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A night-time ritual at a temple in the dark, with palm trees silhouetted against the sky. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a gold necklace and gold bangles, raises a lit silver oil lamp (aarti) with one arm extended. Around him a crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in prayer; several wear white dhotis and kurtas, and a few wear saffron or orange cloths. A decorated red and gold chariot or palanquin is partly visible at the right edge. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting ceremony such as aarti or deepam.

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November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21July 07 20152015-07-07November 16 20152015-11-16November 21 20102010-11-21Night ritual aarti at an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and pennants. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-white border, bare-chested with a gold-toned beaded necklace, holds up a silver lamp with a flame in one hand. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground and background, some with hands folded. Leaf festoons and striped cloth hangings decorate the space. A figure in the lower right wears a white garment and glasses. The priest's build and dress match ordinary ritual attire, so the identity of the officiant is uncertain.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16October 16 20102010-10-16November 05 20102010-11-05Night-time outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands at the right, holding a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti. Seated priests in white garments and gold-bordered shawls, some wearing rudraksha and gold necklaces, sit on the left and centre with hands folded in prayer. A brass pot and offerings sit in front. Behind them hang garlands of green leaves, a decorated pillar with floral patterns, and a woman in blue with a garland. Smoke rises from the flame.2010-10-15Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21Night ritual photograph, the image rotated sideways. A man in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold-beaded necklace holds two lit oil lamps aloft in both hands, flames rising, while his other hand is open toward a carved wooden seat with a wheel-like motif. Beside him, a second man in white with a gold chain and a green-wrapped object stands at a decorated altar draped in white and bordered with flowers, with brass vessels and a bell. Several more people in white clothes stand in the background, and a line of small red lamps glows on a stepped platform at right. Overall it reads as a lamp-waving aarti at an evening puja.2010-10-16