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September 06 2014

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Photograph of a seated ritual in a dim temple hall. A man in a maroon turban with gold border, maroon-and-gold shawl and a large rudraksha mala raises a silver lamp with a flame in his right hand, while other ritual participants in saffron-orange robes with beaded malas sit behind him. Brass bowls holding yellow and white offerings, incense sticks and a lit oil lamp sit in the foreground, and a gold-trimmed cabinet stands in the background. The scene reads as an aarti during puja.2014-09-06 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06November 17 20132013-11-17April 24 20132013-04-24Night photograph of a ritual outdoors beneath a dark tree canopy. On the right, a figure in a maroon-red head wrap with an orange and gold band, wearing a long gold necklace and a garland of white flowers with red and yellow blooms, holds a small silver bell in one hand and an offering dish in the other, speaking with a raised hand. Beside him, two shaved-headed priests in rust-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white horizontal sacred markings on their foreheads hold a brass oil lamp and a silver bowl. A figure at left wears an ornate blue and gold headdress and bare skin marked with white ash lines, holding a platter with yellow offerings and a lit lamp. Several onlookers stand in the background.2013-11-17April 24 20132013-04-24October 29 20162016-10-29April 24 20132013-04-24A ritual aarti or puja on a stage with a lit oil lamp held by a man with long dark hair in a dark orange-brown dhoti and wrap edged with gold, wearing a red, yellow and white flower garland. He raises a flame in a brass lamp at chest height. Around him, young priests in saffron-orange cloth with white ash marks on their foreheads stand with a silver bowl and a handbell, and a devotee in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together. Silver ritual vessels and a plate sit on a mat in front, with a fire pit glowing at the right edge. A dark curtain and an air conditioner are behind them.2013-05-17February 06 20142014-02-06