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A standing man in saffron-orange robes holds a silver plate with a lit camphor flame during an evening aarti at an open-air pavilion decorated with orange, green and blue tiered fabric streamers and mango leaf strings. He wears a gold chain and a white vertical tilak on his forehead. Seated to the right, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls with rudraksha malas take part, one holding a microphone. Brass lamps and bowls of flowers and fruit sit in the foreground.

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Night-time ritual under a pavilion with green and orange festoons and mango-leaf torans. A standing figure in orange robes and a matching orange shawl, with a mala around the neck, holds a brass tray with a lit flame, releasing smoke into the air. Devotees seated before him wear orange and white with yellow shawls, several with hands folded in anjali. In the foreground are seated people in orange, and a brass lamp stands at right beside banana plants. a person is the orange-robed figure holding the flame, identified by saffron robes and mala cues; the scene reads as an aarti or homa-style fire offering.2009-09-26Evening ritual at a pandal with banana leaves and palm fronds overhead. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a matching hood, with gold beaded necklaces and bangles, holds a lit flame on a brass lamp and performs aarti. Several seated participants in white clothing with yellow shawls surround him; one holds a brass plate of offerings, and another plays a round frame drum. A microphone stands at left, and smoke drifts through the scene. A man in red-orange garments with a beaded necklace sits near the microphone.2009-09-25Night photograph of an outdoor ritual under a canopy of orange, green and yellow striped cloth with dried leaves hanging on a string. A man in an orange saffron robe with a red shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and white vibhuti marks on his forehead holds a silver plate with a burning flame and flowers, performing aarti. Two seated young men in white with yellow shawls sit nearby; one holds a microphone and sings. A banner in the background reads Nithyananda Flower Stall. Banana plants frame the scene. Visible cues are not distinctive enough for a confident identification, so the flame-bearer is described by role only.2009-09-27Night ritual under a decorated pavilion hung with orange and green fabric and banana leaves. A standing priest in an orange robe with a matching orange head covering holds a silver plate of burning camphor flame, performing aarti. Beside him, seated priests in orange robes with rudraksha malas have their hands folded in prayer. In front, brass kalasha pots wrapped in mesh are topped with mango leaves and coconuts on a white-draped table, with brass vessels and oil lamps nearby. Seated devotees in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit at the right edge. A framed portrait of a woman in orange stands on an easel to the left, decorated with marigold garlands, and a bright work light illuminates the scene.2009-09-26Night outdoor ritual under a canopy decorated with orange and green fringed hangings and banana leaves, lit by floodlights and a hanging lamp. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala raises a large bright brass bowl of flame toward the seated group. Around a low offering platform, several devotees sit on orange cloth: women in orange saris and saffron-robed sannyasis, plus young people in white clothes with yellow shawls, hands folded in prayer. A tall brass lamp stands at the right edge beside flower petals and offerings. This is a homa or puja-style fire ritual.2009-09-26Night-time fire ritual under an open-sided pavilion hung with orange pennants. A bald man in orange robes with white markings on his forehead and arms holds a silver tray aloft above a square fire pit where flames rise. Men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas sit around the pit, some holding offering plates, and a standing man in orange watches. A red and gold throne stands at left, and a golden ceremonial pole rises at right. Smoke fills the air and a few onlookers are visible at the edges.2010-11-05A standing priest in saffron-orange robes with a matching head cloth and a beaded necklace holds a silver plate of flaming camphor or oil lamp fire aloft during a homa-style ritual at night. Smoke drifts through the scene beneath a canopy decorated with orange and green cloth streamers and banana leaves. Seated devotees in orange and red garments, some with palms pressed together, sit behind metal bowls at a fire pit. A framed portrait garlanded with marigolds stands at left, showing a figure in orange robes. Other attendees in dark clothing watch at the lower right.2009-09-25A photograph of an evening homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange, green and yellow fabric rings. A standing man in an orange robe and hood holds a metal plate of flames aloft with both hands, while a brass lamp with a peacock-shaped top burns on the right. Seated beside him in orange robes, several people perform puja at a low altar with brass vessels, potted plants and a fire pit. Men in white with yellow shawls kneel and sit in the foreground, and a framed portrait of a woman garlanded with flowers stands on an easel at left. Other attendees in white are visible behind the altar. Ritual lamps and offering baskets line the table.2009-09-26 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at night under a leafy canopy strung with dried leaves and fabric. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands at centre holding a silver aarti plate with a burning flame and red and yellow flower offerings, performing aarti. Smoke drifts through the frame. In the foreground right, a brass oil lamp with lit wicks and yellow flowers stands near the camera. Behind, a few seated people in yellow and white garments, one holding a microphone, are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2009-10-17Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron head covering stands at right holding a silver tray with a flaming camphor aarti flame, red flowers and yellow petals, presenting it. Two saffron-robed men sit on the left, one with palms pressed in prayer and a white tilak band on his forehead, the other seated with gold-beaded necklaces. Behind them, devotees in white and yellow shawls sit and watch. Banana leaves, a leafy decorated frame and small clay lamps with flames sit in the foreground, with a white stepped temple structure in the background.2009-09-26