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A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a dark maroon-brown sash, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and orange-red flowers, receiving an aarti of a lit oil lamp held by a woman in a white sari with grey hair and a white flower in her hair. Two men in white shirts stand behind with palms joined in namaste, and a shaved-headed devotee in orange sits in the foreground beside pink and white flower petals. Behind them is a shelf with brass oil lamps, a small brass lamp and a decorated altar with a framed deity picture draped in garlands. Presence of a person cue: long swept-back hair, ornate gold ornaments and rudraksha-style beads, seated in a ceremonial position as the recipient of the aarti.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a small room with white walls and an altar draped in orange cloth, decorated with flower garlands and framed deity pictures. A person in an orange robe and a multicoloured flower garland sits on a chair holding a tall silver staff topped with a trident-like finial, smiling, while a woman in a white sari kneels before them holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Two men in white shirts stand behind with palms pressed together in namaste. Pink and white flower petals lie on the floor, and a brass lamp stands at left on a striped mat. Another person in orange is partly visible at the top right.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesA seated woman in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a garland of white jasmine and red-yellow marigolds holds up a silver trident over a lit oil lamp, its flame rising toward the blade. Around her, three devotees in white clothes kneel or stand with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white sari reaches toward the flame. A cloth-draped table with a framed portrait garlanded in flowers and a lit lamp stands behind them, with a standing figure in orange at the top right and a cabinet of objects on the back wall. Pink flower petals are scattered on the floor. A small brass lamp sits at left on a woven mat.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copies