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A photograph of a puja ceremony in progress. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with a maroon border and sacred ash marks on his forehead and chest holds up a lit oil lamp, its flame bright. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a black-beaded necklace raises a lamp with a small silver stand. To the left a woman with curly light hair in a white and green garment with a red shawl watches. Behind them a man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace sits near a microphone. A tray of fruit, brass plates and coins lies at lower right, and a man in white stands at the far right. Garlands and flowers decorate the background.

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October 18 20102010-10-18A photograph of a temple-style ritual gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed man with white ash markings on his forehead and arms, bare-shouldered, wearing a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala, holds up a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame while looking upward. Beside him a woman in a green blouse and white sari also holds a lit oil lamp. A woman with curly hair and a man in glasses sit nearby, and silver plates with apples are visible at lower right. Behind them a robed figure in saffron/orange with a large gold-bead necklace stands near a microphone, with a red cloth backdrop behind. Watermarked copyright text appears in the image corner.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA shaven-headed priest in white dhoti, bare-shouldered, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a gold-and-bead necklace, lifts a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. Behind him a bearded man in white clothes holds a silver ornate lamp stand, and on the right a young man in white with a gold chain and white shawl sits with hands folded. Women with long braided hair sit in the foreground, and brass and silver puja plates with offerings, including an apple, fill the lower right. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti ritual.2010-10-19October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesNovember 24 20102010-11-24A photograph of a seated ritual gathering. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and sandalwood-paste markings on his forehead and arms holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a green-and-gold border and a black beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them an orange-robed man with gold beads and a white-clad figure with gold beads sit among silver plates and offering trays with flowers, and several people in the foreground hold lamps. Oil lamps and metal plates suggest an aarti or puja. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA 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 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05A temple ritual scene in which a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti, with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arm and a rudraksha mala with gold beads, raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the viewer. Around him, white-clad devotees sit and stand, one man in a white shirt holding a brass vessel, and a younger man in white with a long gold chain. Brass and silver plates of offerings, including an apple, rest in front of them. A woman with long braided hair sits at the right foreground.2010-10-19A photograph of a ritual scene with a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangle, holding a small silver lamp (oil lamp) with a flame. Beside him a woman in a white sari with green and gold border presses her palms together in prayer, wearing a dark beaded mala and a red bindi. Behind them, a man in a white shawl and gold necklace speaks into a microphone, and another man in an orange cloth with a gold necklace and forehead markings sits at right. Silver plates and small lamps with lit flames are in the foreground, with a blurred person at lower left. Visible white vibhuti/tilak lines mark several foreheads and arms.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA group of devotees performs a ritual with oil lamps and silver puja plates in an indoor hall. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a small lit lamp, with white vibhuti horizontal lines on his forehead and arms. Beside him a woman in a red-bordered white sari and a bangle stands with hands folded in prayer. A young boy in white kurta holds a lamp near his forehead. At right a shaved-headed man wears an orange cloth and white vibhuti marks. Other people wear white and yellow garments, and a silver tray with offerings lies in front of them.2010-10-28November 02 20102010-11-02