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A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with white sacred markings on his arms performs an aarti before framed portraits draped with red garlands. An oil lamp with a visible flame sits on a green leaf before the photos, and a bronze lamp stand stands nearby. The framed portraits show a man in orange seated in meditation and a woman in white. Thatched bamboo walls, a patterned cloth-draped altar, and a striped orange and yellow curtain form the setting. Several people with hands folded in prayer, dressed in white, stand behind the rail, and a brass pot sits on a table at left.

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April 17 20112011-04-17A priest in saffron-orange robes with a maroon sash, a bare shaved head with a gold headband, and white ceremonial markings on his arms, holds a brass oil lamp and bell during a puja beneath a thatched shelter. Two framed portraits on a draped altar are decorated with red flower garlands: one shows a seated figure in orange clothing with a mala, the other a seated woman in white with long hair. Two devotees with hands folded in namaskar stand at the left and right edges, and a bright lamp glows in the background.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17December 15 20092009-12-15April 17 20112011-04-17Photo 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.2011-04-17April 05 20112011-04-05A thatched-roof shrine space with a dried-palm wall. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe and a red tilak on his forehead stands at center, smiling. Beside him on a metal table are brass vessels and a small bundle of offerings, and a garlanded framed portrait of a woman in orange hangs on the wall. In the foreground, a man in a green shirt and orange lungi stands facing him, while another man in a white-and-grey checked shirt bends low near a cloth spread with flower petals and offerings. Scattered petals cover the floor.2009-12-15October 31 20062006-10-31A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and orange upper cloth, wearing gold armbands and a beaded necklace, stands with his back to the camera and performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a framed photograph hung with red marigold garlands. The framed portraits show a man in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace and a woman in white draped cloth with folded hands, set above a draped cloth altar with a green leaf offering. Orange and cream fabric hangs behind the altar under a thatched roof of wooden poles. Two devotees with palms pressed together stand at the edges, one in white. Several people are partly visible in the background.2011-04-17August 16 20092009-08-16