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December 11 2015

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Night photograph of a Hindu ritual with blue-tinted smoky lighting. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland holds a large golden lamp with several flames on a tray, moving toward a kneeling devotee in white who bows his head over a dark purple cloth-covered table. The table holds a tall brass lamp stand and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind them a seated person in orange robe with a flower-decorated headpiece presses hands to face, and several people with folded hands sit in the background.2015-12-11December 07 20162016-12-07September 11 20162016-09-11Night ritual outdoors under a tin-roofed pavilion. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange dhoti with gold border, raises a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with flames. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron garments stand and sit holding brass plates and offerings; some wear white and garlands. At right, a richly decorated deity murti is near a lit oil lamp and a fire pit burning on a stone platform, with marigold petals scattered on the ground. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall above a green-lit banner.2016-10-29March 02 20182018-03-02March 28 20132013-03-28March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20152015-09-19A photograph inside a temple hall of a priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with rudraksha mala and gold necklace, holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp aloft while a large flame burns over a silver-edged tray of flowers on a green-gold draped table. A second orange-clad priest stands beside him with a garland and a third man in white behind, hands folded in prayer. Spectators in white shirts and dhotis stand at left, and a deity murti in a garlanded shrine with a striped arch is visible at right. A brass pot of water sits on the table, and a wooden chair with a gold-trimmed throne stands at left.2012-06-05A temple interior during an aarti ceremony. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a red-and-gold headband wears an orange cloth and a large rudraksha mala, arms raised overhead toward a flaming lamp. Behind him, a man in white dhoti holds a tray and other devotees stand with palms joined. At lower right, a woman with her hair pinned with flowers faces the flame held in a brass vessel. A yellow decorated plate and a painted red-and-green wall panel are visible in the background. The appearance-based cues do not clearly match the a person description, so the central figure is described by role only.2012-05-16 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11Night-time outdoor ritual photo with blue and teal stage lighting. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-green dhoti with a pink cloth and red-beaded mala holds a lit multi-flame oil lamp toward a seated man in a rust-and-leopard-print shawl with an ornate necklace and a floral wreath in his hair, who extends his hands to receive it. Behind them, several white-clad men stand with hands folded in prayer, one wearing a red shawl and beads. Audience members' heads are visible in the lower foreground, and a fan stands at right. Visible cues suggest aarti being offered during a gathering. a person: the seated man in the shawl and ornate necklace, with long swept hair and wreath, is receiving the lamp as the central figure.2015-12-11