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A photograph of a ritual at the back of a truck with its rear door open. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange top and orange garment, bends forward with hands raised to the forehead beside a silver vessel topped with a coconut and leaf-shaped decorations on a brass tray with yellow powder. Next to it stands a brass oil lamp with a large flame, and a brass bell or handle is visible. A woman behind photographs the scene with a small camera. A pallet truck and a yellow metal ramp marked MAXON are visible.

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A person with long, dark, loose hair and an orange t-shirt stands at the open rear of a truck, holding a metal lamp with a burning flame in an upraised hand, offering a puja arati. On the truck bed sits a silver plate holding a coconut, a glass container and an oil lamp, beside a yellow MAXON lift gate. Wooden crates are stacked inside the truck and a green can rests on the floor. A sunny outdoor setting.2005-10-12October 12 20052005-10-12May 02 20132013-05-02 +1 copiesNovember 20 20062006-11-20A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl holds a green coconut aflame with camphor above a deity murti. The murti is draped in orange satin and heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, white and purple flower garlands and ornaments. A gold-painted vehicle or palanquin stands behind, with a black tyre visible at left. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall, consistent with a coconut aarti offering during a puja.2013-12-24November 20 20062006-11-20January 09 20072007-01-09July 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesNovember 20 20062006-11-20A photograph of a foundation or inauguration ceremony in an unfinished concrete-block hall with bare floor. Two men in saffron-orange robes kneel and bend over a low ritual setup covered with a woven mat, holding a small brass vessel and a lamp-like object. One man in the foreground wears an orange wrap with a red border and a bracelet. Behind them a long-haired man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands beside a wall with a white inscription board garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Offerings on the mat include bananas, coconuts, a metal pot with a cloth, and brass plates. Other men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand on the left holding trays, and a cameraperson in orange clothing films near the board. Outside the opening, a crowd watches.2008-11-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold chain, performs a ritual at an open doorway. He holds a small brass bell in his right hand and a spoon in his left over a silver metal tray. A small fire burns in a foil-lined container with offerings, and a bowl of yellow liquid sits nearby with an orange, pink flowers and other ritual items on the floor. Behind him a woman in a green sari with gold bangles and a man in white clothes sit with hands pressed in prayer, and a shelf with boxes and objects is visible through the glass door. The scene suggests a homa or puja performed indoors.July 03 20082008-07-03