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April 17 2011

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Night ritual at an outdoor temple-style gathering. In the left foreground a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a silver lamp (kalasha-style vessel) with a large flame, while a crowd of devotees behind raises hands in prayer and reaches toward the fire. A large terracotta pot or fire vessel stands at right with smoke rising. Streetlights glow in the background. Devotees wear white and bright saris and bangles. Appears to be a fire offering or aarti.2011-04-17October 23 20062006-10-23Night-time photograph of a priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, barefoot, holding a brass plate of flame (aarti) toward a row of seated women with palms pressed together in devotion. A woman in blue sari and another in green-bordered sari are prominent; a woman in white sari with a green bag sits at left, and a woman in purple shawl and glasses stands among them. Behind them, more white-clad devotees and dark figures stand near a glowing orange structure, with lamps in the background.2010-11-12October 23 20062006-10-23July 15 20112011-07-15Night scene at a water-side ghat with a crowd of devotees gathered around an open flame. A shirtless man in the foreground with a rudraksha-style mala and white sacred marks on his chest presses his palms together in prayer. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti holds his hands near a burning oil lamp or fire offering, with orange cloths and garlands visible. A woman with a long braid and white cloth stands in the center facing the flame. Behind them stone steps and more people in white and orange clothing fill the background. No clear a person candidate is identifiable in this crowd, so the scene shows devotees performing a fire-lamp ritual by the water.2011-07-15Night photo of a crowd at a waterside ritual. A smiling young man with a shaved head, white sacred marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread stands bare-chested holding a lit oil lamp in front of a devotee who holds his hands in anjali near his face. Other devotees around them, some in white clothes and some bare-chested, reach toward the flame. Green garland lights and a railing appear in the background, with more people behind. The scene resembles an aarti at a water tank.2011-07-15Night-time aarti at an outdoor procession. A young man in white ceremonial dress with a golden-patterned head wrap holds up a brass oil lamp with a bright flame, his hands raised beside a woman in a cream salwar with a light scarf and a lanyard. Around them, devotees with raised hands and glasses watch and join in the lamp ceremony. A blurred lantern stands in the left foreground.2011-12-05Night photo of a homa fire ritual with a brick-lined fire pit bordered by yellow marigold garlands and a metal bowl of offerings. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth and red-beaded malas holds a lit oil lamp aloft with one arm while chanting beside a microphone. A second man in white sits near the fire with a gold chain and holds a ritual object. Behind them a crowd of seated devotees in white clothes with lanyards raises open palms in a blue-lit hall with rising smoke.2015-12-11December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20092009-02-16March 10 20132013-03-10