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June 19 2003

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June 19 20032003-06-19June 19 20032003-06-19June 19 20032003-06-19A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap holds a lit oil lamp in a metal dish, performing an aarti in a plain whitewashed hall with ventilated block walls. A white flower garland hangs over the robed figure's shoulders. Behind on the left, several people in white and cream clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; a woman in a white top and pink skirt is among them. Two more saffron-clad attendants stand near the lamp, and a red-carpeted stage on the right holds a small decorated table with flowers and a lit lamp. A cluster of people stands beside it, and a blue cabinet with loudspeakers appears near the stage. Petals are scattered on the carpet and floor.2008-07-27January 12 20092009-01-12June 12 20042004-06-12December 25 20072007-12-25Indoor ritual scene at a temple-like hall during a puja. A figure on the left wears an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala, holding a brass bell in one hand and raising the other hand with white ash markings on the arm. Behind him a group of people in white clothing stand with hands folded and watch; one older man in white holds his hands together in namaste, and a woman in white with a mala stands at right. On a low stone platform draped in orange cloth sit brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, a small oil lamp, and red and orange flower petals. A standing man in white robes at the right reaches toward a tall brass lamp decorated with a garland. A lattice wooden screen covers the back wall.2004-07-02A photograph of a ritual inside a temple pavilion decorated with orange pennants and banana leaves. Around a white brick fire pit, men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls hold up brass kalashas and pots, and some pour or tend offerings. A central figure with long dark hair wears a white floral garland, an orange shawl and a gold-bordered yellow garment, standing with hands joined. Nearby, a man in a white shirt holds a brass tray, and women in saffron and gold saris and head coverings stand in the crowd. A brass lamp and offering vessels sit on the floor, and a photographer in white kneels at left.2007-01-01A homa fire ritual at night in a Tamil Nadu temple-style hall with blue walls. A man in white shirt and dhoti with gold border leans over a fire pit of brick tiers decorated with flowers, pouring offerings into the flames. Behind the fire, a framed portrait of a woman in red and gold is garlanded with marigolds, flanked by kalasha pots and brass lamps. Four men in white kneel or stand in prayer with palms joined, and a fifth man in orange stands at the rear near a striped mattress. Mango-leaf and flower decorations surround the altar.June 19 20032003-06-19A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a smoky indoor room. A square brick fire pit with pink flower petals around its edge holds a blazing fire with burning wood and green leaves. Several people in white clothes sit around it. One woman in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and holds a small ritual book. A man at left in white cloth covers his face with his hands, and another man in white pours liquid from a metal vessel into the fire. Flames rise from a large vessel at the top of the frame. Smoke fills the air.