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December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05A person in a maroon-red turban and maroon robe with broad gold borders stands in profile at night, holding a lit oil lamp in both cupped hands. A red and white flower garland hangs around the neck, with gold bangles on the wrists and arm. Behind, two attendants stand in maroon robes with gold sashes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, one wearing a tall embroidered headdress. A figure in the background may be filming. The setting is an outdoor ritual spot at night with a dark square slab in the foreground.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05A photograph inside a stone temple showing a person in a red-orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a red bindi, wearing an orange-red robe with gold-striped waist cloth and a dense garland of red and white flowers. They hold a lit flame in a metal lamp, smiling. Behind them, a man in a gold-and-white turban and gold-bordered white dhoti holds a brass pot, and another man in a patterned cap stands further back. A tall brass oil lamp burns at left.2014-12-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk beside a carved stone temple pillar. A man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and yellow flower garland, layered gold-bead necklaces, gold bangles and a white forehead mark; he holds a lit oil lamp with a flame and a small brass bell-handled implement. Beside him a second man in orange robes with a shaved head and an orange shawl claps his hands and speaks. A brass lamp burns at lower left and smoke rises in the background.2014-11-26A woman in orange and maroon draped clothing and a red and gold garland holds a lit aarti lamp with a flame in a silver dish, with a small bell in her other hand. Her hair is loose, with a red kumkum mark on her forehead. Behind her, another person in orange and a person in white ritual attire stand in a warmly lit room with a red curtain and a gold-trimmed seat or throne. The scene suggests an aarti ritual.2013-05-19A man in saffron-brown robes with a gold-bordered cloth stands holding a lit silver aarti lamp with a tall flame, wearing a thick necklace of red and orange beads with gold bead accents and red flower garlands. Behind him, a second figure in orange robes and a white headband stands at left, and golden floral decorations and a draped red curtain fill the background.2013-05-19May 27 20132013-05-27May 26 20132013-05-26September 19 20152015-09-19