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August 01 2014

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Photograph of an evening ritual at night beneath dark foliage. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead marking and rudraksha beads stands at left holding a silver tray with a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp, offering aarti. A second attendant in maroon robe with gold border stands behind the flame. At right, a seated man in maroon and orange robes with gold border, wearing white and red flower garlands, rests his palms together in namaskar with eyes lowered. Oil lamps and a white mat-style chair appear at left.2014-08-29August 01 20142014-08-01April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24Night-time fire ritual at a riverside ghat. A brick-lined fire pit burns with a bright flame, with a metal bowl of golden liquid and small brass vessels beside it. A man in a maroon dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands on the left with palms joined. Three men in white dhotis stand on a raised platform in the centre and right, palms pressed together in prayer; one wears an orange-red turban and rudraksha beads and stands beside a silver trident. A figure in an orange shawl and gold floral necklace sits in the lower right foreground, hands joined. A white floral garland hangs in the top right corner. Dark background with other devotees seated in the distance.2014-08-01Night ritual outdoors beneath a large tree with dense branches. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-orange garment with gold trim, a red and white flower garland, and a gold bangle sits on an ornate gold-framed throne holding a silver bell in one hand while waving a flame-lit lamp over a fire with the other, sending smoke upward. Around him, several shaved-headed men in saffron-brown robes with gold borders, white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stand with hands folded in prayer or holding a silver tray with offerings. The.2013-04-24October 11 20142014-10-11April 24 20132013-04-24August 01 20142014-08-01Night procession in a smoky outdoor setting. A man stands centre-left wearing a red-and-gold shawl, a garland of white and red flowers, layered gold necklaces, bangles and a leopard-print waistcloth, with a red-and-gold headband and a bindi, hands pressed to his chest. Beside him a priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with gold beads and white ash stripes on his arms holds a flaming oil lamp aloft in a clay dish. Behind them a silver umbrella with hanging leaf ornaments, a silver trident and a brocaded conical headdress appear, with other attendants in red-orange robes and brass horns in the background. Visible people are roughly six to twenty.2013-11-17 +1 copiesOctober 12 20152015-10-12July 18 20162016-07-18