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July 09 20152015-07-09A bare-chested priest with a closed-eyed, focused expression holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a ritual. He wears a purple and magenta turban, a pink-and-gold shawl draped over one shoulder, and layered beaded rudraksha malas with gold-toned beads. Behind him, a man in white and gold dhoti, a man in an orange turban, and women in gold-bordered saris and malas stand watching the aarti. The background is blurred temple interior.2018-04-14A person in a red turban and red-saffron garment, wearing red flower garlands, a brown rope-like shawl, gold necklaces and gold armbands, performs an aarti or fire ritual, lifting a flaming oil lamp on a metal plate while holding a spoon-like ladle to the mouth. Behind, several men in white dhotis and bare or sacred-thread-marked torsos stand close, some with vibhuti or tilak marks; one in glasses and a white dhoti holds a brass vessel near the lamp. Palm trees and dusk light set the outdoor scene. The figure in red is distinguished by a red turban, garlanded ornate attire and golden jewellery, so this is a person candidate performing the ritual.2014-12-05April 30 20152015-04-30July 09 20152015-07-09May 04 20142014-05-04Night outdoor ritual at a large gathering. A young man in a rust-orange turban and orange-brown cloth stands at centre, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, facing a figure seen from behind with long dark hair and a yellow flower garland. Behind him, a dense crowd of mostly bare-chested men sits closely together, many wearing lanyards and rudraksha-style neck beads, with a red pole rising at the right. Warm firelight and oil lamp glow fill the scene against a dark background.2016-10-10October 12 20152015-10-12A photograph of an evening ritual with an oil lamp, its flame rising high. A smiling man in a red turban and red-saffron garment, wearing a red flower garland and gold ornaments, holds a silver lamp with a bowl of offerings near the flame. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron-trimmed shawls stand close; one on the right wears a rudraksha mala and glasses, and another on the left presses his palms together in namaste. Foliage fills the background.2014-12-05A shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl with gold border stands in the centre holding a brass aarti lamp with a large flame in his right hand and a bell in his left, with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a beaded gold-toned mala around his neck. Seated people in white and orange clothing behind him join palms in prayer, with rows of red chairs at right and a small brass lamp at lower left, and a red backdrop with framed notices on the wall. The scene suggests an aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.2013-02-11August 26th 20152015-08-26November 11 20172017-11-11