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A night-time ritual photograph at a temple, with a bright flame. A smiling man in a maroon turban with a silver emblem and a white flower garland with gold necklaces leans over a brass lamp, lighting a wick from a flame in a small bowl. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in an orange-red garment and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of small oil lamps, and another man with white forehead marks stands behind. White ash marks decorate the arms and shoulders. A dark tree trunk is in the background.

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November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Photograph of a night ritual under a large dark rock overhang. A man in an ornate blue and gold embroidered cylindrical headdress and orange-brown dhoti holds a lit oil lamp flame in a metal vessel with raised hands, speaking. Behind him, several men in rust-orange robes, rudraksha malas and white horizontal tilak marks stand with hands folded or hold the lamp. On the right, a figure in a red and gold headdress, white and red flower garlands, gold necklaces and a leopard-print lower garment stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Gold bangles and white arm markings are visible. The scene suggests a Deepam lamp offering in a temple setting.2013-11-17Night ritual photograph of a central figure in a deep red-brown turban with a gold emblem and gold chains, a red and white flower garland, gold armbands and a leopard-print lower cloth, holding a wicker tray with a clay lamp burning and an offering dish. Beside him a priest in an ornate beaded blue and gold headdress holds the tray, and a man in white with a camera stands behind. Several saffron-clad attendants with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas stand around, one with palms joined in prayer. Gold staffs and a ceremonial fan are visible above. The lamp flame suggests an aarti or deepam offering.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night photograph of a ritual outdoors beneath a dark tree canopy. On the right, a figure in a maroon-red head wrap with an orange and gold band, wearing a long gold necklace and a garland of white flowers with red and yellow blooms, holds a small silver bell in one hand and an offering dish in the other, speaking with a raised hand. Beside him, two shaved-headed priests in rust-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white horizontal sacred markings on their foreheads hold a brass oil lamp and a silver bowl. A figure at left wears an ornate blue and gold headdress and bare skin marked with white ash lines, holding a platter with yellow offerings and a lit lamp. Several onlookers stand in the background.2013-11-17A photograph of a ritual during a satsang-style event at night. A figure on the left wears a red-orange turban with gold ornament, a red garment with gold edging, a red and white flower garland, gold bangles and an armlet, and holds their hands together over a flame. A bald priest on the right with white forehead markings and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron cloth, holds a silver tray with a burning oil lamp flame. Smoke rises at right, and a second person in a white turban stands behind. a person appearance-based label applies to the turbaned figure on the left, who wears a turban and flower garland with ornate clothing, while the priest with the flame performs the lamp offering.2014-12-05November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A photograph of a ritual lighting at night in a temple setting. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with white ash markings on his arms and forehead holds a brass plate of offerings, including a clay dish of ghee or oil, and a brass vessel. Beside him a young man in a rust-red and maroon wrap and a tall maroon turban with a silver emblem, wearing a long white flower garland and gold ornaments, lights a flame with a small lamp. Around them several men in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings stand watching, and a cameraman is partly visible at the left edge.2013-11-17April 29 20132013-04-29