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July 15 2016

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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a man in white clothing with a red sash and a gold pendant holds a small silver stand of burning incense sticks, sending up curling smoke. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red bindi stands with her hair pulled back, also in a white sari with gold border. Men with shaved heads and a white-clad figure with a sandalwood-marked forehead are partly visible in the foreground. Soft blurred background with a red wall and cream panel suggests a devotional gathering or puja.2010-11-02Close view of a ritual offering in progress. A man seen from behind, wearing an orange and red striped garment, holds a silver incense holder with three lit incense sticks sending up smoke. In front of him is a large ornate gold-coloured tray with silver bowls holding a red fruit and other offerings. Blurred figures in red and white clothing with folded hands are in the background. No identifiable a person is visible.2011-12-03A close-up photograph of a hand holding a lit incense stick above a small brass dish, with a rudraksha bead bracelet on the wrist. The background is softly blurred: several people in saffron-orange robes and a warm glow of oil lamp flames. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering with incense, with no clearly identifiable face in focus.2013-05-04July 15 20162016-07-15Close-up photo of a hand holding two lit incense sticks in a silver holder, smoke rising in the foreground. Behind, blurred, a seated person with a white shawl and dark hair, and a figure in orange clothing at the left edge. Faces are out of focus and no identity can be confirmed from appearance.2013-03-08May 05 20132013-05-05A photograph of a group ritual in progress, with smoke rising from an incense stick held by a woman in the foreground. Her hand wears gold bangles and a ring, and she holds a small brass bell in the other hand. Beside her, women in orange, pink and green saris are seated, and figures in white garments sit in the blurred background. Oil lamps glow at the lower right near offerings. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2014-05-17March 06 20182018-03-06May 12 20142014-05-12A photo of a ritual scene: a man with grey hair, glasses and a moustache, wearing an orange garment and a silver bracelet, holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame outstretched toward the right. Beside him at left, a man with white tilak on his forehead wears a white cloth and a dark beaded rudraksha mala; another brass oil lamp with a flame is held in the foreground at lower left. A deep red curtain forms the backdrop. Two brass oil lamps are being offered in a pada puja style worship.2011-12-14December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of several men in white dhotis, bare-chested with white and red sacred markings, holding up lit oil lamps or flames in a row during a ritual. The foreground man wears clear-rimmed glasses and has a red bindi and white tripundra marks. Behind him, other men hold flames in outstretched hands. The setting is a dim interior with a pale wall. Several flames are visible, with a golden ritual vessel at the bottom edge.2011-02-01