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September 30 20142014-09-30November 26 20142014-11-26December 05 20142014-12-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk beside a carved stone temple pillar. A man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and yellow flower garland, layered gold-bead necklaces, gold bangles and a white forehead mark; he holds a lit oil lamp with a flame and a small brass bell-handled implement. Beside him a second man in orange robes with a shaved head and an orange shawl claps his hands and speaks. A brass lamp burns at lower left and smoke rises in the background.2014-11-26December 31 20152015-12-31Night photograph of an outdoor ritual with a lit oil lamp. A figure in orange-red robes, a gold-trimmed waist ornament, layered rudraksha malas and a pink flower garland stands at right, eyes closed and smiling, with ash markings and a red bindi on the forehead; hair is swept back with gold earrings. Their hands hover over a flame in a small clay lamp held before them. In the foreground a person with dark curly hair in a yellow-orange garment is seen from behind. Green plants and a wooden fence are at right, lit by a bright lamp at left. a person performing an aarti-style lamp offering with a devotee in the foreground.2016-02-21November 17 20132013-11-17June 28 20142014-06-28 +2 copiesDecember 31 20152015-12-31July 22 20132013-07-22Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrapped over the shoulder and a red-and-white flower garland, holds a silver aarti lamp with a large flame toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in white and red flower garlands and a red cloth, with a metal face adornment. To the right, a saffron-robed attendant with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tray of white flowers. Behind them, a crowd in white clothing and several photographers stand under string lights, with dark trees in the background.2012-06-03May 31 20182018-05-31 +2 copies