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October 31 2016

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Outdoor puja at a large dark stone basin carved with lotus-petal motifs. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with white tilak and rudraksha mala, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward a small golden deity murti garlanded with pink flowers. Beside him, a young priest in orange cloth with folded hands stands in prayer, and another in orange holds a brass bowl. Brass vessels sit on the stone base, with red stone steps behind.2016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesA young man in orange saffron cloth stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames, a ritual aarti. He wears a dense rudraksha mala and a ceremonial metal necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead and a small bell in his other hand. Behind him, more orange-robed men hold lit lamps in a row, with blurred devotees seated near the lit candles in a hall.2017-05-12June 07 20132013-06-07January 11 20172017-01-11May 12 20172017-05-12November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesJune 18 20132013-06-18Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual with small brass oil lamps. The man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a wrap over his shoulder, holding a lit lamp at chest height. A man at right wears clear-framed glasses, a red bindi and white forehead markings, holding a lamp with a gold bangle on his wrist. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and a bare upper body holds a lamp, with white markings on his arms. Lamps and brass plates sit on a low red-covered tray in the foreground. White horizontal markings appear on several arms and foreheads.2013-03-01A photograph of seated saffron-robed sannyasis holding brass oil lamps (deepa) with flames during a ritual. The foreground monk on the left wears an orange shawl, a long dark rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, and holds a lamp with both hands. Beside him, a monk with a shaved head and white vibhuti/tilak on his forehead wears a red-orange garment and a rudraksha mala, holding a lamp in one hand and a second lamp at right. A monk at far right in orange holds a small lit lamp and wears a rudraksha mala. Other seated monks in orange and maroon robes are blurred in the background. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering. No one is identified as a person from appearance.2013-06-17April 29 20132013-04-29April 14 20132013-04-14