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A ritual aarti or puja on a stage with a lit oil lamp held by a man with long dark hair in a dark orange-brown dhoti and wrap edged with gold, wearing a red, yellow and white flower garland. He raises a flame in a brass lamp at chest height. Around him, young priests in saffron-orange cloth with white ash marks on their foreheads stand with a silver bowl and a handbell, and a devotee in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together. Silver ritual vessels and a plate sit on a mat in front, with a fire pit glowing at the right edge. A dark curtain and an air conditioner are behind them.

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Photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple-style hall. In the centre, a figure seen from behind has long dark hair and wears a rust-brown robe with a gold border and a braided rudraksha-style waist cord, with a multicoloured flower garland around the neck. He faces a fire pit of stacked yellow bricks with flames at right, and reaches toward silver ritual vessels and a small brass kalasha on the floor. To the left, a young attendant in orange robes with white ash markings on his arms holds a silver bowl. Another young man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a silver ritual item stands at right, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together. A gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion and flower decorations sits at left, and a gold-bordered red cloth hangs at right. This appears to be a homa or puja ritual.2013-05-17A ritual scene in which a man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown draped garment with gold borders and a braided rudraksha-style waist cord, and a red, yellow and white flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other while performing aarti. Behind him, shaved-headed attendants in orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer, and a man in white clothes is partly visible at right. Silver vessels and a bowl sit on the mat in the foreground, with a fire pit glowing at the lower right. Several people are visible, roughly four to six.2013-05-17A ritual scene inside a hall with a fabric-draped ceiling and wall air conditioner. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a multicoloured flower garland, wearing a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha belt, lifts a small lit lamp toward a fire pit at the right. A young assistant in orange robes with white forehead marks stands beside him holding a small bell. Another young man in orange, with rudraksha beads, holds his hands folded in prayer. A bare-headed attendant in orange and a man in white with folded hands stand behind, and a silver bowl and vessels sit on the floor, consistent with a homa or puja.2013-05-17A photograph of a Hindu ritual with a standing figure in rust-brown and gold-bordered cloth and a multicolored pink, yellow and green flower garland with a rudraksha mala. The figure, with long dark hair swept back, holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming camphor aarti lamp in the other, eyes lowered. Beside them an attendant in orange dhoti and saffron top with white tilak presses palms together. Other devotees in orange and rust robes stand behind, and a man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands at right. Brass vessels and a bright flame mark an aarti ritual.2013-05-17A standing man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes with gold border, wearing a long pink, white and green flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, carries a silver plate. Beside him a shaven-headed young man in orange robes bends over silver vessels on a metal tray, and a man in white with a tilak and mala assists. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, watch. In the foreground are silver bowls and a kalasha-type vessel. At the right, a yagna fire burns in a brick fire pit beside marigold and red flowers, and a painted temple pillar with colourful figures stands at the back. Teal walls and maroon curtains form the backdrop.2013-05-17May 17 20132013-05-17May 17 20132013-05-17May 19 20132013-05-19May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red robe holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and a bell, performing puja. Around him, several young men in orange robes, gold necklaces, sandalwood and white markings stand with folded hands. On the left, a man holds a red-and-gold decorated parasol. A red plate of flowers and offerings sits on a woven mat in front of them, with incense sticks in a metal bowl at left.2017-03-11May 15 20132013-05-15April 24 20132013-04-24