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September 09 20162016-09-09A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with coloured striped border and a pink headband stands at a fire ritual, holding a long handled ladle over a silver oil lamp lit with a bright flame. Beside him a fire pit burns in front of a kalasha decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with a silver bowl nearby. A white-draped table and a brass object appear in the background. Sacred ash marks are visible on his arm, and he wears a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a homa or yagna. No face-based identification is made, and the person is described by role as a priest.2018-01-06A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a multicoloured silk head-wrap bends over a brass multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly, while he holds a silver tray of pink and white flowers. Rudraksha-style beads hang at his neck and a bangle is on his wrist. Beside him stands a basket of yellow and white flowers, and a golden arched frame, flower garlands and small brass vessels surround a decorated floor spread with striped mats. Incense smoke rises in the background, where other figures are faintly visible. The setting suggests a night ritual of lamp offering.2016-12-12A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at night against a black background, holding a silver aarti plate of burning oil lamps with smoke rising to the left. He wears a gold-and-cream turban, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala across his chest and small earrings, and his right hand rests on his chest. Yellow marigolds and green leaves fill the lower right foreground.2013-11-20December 09 20112011-12-09December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and bangles, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him an orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, with yellow flowers visible at the right edge and a potted plant in the lower centre. A partially visible woman in white stands at the far left.2011-12-28December 12 20162016-12-12April 06 20172017-04-06A priest in white ritual dress performs an aarti before a decorated deity murti. He wears a cream turban, white dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala across his chest and a beaded rudraksha bracelet on his arm. He holds a flaming camphor lamp in a silver plate over the murti and rings a silver bell in his other hand. The deity is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and a silver crown, with smoke drifting through the scene and a silver vessel at the lower left.2013-11-07June 23 20172017-06-23Night-time ritual scene at an ashram. In the foreground, a yellow brick fire pit (kund) holds a burning fire with ash and offerings, decorated with flower petals. To the right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) beside a silver tray of yellow and orange marigold garlands. Behind him, a golden arched frame surrounds a deity murti seated on a cushion, with garlands and a fan nearby. A seated figure in saffron clothing is partly visible at the right edge. Striped mats cover the floor.2017-06-23