and yellow-trimmed shawl, with a white tripundra on his forehead, a white cross-shaped mark on his chest, a beaded garland and a gold pendant, gazes down as an elderly man in a green shimmering shawl and beaded headband reaches toward the flame with his palms. Smoky light and a faint wall-mounted image complete the scene.2012-05-18 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +2 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a dark tree-lined setting with a raised stone platform. A man in saffron robes and gold necklace raises a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame high in his right hand. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small brass bell and stands with hands folded. To the right, a man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Further right, another saffron-clad figure stands in profile. On the left edge, hands folded in namaskar belong to devotees in orange and white. Marigold petals lie on the ground at lower right. The visible rudraksha mala and saffron turban are appearance cues that may suggest a person, but identity is uncertain.2008-12-30A photograph of a temple ritual at night. A man in orange-saffron robes, with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a dense orange rudraksha mala and a gold-bead necklace, holds a small oil lamp with a flame in his left hand and a silver bell in his right, smiling as he performs the rite. Beside him, several shaven-headed men in orange robes stand in a row. At right, a dark stone Shiva lingam is draped with white flowers and orange cloth. Stone pillars with carved decoration frame the left edge of the shrine, and a dark tiled roof and wall fill the background.2013-03-10February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight-time ritual outdoors where a woman in a saffron-orange shawl and matching head wrap holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and red waist cloth beside her. Behind them stands a figure in a decorated ceremonial headdress and ornate garments near a lit torch, under a black ceremonial umbrella. Several men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, including one in white ritual dress, stand around the lamp, and a flaming torch rises at right. Smoke drifts above the scene.2013-02-11A photograph of a ritual inside a white tented pavilion decorated with maroon drapes and hanging tassels. Four saffron-robed men stand around a black stone shivalinga with white horizontal markings at right. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and an orange wrap holds a flaming aarti lamp over brass vessels while another robed man beside him watches. At left a clean-shaven man in an orange wrap stands with palms pressed together. At right a bearded man with long grey-streaked hair, in an orange robe, looks on. A large brass kalasha hangs above the linga. Behind them devotees stand in the background.2016-05-04March 18 20172017-03-18