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November 10 2011

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Evening outdoor puja at a Tiruvannamalai gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with gold border and gold armband holds a brass aarti lamp with a large flame, eyes lowered, palms pressed together. Beside him a second orange-robed man with a gold necklace stands. Behind them seated devotees in white dhotis and checked shirts fill the ground, and a cameraman in a red shirt films from a tripod. Banana leaves lie on the floor. No legible text in the frame.2011-11-10A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and gold bangles holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame, lifting it toward the viewer during an evening ritual. Gold beaded garlands hang across his chest and a second priest in orange stands partly visible behind him. Behind them a dense, blurred crowd of devotees in white clothing fills the frame.2011-11-10A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold zari border holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame blazing to the right, and a silver bell in his other hand. He wears a gold bead necklace, a gold bracelet, and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands are stained with mehndi. Behind him, a second man in white ritual dress and a woman stand in a line. The background shows red and orange draped cloth. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja ritual.2010-12-19A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and gold necklaces carries a silver tray with a red cloth bundle tied with gold-yellow ribbon, bowing his head toward it. Behind him a second man in orange clothing stands in the foreground, with a blurred crowd of people in white clothes in the background, some with hands folded in prayer. The setting appears to be an outdoor evening ceremony.2011-11-10July 07 20092009-07-07November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of a seated group of men in an indoor ritual setting with a metal railing behind them. The central figure wears an orange saffron robe, gold beaded necklace, rudraksha-style beads, bracelets, glasses and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Around him, others in orange robes and white dhotis with red borders hold small flames and lamps, some wearing rudraksha malas and red forehead marks. Several oil lamps and flames are visible in the background. A man in an orange robe on the left looks down, and a bald man at right holds a lit lamp.2010-10-30November 10 20112011-11-10Night ritual homa at an open-air outdoor setting. Two shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at a fire pit; the front priest holds a bell and a metal vessel with a large flame aloft, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned arm bands. The fire pit is built of brick-like blocks decorated with marigold petals and banana leaves, with brass bowls of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel in front. Behind them a large seated crowd, mostly in white, presses palms together in prayer under strings of lights. A cameraman on a tripod films the scene, and a pink cloth-draped shrine stands at the right edge.2011-11-10Night outdoor ritual photograph. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe holds a silver aarti lamp with a tall open flame aloft, a traditional deeparadhana gesture. Beside him a second shaved priest in a white dhoti with a garland of white flowers and a silver-coloured offering bowl stands in attendance. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes fills the background, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. A photographer in red clothing films from behind a tripod. The blurred crowd and bright lights suggest a large evening gathering.2011-11-10