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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white clothing with an orange shawl over one shoulder and a beaded wrist band, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flaming wick in front of a dark stone shrine. A woman in a pink sari with a gold necklace and a white-haired older man in a light shirt stand beside him with palms pressed together, receiving the flame. Behind them is a stone wall with red-and-white lettering partly visible and a garland of marigolds draped near a deity murti. The scene reads as an aarti ritual.

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A photograph of an indoor devotional puja in a small tiled room with a shrine on the left, decorated with framed deity pictures, a green curtain and lamps. A man in white clothes with a saffron shawl holds a lit camphor or aarti flame on a brass plate and offers it to three elderly people. An elderly man in a white shirt and an elderly woman in a red and yellow sari reach toward the flame with their hands, and another elderly woman in grey stands behind them. Visible on the shrine are a brass lamp and small offerings.2006-10-01June 05 20122012-06-05A dimly lit temple interior where a shaved-headed priest bare-chested in a white dhoti and marigold garlands holds a brass tray of burning camphor flame with coconut halves and offerings. Beside him another shaved priest with yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha mala watches the flame. Behind them stand devotees in white clothing, and a pillar and doorway frame the scene. The camphor flame is the brightest element in the image.2011-11-29December 09 20112011-12-09A dim night-time photograph of a homa or yagna fire pit. A bright flame rises from a heap of offerings, possibly fruit, in the lower centre. Beside it a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a white shawl and a garland of flowers sits near the fire. Several other people stand or sit in shadow to the right and behind him. The scene is lit mainly by the fire.2011-11-29May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA nighttime photograph of a fire ritual. In the center, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a flame or offering stick over a blazing fire pit, with flames rising in the foreground. Around him, several devotees stand close, including a younger man in white and a woman in a yellow sari on the left, watching the fire. Behind them, a shrine is decorated with red and pink flowers and garlands, and a deity image is partly visible. A small inset picture in the upper right shows a seated deity figure with a red and gold background.2010-09-11October 01 20112011-10-01November 10 20112011-11-10Photo 11729609December 28 20112011-12-28May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copies