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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing a long silver bead necklace and a small tilak on his forehead. He sits among devotees and gazes upward while a hand holds a small silver lamp with a flickering flame, and another blurred silver vessel with lit flame is in the foreground. Several people in white and orange clothing are behind him, and a faint haze of smoke or light softens the scene. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.

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A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a red bindi and a heavy gold bead necklace, seated and gazing upward while others around him hold small silver oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground, hands extend over a silver plate with a coconut and a silver bowl, and orange-robed devotees sit behind. The setting suggests a puja or aarti.2010-09-08A smoky photograph of a seated man in white ritual clothing with a white dhoti and a white shawl with red edging, wearing gold beaded necklaces and a small framed pendant. He lifts a silver oil lamp (aarti) toward his face while his mouth is open in chant. Other hands holding silver lamps and a silver plate are in the foreground, and blurred figures in orange and white clothing sit behind him, with lit oil lamps visible. The scene is a puja or aarti ritual. The seated central man's appearance is not clearly that of the a person candidate, so he is described by role only.2010-09-08A seated man with a shaved head and a red tilak on his forehead wears a white dhoti with red-bordered edge and a heavy gold bead necklace across his chest. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand while speaking, and gestures with his other hand. Beside him a woman in a yellow shawl sits in white, and behind them devotees in white and orange shawls hold lamps. Silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground, with flames of lamps in the lower right. The setting is a ritual gathering with oil lamps and silver puja vessels.2010-09-08A photograph of a ritual aarti scene with several people holding small silver oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground, a hand reaches toward a silver lamp with a flickering flame, while a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with a red bindi holds a lamp near his face. Behind him, people in orange and saffron shawls hold lamps as well. A silver plate with lamps and offerings sits in the lower left. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering with lamp offerings.2010-09-08A photograph of a ritual gathering seated on the floor. In the centre, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red border wears a long gold bead necklace and holds a small silver lamp with a flame, its wick burning, over a silver tray. A woman with hair pulled back wears a yellow shawl and a dark beaded necklace beside him, and a tilak mark is visible on her forehead. Behind them, several white-clad men sit with small oil lamps, and silver bowls and plates of offerings sit on the floor in front. A steel flask stands at the left edge. The ritual appears to be a puja with lamp offerings.2010-09-08A seated man with a shaved head, red tilak dot on his forehead and bare upper body wrapped in white cloth with red-striped border, wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a small framed portrait pendant. He holds a small lit oil lamp in both hands, and silver plates and a brass vessel sit in front of him. Beside him, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and a white forehead mark sits attentively. Behind them, devotees in orange shawls and white clothing sit in a row, some holding small brass bells and lamps. The setting suggests a puja-style ritual; a man in white holding an oil lamp is the central figure.2010-09-08October 26 20112011-10-26A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border holds a silver lamp with a lit flame in both hands during a ritual. He wears white horizontal tilak and sacred ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms, a red-and-white forehead dot, a rudraksha mala, a long gold ceremonial necklace and bangles. Behind him a woman in a yellow sari and a second woman in orange stand, and an orange cloth and a gold-carved wooden panel frame the scene. Lit oil lamps and the back of a seated head appear in the foreground.2010-10-23December 31 20112011-12-31A 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 copiesA photograph of a night aarti ceremony. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-edged shawl and a gold bead necklace holds a brass lamp with a large open flame, smoke rising behind it. A small red tilak marks his forehead. Incense sticks stand in a bowl at his lap, a second oil lamp burns to his right, and a gold kalasha-like brass object sits at the right edge beside a seated figure in orange. The background is dark with a round brass plate behind him.2011-10-26Close photograph of a ritual scene with silver oil lamps burning. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-striped border and gold chain sits centrally, looking upward while hands hold a silver lamp near his forehead. Another hand holds a lit silver lamp on the left, and a person in yellow cloth and white garments sits behind. Behind them, figures in red and orange cloth hold more lit lamps. Smoke or haze softens the frame. A silver tray is visible at the bottom edge. Practice appears to be a lamp-based puja or aarti.2010-09-08