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Photograph of a ritual scene beside an ornate golden-carved wooden stand with a red velvet cushion and an orange cloth draped over it. A man in white ritual dhoti and a bare-chested man with a gold necklace of beads hold small silver oil lamps, one lamp lit with a flame. A woman in a cream sari with yellow-green border holds a lamp and wears gold bangles. A tray of silver bowls holds flowers, fruit, and offerings in the foreground, with an orange-clad figure at the left edge. Striped red and white fabric hangs behind.

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A photograph of a ritual scene at a golden shrine or throne-like structure with ornate gold carved panels and a red velvet cushion on the left. In the foreground, a woman in a green-and-yellow blouse holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame, her arm raised, wearing bangles. Behind her, a man in white ritual clothes holds another silver lamp near the gold panel. A third person on the right edge is partly visible. The setting suggests an aarti with oil lamps at a shrine. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2010-11-03A photograph of a puja being performed beside an ornate gold-framed throne draped in red velvet. A man in white ritual dress with an orange-tinged cloth and a gold necklace lifts a small silver oil lamp (aarti) with one hand. A woman in a cream and yellow-green sari holds a silver lamp and an offering tray beside him. Silver plates hold fruit, flowers, pink petals and burning oil lamps in the foreground, with another person partly visible at left in orange.2010-11-03A photograph of a temple ritual in which a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti-style garment and yellow shawl holds up a silver aarti or oil lamp toward an ornate gold-embossed shrine panel. Beside him a woman in an orange and white garment with a rudraksha mala and a second woman in white with a yellow shawl stand with hands folded in prayer. Clear glass cups and small silver vessels sit on a tray at the lower left, and the gold shrine behind them has a repoussé lion-like motif. Three people are visible in the scene.2010-08-09October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like room with a gilded ornate panel behind. A young shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a red border, bare-chested, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a gold bracelet, holds a small silver oil lamp (aarti lamp) in one hand while gesturing with the other. Vibhuti (white ash) marks are on his forehead and body. Behind him a woman in an orange shawl and white garment stands, and to the right a woman in a yellow garment with folded hands and a blonde woman in a cream sari hold small lamps. Silver puja plates with offerings and a lit flame sit in the foreground, with several heads in silhouette. No one in the scene is identified as a person by appearance, so the central man is described by role as a priest performing aarti.2010-10-23Close view of a ritual worship scene. Two people sit cross-legged on an orange cloth in white garments: the figure on the left wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and gold bangles, with white sandalwood paste on the arm, and holds a silver lamp stand with a lit flame; the figure on the right wears cream and white robes with a bangle and ring, and holds a small silver vessel. Between them sits a silver tray with a pink fruit, a small silver bowl and incense sticks. Silver trays with orange cloth lie in the foreground, and an ornate gold-coloured altar stands behind.2011-02-13September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph of a ritual puja in an indoor hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and a gold-beaded necklace with a green-and-gold border holds a lit oil lamp and performs aarti with ash markings on his forehead and arms. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi holds a lit lamp with hands pressed together, and other devotees in white and yellow clothes sit with palms joined. In the foreground, the backs of heads and hands hold silver plates with flower petals and offerings. At left, a gold-carved wooden seat draped with orange and red cloth sits beside the lamps. A white ceiling fan and a dark curtain are visible in the background.2010-10-21A photograph of a group ritual with oil lamps. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with white and red tilak on his forehead and arms, holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame and a gold ornate necklace. Beside him a woman in a white saree with green border and a red bindi presses her palms together in prayer, with a black mala around her neck. Behind them an orange-robed man wearing a gold necklace and a white-clad man with a microphone sit among brass plates and a kalasha. Blurred figures in the foreground.2010-10-22 +1 copiesDecember 01 20112011-12-01November 02 20102010-11-02A photograph of a ritual aarti at a puja. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with white vibhuti horizontal lines on his forehead and a black rudraksha mala holds up a silver lamp stand with a lit flame. Beside him a small girl in a white dress is held or stands close. Other devotees on the right raise lit silver oil lamps, one in a white dhoti with a red-and-white striped shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a yellow sari with folded hands. At left, a figure in orange robes and a red turban sits near a gold-carved altar stand decorated with yellow and purple flowers. Silver offering plates lie in the foreground.2010-10-16