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A night-time ritual at an open-sided pavilion decorated with orange and white triangular bunting, hanging cloth banners and a garland of green leaves. A man with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti with red borders and a white shawl, a gold-coloured necklace and a bracelet, raises a lit aarti lamp with a large flame high above his head. Several seated devotees in white clothes with their hands folded in prayer sit in the foreground, and deity murti statues stand along the back. A printed banner on a stand shows colourful painted figures. The scene suggests an aarti at a puja.

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October 16 20102010-10-16A night-time outdoor ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth and a marigold garland raises a lit multi-wick oil lamp in his right hand, flames rising, while holding a small vessel in his left. Behind him hang decorated cylindrical pillars in yellow, red and blue, orange pennants and a leaf garland strung across the top. Seated devotees fill the lower foreground and sit before garlanded deity murti statues on the right. A small banner with a painted family scene stands at left. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the priest is described by role only.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual aarti at an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and pennants. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-white border, bare-chested with a gold-toned beaded necklace, holds up a silver lamp with a flame in one hand. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground and background, some with hands folded. Leaf festoons and striped cloth hangings decorate the space. A figure in the lower right wears a white garment and glasses. The priest's build and dress match ordinary ritual attire, so the identity of the officiant is uncertain.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual photograph in a open-sided pavilion hung with festoons and a row of green leaves. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-gold borders and a beaded gold-coloured necklace stands center, bare-chested, holding a brass camphor aarti lamp with a bright flame in his right hand and a small handbell in his left, offering the flame toward the side. Around him, seated devotees in white clothes with folded hands watch; a shaved-headed devotee with a tilak mark is in the foreground. Striped banners and a hanging cloth decoration are visible above. No clearly identifiable a person features; the central figure is presented as a priest performing aarti.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual under a open-sided pavilion decorated with orange triangular pennants, hanging tassels and green leaf garlands. A standing priest with a shaved head, wearing white dhoti and shawl with a saffron-and-red border and a gold-coloured necklace, holds a lit flame over a fire pit or homa offering while a brass lamp and ritual vessels rest on the platform. Seated priests in white clothes, one in a green silk wrap, perform the rite. Devotees sit on the ground at the sides, and a red throne cushion holds a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments. Stone deity murtis and a tall decorated pillar appear in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a yagna or homa setup. A bald man in a white dhoti with an orange-red border and a long beaded mala stands centre, holding a lit flame in his right hand and a small bell in the other. Strings of green leaves and hanging banners in red, yellow and blue decorate the open pavilion above him. In the foreground, a brass lamp with a burning flame and a brass kalasha-style vessel rest on a white platform, beside a flower garland and a green silk-wrapped deity murti. Seated devotees in white clothes with mala beads sit with hands folded in prayer on the left and right. Mats, metal plates and offerings are spread on the ground.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time temple ritual photo: a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-red borders and a gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands holding a lit camphor flame in a metal lamp, with a bell in his other hand. Around him, several shaven-headed men in white clothing sit with hands folded in prayer, one holding a brass tray of offerings. A pink Ganesha murti adorned with a garland and white floral decoration sits at right beside brass oil lamps and flower garlands, with a small green-and-orange canopy and red fairy lights in the background.2010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands at the right, holding a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti. Seated priests in white garments and gold-bordered shawls, some wearing rudraksha and gold necklaces, sit on the left and centre with hands folded in prayer. A brass pot and offerings sit in front. Behind them hang garlands of green leaves, a decorated pillar with floral patterns, and a woman in blue with a garland. Smoke rises from the flame.2010-10-15A night ritual under an open-sided pavilion hung with green leaf garlands, orange triangular flags and tasselled decorations. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a lit flame in a metal vessel toward the seated group. Several seated priests in white with rudraksha malas chant with folded hands, and a bearded man in white sits at lower right. Before them, a red and gold throne holds a framed portrait of a figure. Brass oil lamps burn on the steps, and a flowered vessel and offerings lie nearby. Statues and illuminated figures stand in the background, consistent with a Chandi Homa fire ritual.2010-10-16 +2 copies