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October 21 2006

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A seated woman in a red garment with a gold necklace and pendant holds a brass tray with a lit flame over yellow cloth and red flowers during a ritual. Beside her, a young man in saffron robes with a white tilak and a white bead mala sits near a metal bowl and a long wooden stick. Another person in orange robes sits at left with their back to the camera. Behind them are a red draped backdrop, a stand fan, a potted plant with feathery flowers, blue beads and a peacock-feather decoration.2006-10-21June 01 20122012-06-01 +2 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01A man seated cross-legged on a gold-framed ornate throne, wearing an orange-red saffron cloth, a vermilion bindi, long swept-back dark hair, multiple rudraksha mala strands and a heavy gold beaded necklace. He holds a small metal pan of burning camphor or ghee flame with tongs, performing an aarti-style offering. In front, a silver tray holds a small bronze deity murti, pink flowers and green leaves. A brass lamp and silver vessels are in the background, and a wooden door is at right.2012-06-01 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27October 21 20062006-10-21A man with long swept-back hair and an orange-saffron garment sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim, palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and a long beaded mala around his neck. Beside him a lamp flame rises from a silver aarti plate held by a shaven-headed attendant in the foreground, with smoke curling in the dim evening light. Another person in white and blue sits behind, near a drum.2013-10-15June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesJuly 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a ceremonial arati at night. A standing attendant in an orange dhoti and yellow head wrap, with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, holds a flaming lamp on a stand toward a seated figure. The seated man, with long dark hair and a red tilak, wears an orange-red cloth over a gold ornate necklace and rudraksha mala, sitting on a red cushion before a gold lotus-petalled throne. A white electric fan and a yellow flower are visible; a flame rises from the lamp.2017-08-02A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a red bindi and rudraksha malas with gold bead necklaces performs a ritual, holding a small lamp flame over a silver bowl of pink powder while a flame flickers. Before him on a silver tray lie a small gold deity figure, green leaves and a pink flower. Behind him is a gold-framed chair with lion carvings.2012-06-01 +1 copies