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Close photo of a ritual fire: a bright flame rises from a flat metal vessel held by a bare-chested priest seen from behind, wearing a maroon dhoti and rudraksha bracelets and bearing white ash stripes on his upper arm. A second person in maroon cloth stands beside the flame, partly visible, with a decorated silver-and-red ornament and pink flower garlands at the edge of the frame. A bundle of dried grass or kusha is held near the vessel. Behind them are marigold garlands and a purple flower string. The scene appears to be a homa or fire offering.

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April 04 20182018-04-04A photograph of a ritual at a temple-style setting. On the left, a decorated Shiva linga sits draped in a red and orange cloth, wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and a gold-embroidered cloth. In the centre, a seated man in a red-maroon garment with a sandalwood tilak and a crescent-shaped ornament on his head smiles and makes a hand gesture while a bowl of burning flame is held before him. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a maroon garment and maroon turban holds the flaming bowl and a bundle of grass, with white ash markings on his arms and rudraksha beads on his wrist. Pink flower garlands hang around the seated man's neck. Behind them is a blue and gold draped backdrop.2018-01-31June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesMarch 03 20182018-03-03June 05 20122012-06-05April 20 20182018-04-20Close photo of a ritual in progress: a priest in red and orange clothing with an orange-beaded mala across his chest and white markings on his arms holds a brass bell and a flaming camphor or oil lamp, its fire rising above a small brass vessel. Behind the flame is a deity murti decorated with white flower garlands, gold jewellery and a red flower; gold-bordered cloth lies at the base. Only a partial view of a seated person's head appears at the lower right.2014-09-14A close photograph of a person in a rust-orange garment holding a bundle of dried straw or grass ablaze over a shallow round metal tray. Flames and sparks leap from the bundle, and burnt red and orange fragments lie in the tray. The person wears a braided rudraksha-style bead bracelet and a layered beaded necklace with a large pendant. The arm shows a small tattoo. The scene appears to be a fire ritual, with the lit bundle and tray. Only the arm, hand, torso and bracelet are visible, with a dark background behind the fire.2018-06-04 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesClose photograph of an aarti ritual: a flame burns in a small brass oil lamp on a silver tray held by a person at left, whose wrist bears beaded bracelets. Behind the flame a seated figure in orange-red robes wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads across the chest and rudraksha bracelets on the wrist, gesturing over the flame with raised hands. The background is ornate gold-toned metalwork. a person appears seated in orange ritual attire with rudraksha malas, performing the lamp offering.2018-03-12March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31