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December 22 2016

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22Night aarti at an outdoor ceremony under a canopy of green banana leaves and hanging glass and tinsel decorations. In the centre, a bare-chested figure with a swept-up dark hairstyle, white tilak marks, rudraksha malas and a heavy gold necklace holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and a bell in the other hand. Around them, devotees in saffron and orange dress stand with hands pressed in anjali, a man in white holds a tray of green fruit, and a boy in an orange shawl watches. Strong light falls from above.2016-12-22July 07 20152015-07-07September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA standing priest in saffron-orange robes with a red-bordered drape over his head and a gold bead necklace with a pendant stands at a homa fire pit, holding a lit lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. Smoke rises around him under a canopy of palm leaves and fresh green foliage. Several seated people in white and yellow-bordered clothing sit around the fire, some with hands joined. In the foreground, flower petals, silver and brass vessels, and a brass tray with offerings lie on the white altar.2009-09-25March 04 20192019-03-04Night ritual in an open-air courtyard under a dark roof. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, stands at centre holding a lit flame on a silver tray above a silver-decorated stand. Around him, many devotees in matching orange-red robes with gold borders sit or kneel with palms joined in prayer, some with rudraksha malas and white markings on their foreheads. Brass lamps and bowls with flames are set on mats in the foreground, and a fan and potted plants stand at the right. The flame and lamps indicate an aarti ritual.2013-03-18Night outdoor ceremony with a standing priest in a dark red-brown dhoti and wrap, bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a small ritual vessel with a spouted lamp in the other, beside a dark wooden altar table with a lit oil lamp. Seated devotees fill the foreground in orange, white and saffron clothing, many with eyes closed or looking up. Lights and trees surround the open-air hall, with a golden deity murti and yellow banner in the background.2017-09-28 +1 copiesNight photograph of a shaven-headed man in orange saffron robes and a red-and-orange head wrap holding a brass aarti lamp with several flames, his face in profile, with a string of beads at his neck and a bangle on his wrist. He stands in a smoky, dimly lit space with strings of small lamps and green banana leaves overhead. In the lower left, a woman in a yellow blouse and white garment and other spectators stand at the edge of the frame, and a brass oil lamp with marigold garlands sits at lower right. The setting appears to be an evening ritual with aarti and lamps.2009-09-25A young man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with gold border and gold waist sash stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right, with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned necklace around his neck and beaded bands on his arms. His hair is tied in a tall topknot. Behind and to the right, another arm raises a lit brass lamp with flames. Seated devotees in orange, teal and red saris and kurtas fill the blurred background, many with hands raised in worship. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during an aarti-style ritual.2016-05-24March 04 20192019-03-04