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August 29 20172017-08-29October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a ritual fire offering. A person in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala on the wrist and red thread bangles tends a flame in a stone bowl containing green leaves and offerings. Beside it stands a tall silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps, and a brass female figure holds a lit oil lamp in an outstretched hand. Silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground on a striped cloth, with flowers in the background.2017-10-08January 08 20122012-01-08September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual lamp ceremony. A person in orange-saffron robes with a red-beaded bracelet and beaded necklace kneels at a low wooden table, both hands near a polished silver multi-flame aarti lamp with five lit wicks and ornate handle, set on a silver tray. Nearby stand small silver bowls with yellow powder, a silver kalasha-style pot with green leaves and a red-and-white flower, scattered rose petals, and a small oil lamp in a woven basket at left. Smoke and warm flame light fill the frame. The aarti lamp is performed as part of the ritual; no other people are visible.2015-04-30Close view of a person in orange saffron robes seated at a stone mortar, grinding herbs with a stone pestle. Wrists bear rudraksha malas. Behind is a silver altar with a brass deity figure, a lit oil lamp, and small brass vessels, with silver and gold items at the left edge. The scene shows herb preparation for a ritual, with the person's hands and forearms visible while the face is out of frame.2017-08-29A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a patterned white-and-black headband performs a fire ritual on a stone block with a small flame. He wears rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, and his bare arms are adorned with bead bracelets. Silver vessels, a brass bell, leaves, a green bowl of herbs and a small bronze deity figure surround him, while an ornate silver throne with a garland stands to the right. A microphone stand and carved wooden screens are visible in the background. The scene appears to be an aushada preparation, a herbal fire offering.2017-08-29October 08 20172017-10-08September 21 20162016-09-21Close-up photo of a ritual setup with a silver oil lamp (deepa) with a pink finial and lit flame, beside a brass figurine of a standing deity holding a lit lamp and a drum-like object. In the background a person in a reddish-brown garment and red bangles, wearing a gold ring, stirs or pours from a long-handled ladle into a stone bowl of dark liquid. Silver lidded vessels and a silver tray sit at left on a striped woven cloth, with a few small offerings on the cloth.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08