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Photograph of a seated ritual in a dim temple hall. A man in a maroon turban with gold border, maroon-and-gold shawl and a large rudraksha mala raises a silver lamp with a flame in his right hand, while other ritual participants in saffron-orange robes with beaded malas sit behind him. Brass bowls holding yellow and white offerings, incense sticks and a lit oil lamp sit in the foreground, and a gold-trimmed cabinet stands in the background. The scene reads as an aarti during puja.

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September 06 20142014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06A man in a red-orange turban and matching draped cloth performs an evening ritual beside a fire. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, rudraksha-style beads on the upper arm, gold earrings and a red tilak on his forehead, while holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick in one hand and a metal vessel in the other. Bright flames rise from a brass bowl in the foreground, consistent with a homa or puja fire, and a partly visible figure in orange sits at the left edge against a dark background. The man appears to be a priest performing the rite rather than a depicted or distinctively identified figure.2014-01-05November 17 20132013-11-17October 29 20162016-10-29May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony on a lawn at dusk. A standing priest in a maroon-red turban and draped maroon robe with gold borders wears a long orange-red garland, a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha malas, and holds a flaming oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Beside a raised stack of yellow and red bricks forming a fire pit, a younger attendant in orange robes bends forward over items, while another attendant in orange sits on a cloth, and a seated person on the left holds a silver bowl. Silver vessels, a bowl of offerings and ritual objects sit on mats around the fire pit. The building columns and windows are visible behind. a person candidate appearance is not clearly established from the image alone.2014-05-22 +1 copiesDecember 20 20132013-12-20October 13 20132013-10-13