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A ritual scene inside a hall with a fabric-draped ceiling and wall air conditioner. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a multicoloured flower garland, wearing a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha belt, lifts a small lit lamp toward a fire pit at the right. A young assistant in orange robes with white forehead marks stands beside him holding a small bell. Another young man in orange, with rudraksha beads, holds his hands folded in prayer. A bare-headed attendant in orange and a man in white with folded hands stand behind, and a silver bowl and vessels sit on the floor, consistent with a homa or puja.

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Photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple-style hall. In the centre, a figure seen from behind has long dark hair and wears a rust-brown robe with a gold border and a braided rudraksha-style waist cord, with a multicoloured flower garland around the neck. He faces a fire pit of stacked yellow bricks with flames at right, and reaches toward silver ritual vessels and a small brass kalasha on the floor. To the left, a young attendant in orange robes with white ash markings on his arms holds a silver bowl. Another young man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a silver ritual item stands at right, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together. A gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion and flower decorations sits at left, and a gold-bordered red cloth hangs at right. This appears to be a homa or puja ritual.2013-05-17May 19 20132013-05-19A ritual aarti or puja on a stage with a lit oil lamp held by a man with long dark hair in a dark orange-brown dhoti and wrap edged with gold, wearing a red, yellow and white flower garland. He raises a flame in a brass lamp at chest height. Around him, young priests in saffron-orange cloth with white ash marks on their foreheads stand with a silver bowl and a handbell, and a devotee in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together. Silver ritual vessels and a plate sit on a mat in front, with a fire pit glowing at the right edge. A dark curtain and an air conditioner are behind them.2013-05-17A central figure with long dark hair wears a red-maroon dhoti and gold-bordered cloth, with a red-and-white flower garland, a gold bead necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, standing with hands folded before a small fire pit with flames. Heaped marigold and rose garlands fill the foreground. Behind him, an attendant in orange cloth carries a silver bowl, another in orange and white stands near a golden throne draped with flower garlands, a man in maroon kneels holding an oil lamp, and a robed figure with white forehead markings reads from a book. Red curtains and an air conditioner form the backdrop.2013-05-19March 07 20132013-03-07May 19 20132013-05-19A ceremonial homa or fire ritual in a hall with maroon drapes and a gilded throne behind. A long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti and a red-and-gold rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace stands at the centre, holding a small bundle of white flowers and looking down at the fire. The presentation of this central figure (long swept hair, rudraksha and gold adornments, orange ritual dress) matches the a person cues, shown as a person officiating. A shaved-headed priest kneels at right holding a lamp of flame, another man in orange holds a silver bowl at left, and a priest in maroon with white tripundra marks stands at far right. Large garlands of marigolds and roses fill the foreground, with a visible fire pit in front of the central figure.2013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19May 15 20132013-05-15Photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. On the left, an older priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and glasses holds a lit camphor aarti lamp with a flame, beside a garlanded silver palanquin decorated with red and white flowers. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand in a line: a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and orange cloth, a man in orange with a long gold-toned necklace and a sacred mark on his forehead, a bearded man in orange wearing a red and white beaded mala, and a shaved-headed man with folded hands in orange and gold garments. Other devotees in white stand behind them. Yellow and red drapes hang on the pillars.2012-06-05A ritual scene in an indoor shrine room with a smoky fire at the lower left and scattered flower petals on the floor. A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas and wrist bands, stands at the right holding a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings, while four younger men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand in a row to the left, several holding silver trays and bowls. Behind them, a standing man in white and orange-red dress with a garland presses his hands together. To the right, a golden deity murti or ornate throne is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and multicoloured flower garlands, set against a pink-striped table. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja ceremony.2015-04-30A photograph of a Hindu ritual with a standing figure in rust-brown and gold-bordered cloth and a multicolored pink, yellow and green flower garland with a rudraksha mala. The figure, with long dark hair swept back, holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming camphor aarti lamp in the other, eyes lowered. Beside them an attendant in orange dhoti and saffron top with white tilak presses palms together. Other devotees in orange and rust robes stand behind, and a man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands at right. Brass vessels and a bright flame mark an aarti ritual.2013-05-17