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A night ritual in a plain whitewashed hall with an open brass fire pit burning at right. A man in a cream turban, long dark swept-back hair, a gold-embroidered cream kurta and a maroon-and-gold shawl stands centre, holding a brass plate of white flowers, possibly a garland or offering. In the foreground a young man in white clothes with an orange shawl carries a brass tray of more flowers. Behind them several men in white dhotis and orange shawls play drums and cymbals, and a row of brass lamps and plates of fruit, pineapple and banana sits on a floor covered with rice or petals. A red drape hangs on the right wall. A bald man's head is partly visible at the lower left.

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June 10 20092009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a tin roof and white walls. A standing man in a gold embroidered sherwani with a long red shawl and a cream turban holds his hands together, while a young man in white with an orange shawl offers a brass plate of white flowers. Seated devotees in saffron and white clothes, one holding a small oil lamp, sit on striped mats beside a lit flame, with more people in rows behind them. Fruit, coconuts and small brass items are arranged on a table at left, and red and yellow garlands hang along a railing at right. A framed wall board with photographs is visible in the background.2009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10June 09 20092009-06-09A night-time outdoor ritual beside a large circular fire pit ringed with orange and white marigold garlands, with smoke rising from it. A woman in an orange sari and pink flower garland raises her hands toward the fire in front of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads. One man in white holds a brass plate with offerings, another raises a hand above, and a man at left lifts a metal vessel overhead. Children and onlookers stand at the right edge, with lit lamps and decorations behind. Four to five people stand prominently in the foreground, with more crowded behind.2009-01-12A photograph inside a small temple interior during a ritual. A standing figure in a rust-orange robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, offering aarti before a decorated deity murti. Offerings of flowers, fruits and green coconuts with orange blossoms are arranged on the floor and altar, and a white-clad priest in white dhoti with a striped border stands at right with hands joined. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch, and photographers with cameras stand near the entrance. Rudraksha malas hang on several devotees.2015-05-01March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesAugust 09 20152015-08-09