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A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a silver hand bell stands at an altar under a thatched roof, reaching toward offerings. On the altar is a framed portrait wrapped in white and red flower garlands, a silver vessel, a tray of yellow lemons or limes, and a patterned cloth. Behind him a man in a white shirt holds a metal bowl of red kumkum, and another man in white stands nearby with a tray of flowers. Some elements appear to be part of a ritual puja setting.

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July 05 20012001-07-05January 06 20122012-01-06Photo of a night ritual under a bamboo-and-thatch canopy. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes, with white forehead markings, white arm bands and beaded rudraksha necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel. Beside him another man in orange stands near the flame. Behind them a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes, garlanded with red flowers, sits on a draped table with a patterned cloth. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the wooden railings and watch.2011-04-17Outdoor photo under a thatched bamboo roof at an ashram shrine. A man in an orange robe with a yellow-beaded mala stands at center holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside him a bearded man in white robes and a white head covering holds a small brass bowl. A bald man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl rings a handbell. Another man in orange holds a tray of pink flower petals at right, and a person in white stands near the back. On the left a small deity murti sits on a raised altar draped in green cloth, surrounded by pink petals and white flowers, with a camera operator in white behind it. This shows an aarti or puja being offered at a shrine.2009-08-06A man in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland stands at left, holding a small green leaf over a brass pot of water in a ritual gesture. Beside him on a sunlit altar, a framed portrait shows a seated man in orange robes with a white bead garland, raising a hand, set among red roses and a white floral garland against a painted banyan-tree backdrop. Below the frame sits a small figure in orange with a red crown and garland, surrounded by marigolds and rose petals. At right, a man in a white shirt with his back partly to the camera looks toward the altar.2009-11-25 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene at a temple-like hall during a puja. A figure on the left wears an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala, holding a brass bell in one hand and raising the other hand with white ash markings on the arm. Behind him a group of people in white clothing stand with hands folded and watch; one older man in white holds his hands together in namaste, and a woman in white with a mala stands at right. On a low stone platform draped in orange cloth sit brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, a small oil lamp, and red and orange flower petals. A standing man in white robes at the right reaches toward a tall brass lamp decorated with a garland. A lattice wooden screen covers the back wall.2004-07-02September 25 20092009-09-25July 05 20012001-07-05A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at a white-draped table, ringing a handheld silver bell while raising a lit brass oil lamp with his other hand. Rudraksha beads hang around his neck. Before him stand two framed photographs garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, and brass plates hold pink and yellow petals, marigolds and a brass kalasha with flowers. The walls are pale blue and a red-framed window is behind him.2010-02-18A photograph of a small outdoor shrine set up under a corrugated roof with bamboo beams. A white-draped table holds a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a mala necklace and long hair, decorated with red flower garlands, with brass oil lamps on either side. Colourful red, pink, yellow and green balloons are tied above. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap over white, stands at the table holding a brass lamp or ritual vessel. Behind him a second man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands beside another person in orange, and a tray of offerings sits at the left edge.2006-12-24April 17 20112011-04-17