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October 08 20082008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08November 21 20102010-11-21A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering with a standing man in orange robes and a long orange sash holding a small lamp or incense vessel aloft with his right hand, wearing a red bindi, a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a white wrist band. Seated behind him on a leopard-print cloth are two deity murtis decorated with orange and white flower garlands. Many seated devotees in orange headscarves and white clothes fill the foreground, some with shaved heads, while a hazy sky and mountains form the backdrop.2010-09-24June 09 20092009-06-09Evening 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.2009-09-25December 25 20072007-12-25October 08 20082008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09March 18 20132013-03-18Outdoor photo of a central figure in an orange saffron shawl with a long rudraksha mala, long dark hair, and a red bindi, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in the right hand and a brass handbell in the left. Behind him, a banyan tree with aerial roots. A woman on the left in a white and cream sari with gold bangles and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together, and a man on the right in white kurta with glasses also has his hands in anjali. Surrounding devotees in white and cream clothing and glasses watch the aarti. The setting suggests aarti performed during a ritual gathering.2006-07-23 +1 copiesMarch 18 20132013-03-18