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December 15 2011

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July 07 20152015-07-07Night-time outdoor procession with a decorated golden ratha or palanquin edge at left, its hanging tassels in yellow, green and red. A bald man in white clothing and an orange shawl holds a flaming camphor or aarti lamp toward the front, while others in white and orange stand around, many with faces and clothes stained with coloured powder. Several people press palms together in namaste. A cameraman with a camera stands at right beside a woman holding a flaming torch. Building facades and trees fill the dark background.2011-12-15A bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands in the foreground holding a brass trident-like ritual implement with a flame burning at its top, and a brass handbell in his other hand, during an evening ritual. Behind him, several people in orange and white garments are seated or standing in a whitewashed hall with framed pictures on the wall. Oil lamps glow on the floor and a red exit sign is visible. Several other people in orange or white clothing move around the room, and a seated devotee is in the lower centre.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 21 20102010-11-21August 26th 20152015-08-26Night photo of an outdoor ritual at an orange-washed wall beside a grey stone carved murti shrine. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered edge and beaded garland holds a lit oil lamp and a brass bell in front of the shrine, with red and white tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man with colourful powder smeared on his face and clothes presses his palms together, and two more men stand behind. A woman in a white top and yellow trousers stands in the middle, and a man in a white shirt with powder-stained jeans films the ritual with a video camera. Flower petals lie on the ground and a photographer's hand appears at right.2011-12-15August 13 20142014-08-13July 05 20132013-07-05A photograph of an evening ritual at night with smoke and a bright flame. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace holds a silver aarti lamp with a large flame in his right hand and a small bell in his left, speaking as he performs the ritual. Behind him, several people in white and yellow garments and one in red stand or sit, some with hands folded in prayer. Banana leaves and palm fronds frame the scene at the left and top right.2009-09-25October 12 20162016-10-12April 14 20182018-04-14