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February 19 2016

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February 19 20162016-02-19December 20 20132013-12-20April 14 20182018-04-14October 15 20172017-10-15July 03 20162016-07-03A close photograph of a bare-chested man in the foreground holding up a silver lamp with a large open flame, as an aarti-style offering. He wears a magenta and purple turban, a red and gold shawl, a white and gold dhoti, and layered rudraksha malas with gold beads. Behind him, blurred figures in orange turbans and saffron clothing stand in a temple setting.2018-04-14July 21 20172017-07-21December 07 20162016-12-07A man in an orange-red turban and matching saffron-red dhoti-style wrap with a gold border tends a large fire at a homa. He wears a rudraksha mala and heavy gold beaded necklaces, with bead bracelets on his wrists and a red bindi on his forehead. Bright flames rise from a brick fire pit in front of him, and a copper pot sits to the side. The setting is dark and smoky, with the figure lit mainly by the fire.2014-01-05A 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.2014-01-05December 05 20162016-12-05May 27 20132013-05-27