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September 28 20112011-09-28December 09 20112011-12-09April 17 20112011-04-17A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a plain white dhoti and white shoulder cloth with yellow borders, wearing a beaded necklace and bangles, turned away from the camera as he lifts a lit aarti lamp with a flaming wick in a stone-walled temple interior. A marble shrine ledge and carved pillars are visible behind him, with a small glass cabinet at upper left. The figure is a priest performing a lamp offering, and the flame is the main focal point. a person is not visibly identifiable by appearance here.2012-05-09December 09 20112011-12-09June 05 20122012-06-05October 05 20112011-10-05Night-time ritual photo at a temple courtyard. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a flaming oil lamp aarti toward seated devotees, several women in white with long braids. Rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a priest in orange-red clothing sits before a fire pit with flames, and a second attendant in white stands near steps. Bright marigold and yellow garlands decorate a deity murti on the right, with brass plates and oil lamps on a purple cloth. A basket and sweeping garlands are visible in the background. Approximately a dozen people are visible.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18Night ritual in an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a brass tray of lit oil lamps before a golden deity murti under a gilded arch, with a garland draped over the image. Behind him, a second man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with a bowl. A low white and red-striped platform, a square sunken fire pit and small brass vessels sit to the left. Three more men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand at right, hands folded in prayer. Appears to be an aarti or puja.2014-11-23A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and bangles, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him an orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, with yellow flowers visible at the right edge and a potted plant in the lower centre. A partially visible woman in white stands at the far left.2011-12-28A photograph of a young man performing a ritual with a brass oil lamp held in both hands, its flame burning upward with a wisp of smoke. He is bare-chested, wearing a white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. His eyes are closed and he appears absorbed in the act. Behind him, slightly out of focus, a portrait of a smiling man in red and saffron robes with a red turban is displayed, and to the right is an ornate gold deity murti on a decorated altar with red and gold fabrics. The scene is a temple or ashram shrine setting.2017-02-01