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January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11November 23 20102010-11-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a red and maroon sash sits on a red mat and holds a small brass oil lamp (deepam) lit with a flame in his right hand while his eyes are closed. He has a white urdhva-pundra tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, wears rudraksha malas and a pendant, and has a beaded armlet. Behind him, others in white and red clothing hold more lit oil lamps.2013-04-13September 07 20122012-09-07January 11 20172017-01-11A bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands in the foreground holding a brass trident-like ritual implement with a flame burning at its top, and a brass handbell in his other hand, during an evening ritual. Behind him, several people in orange and white garments are seated or standing in a whitewashed hall with framed pictures on the wall. Oil lamps glow on the floor and a red exit sign is visible. Several other people in orange or white clothing move around the room, and a seated devotee is in the lower centre.2015-11-18A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame aloft in his right hand and a silver bell in his left, performing aarti in a hall. Seated devotees in orange fill the foreground and background, and a pink chair sits near the left. Maroon curtains and framed colourful posters line the walls. The man has long swept-back hair and the page names a person, but his appearance gives only partial cues, so the identity is uncertain.2017-07-30Photograph of a ritual scene during a sacred ceremony. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron shawl with maroon border and a heavy gold bead necklace holds a lit oil lamp flame in his right hand, with smoke rising from it. A forehead of white and red tilak marks and white sacred ash streaks on his arm. Behind him another man in white dhoti and shawl with red border holds a lit lamp and a small bell or implement, and other seated participants in white are visible in the background. A white pillar stands at left, with a red box and brass items on the floor.2010-11-23A bare-chested man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp aloft in his right hand, flames burning upward. He wears a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a small red mark on his brow. Behind him are a red curtain, framed photographs on the wall and a blackboard.2017-07-20January 25 20172017-01-25A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold striped shawl performs aarti, holding a silver multi-tiered lamp stand with several flaming oil lamps on a long silver handle. He wears a gold-bead necklace, a small pendant, gold bangles and white tilak marks on his forehead. Seated devotees in the background watch, and a projection screen behind him shows a religious image. The setting is an indoor hall with orange drapes and smoke rising from the flames.2012-07-20