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October 24 2006

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November 05 20062006-11-05Night photograph of an evening aarti at an outdoor temple setting with blurred colourful string lights in the background. Three men stand in a row. The man on the left in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a long brass torch with a flaming wick. The central man, shown in profile, wears a white dhoti and white shawl over one shoulder, with rudraksha malas around his neck and a saffron-yellow sash, and holds a brass fire torch with a cloth-wrapped handle. The man on the right in a white shirt, wearing rudraksha malas, holds a small brass vessel.2015-11-16November 21 20102010-11-21Night-time photo of a ritual flame. In the foreground, a figure in a white long-sleeved garment holds a hand over a brass oil lamp with a tall flame. Behind, a woman in a dark red garment and a necklace stands, and red garland-like decorations are strung in the background. Other blurred figures and a hand at the lower left are visible. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering.2012-04-06Night photograph of a ritual flame held in a brass vessel. A man in white clothes with an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala looks toward the fire, lit by its glow. Behind him stand other people in white garments, and a woman in white is visible at left. At the upper right is a framed portrait of a smiling woman with a white head covering and a garland, held on a stand. The setting is dark with smoke rising from the fire, and a brass lamp is held near the flame.2006-10-24September 15 20162016-09-15March 02 20132013-03-02A night-time photograph of a bright fire flaring upward from a vessel held by a man in white clothes at left, his palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with a red-bordered edge stands with hands folded, and other devotees, some partly in shadow, gather closely around the flame. At right, a man in an orange-yellow shirt with a light forehead mark watches the fire. The scene suggests an outdoor devotional fire offering during a procession, with the warm red and orange glow dominating the frame.2006-10-24January 12 20092009-01-12Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual space. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a maroon-and-white border and yellow waistcloth holds a brass plate and pours from a brass vessel toward a large flame rising from a fire pit with burning offerings. Behind him, another priest in white sits with rudraksha beads, and a third figure in white and maroon kneels near a brass bowl, with flower petals scattered on the floor. Brass plates and bowls are arranged on the ground and a yellow sofa stands at the edge of the frame.2010-10-16August 29 20142014-08-29Night ritual homa at a fire pit: a large flame rises from a stone fire pit as two men in white dhotis and shawls with red-and-maroon borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces make offerings. The man at right holds a silver plate and ladle, and another man behind the flame pours from a brass vessel. A small brass bowl sits in the foreground on flower-strewn cloth. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are presented as priests performing fire ritual.2010-10-16