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December 17 20102010-12-17A dimly lit photograph of a homa fire burning in a square fire pit set into a concrete-block room. A person in a pale garment stands at the right edge, reaching toward the fire with an arm extended. Beside the pit sit a small metal bowl and a brass oil lamp or ritual vessel on a tray. The walls are rough grey breeze-block with warm reddish light from the flames.2005-08-07A dimly lit hall with a dark ceiling where three men in white ritual garments stand holding lit torches or lamps. The man in the centre wears a beaded rudraksha-style necklace over bare shoulders and holds his palms together; the figure on the right holds a flame and wears a necklace as well. A row of small oil lamps burns on a low table in the foreground, and a wall-mounted fixture is visible behind. The scene suggests an evening aarti or puja being performed.2010-11-10A photograph taken from behind a bare-shouldered person holding a brass aarti tray with a lit oil lamp flame and two small bowls, performing aarti before a Shiva lingam in a dim stone shrine. The lingam is adorned with marigold and flower garlands and draped cloth, with a strand of rudraksha or beaded malas hanging from the ceiling in front of it. A bright bulb lights the shrine's back wall, and a chain and hanging lamp appear at the right.2014-07-01Night photograph beside a large bonfire with bright orange flames at the lower right. A figure in a red-orange wrap or shawl stands in profile with head bowed and hands raised before the face, in a ritual or prayer-like gesture. Dark silhouetted figure in the foreground at lower left. Another fire glows at the far left edge. Dark background. A small blue and white logo appears at the upper right corner.2006-08-17July 01 20142014-07-01December 12 20162016-12-12A person in a white robe performs aarti in a dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal ceiling. Holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall multi-tiered flame at arm's length, the figure gazes upward as the fire rises toward the rafters. A reddish-orange cloth drapes over one shoulder and down the front. The background is dark and bare, with a white wall at left and a dark speaker box at right.2007-10-01November 27 20052005-11-27A dim hall lit mainly by flames during an evening ritual. Four men in white ceremonial cloths stand in a row, several holding lit torches or lamps aloft, and rudraksha malas hang across their chests. Small oil lamps flicker on a long low altar table in the foreground. A tall ornate shrine structure is faintly visible in the background, and the room has a corrugated roof.2010-11-10October 01 20072007-10-01A dim, greenish-tinted photograph of a small room with brick walls. In the foreground a small open flame burns on a low dark platform, with a metal lamp or ritual vessel beside it. Three people stand behind it in white clothing; the central figure wears a dark bead necklace and white garments, with two others to the right in white shirts. The image is grainy and low-light, with a small blue logo in the upper right corner.2005-08-07