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Evening ritual photograph in a bare concrete hall. A bare-backed young man in saffron-orange cloth with long curly hair scatters offerings with his right hand while another man in orange holds a flaming lamp in each hand at right. A bald man in orange sits at lower left beside a brass pot, and a man in a white shirt kneels at lower centre. Flower petals or grains drift through the air, lit by the flames.

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Evening ritual in a hall with a large fire lit in a metal fire pit or lamp stand. A standing man with long, swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and holds a small metal vessel in one hand while raising the other arm toward the flame. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth with a dark cord looks toward the fire, and a seated man in orange sits at left. Several seated people in white and orange clothing are visible in the background near a person playing a stringed instrument. A woven orange banner hangs on the left and right walls and a large circular decorative piece is on the wall behind. Visible people: about five.2006-08-22A standing man in an orange-saffron drape, with shoulder-length wavy dark hair and a bare upper torso, holds a small silver ritual bowl or lamp in one hand and gestures with the other near a flame. Beside him, a fire or lamp burns on a metal stand, and seated figures in orange and white clothing sit on the floor behind a wooden railing. Behind them are a blank white easel board and a dimly lit stage with framed decorations. The scene suggests a ritual or fire ceremony in an indoor hall at night.2006-08-22Evening ritual scene in a hall. A standing figure in a draped saffron-orange cloth, with long wavy shoulder-length hair, holds a small metal bell in one hand and extends the other hand toward a lit flame. Beside him a seated attendant in orange holds a burning oil lamp on a wooden stand, with bright flame. Another attendant in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower left. Behind them, people in white sit on the floor near a blank white easel board and a dark backdrop with a decorated altar area.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of a ritual scene with three men seated on the floor in a hall. The nearest man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a red border and holds a small brass oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe lifts a lit brass lamp and a burning wick, with smoke rising. A third man in a saffron robe sits further back, partly hidden, holding a lit lamp toward the group. On a red tray in the lower left are brass plates, a small brass lamp and a brass vessel. Blurred figures in orange and red clothing sit in the background, with warm lights and a laptop on a blue table at left.2011-01-21August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph inside a dim stone shrine lit by warm lamps. At center, a priest in orange robes bends over a deity murti draped in red, gold and white cloth, with a bright flame burning before it. Three circular lamps glow on the wall behind. Around the shrine stand several men: a shaved-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala at left, another in orange wrapping, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body, and a figure in orange at right; one holds a small orange cloth. Offerings sit on a plate at the base of the murti. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2012-05-18August 17 20062006-08-17Night scene at an outdoor ritual ground with scattered glowing embers and ash on the dirt. A standing figure in orange-saffron cloth with long dark hair holds a long wooden staff and stands near the fire remains, appearing to be a sannyasi or priest; the outfit and hair are visible but the face is too dark to judge. Seated in front of him is a young man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders, eyes closed, sitting on the ground. Behind them, several other people in white clothing sit near small fires under a single harsh overhead light, with low walls in the background.2006-08-19A photograph of a seated puja with three men in front of a brass oil lamp and incense smoke. The man in the centre, with a shaved head, wears an orange-saffron robe and raises a lit brass lamp with a flame. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a second lit lamp. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-bordered shawl holds a flame to a lamp near brass plates of offerings and a small brass kalasha on a red mat. Smoke drifts across the frame, and blurred devotees and a small table of equipment appear in the background. Aarti is being performed.2011-01-21A photograph of an indoor ritual aarti in a hall with pinkish-orange lighting. Several bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis with gold borders hold lit oil lamps and small bells, with white and sandalwood-coloured markings on their chests and arms. Rudraksha malas hang across their torsos. In the foreground a man with hair in a topknot and a light-coloured forehead marking holds a flaming lamp near a professional video camera on a tripod at the right. Framed photographs hang on the wall behind, and a gold-framed ornamental piece and a seated figure appear at the far right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the foreground ritual participants.2016-10-12