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Night photograph of a devotional aarti or fire ritual. A priest in white clothing with a bare upper body holds a metal lamp with a flame toward the group, one hand raised. In the centre, a man in a light pink button-up shirt with a white cloth draped over his shoulder stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind him a woman with hair pulled back and a red-orange top wears a dark pendant necklace, smiling softly. A bearded man on the right wears a green-and-white garment and a white forehead marking, and another person with a white forehead mark stands at left. Smoke and warm firelight fill the dim background.

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July 01 20142014-07-01A night-time photograph of a bright fire flaring upward from a vessel held by a man in white clothes at left, his palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with a red-bordered edge stands with hands folded, and other devotees, some partly in shadow, gather closely around the flame. At right, a man in an orange-yellow shirt with a light forehead mark watches the fire. The scene suggests an outdoor devotional fire offering during a procession, with the warm red and orange glow dominating the frame.2006-10-24Night-time photo of a ritual flame. In the foreground, a figure in a white long-sleeved garment holds a hand over a brass oil lamp with a tall flame. Behind, a woman in a dark red garment and a necklace stands, and red garland-like decorations are strung in the background. Other blurred figures and a hand at the lower left are visible. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering.2012-04-06A devotee woman with hands pressed together in namaskar stands before a flaming brass oil lamp held in the foreground by another person's hand. She wears a white forehead band with a red bindi, a pink and yellow patterned sari, gold bangles and a beaded necklace. Behind her, a second woman is partly visible in the dark, and the background is a warm dim wall. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-06Outdoor evening aarti at a village-style compound with coconut palms and thatched huts behind. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl across his shoulders holds a lit flame aloft toward the camera, his back to the viewer. Behind him a man in white and a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and gold necklace stand with hands folded in namaskar; another woman in a teal top and a further person on the right also pray with palms joined. The flame glows bright orange against the dusk sky.2010-01-27Night ritual at an outdoor temple-style gathering. In the left foreground a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a silver lamp (kalasha-style vessel) with a large flame, while a crowd of devotees behind raises hands in prayer and reaches toward the fire. A large terracotta pot or fire vessel stands at right with smoke rising. Streetlights glow in the background. Devotees wear white and bright saris and bangles. Appears to be a fire offering or aarti.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17October 24 20062006-10-24December 12 20112011-12-12May 20 20142014-05-20April 07 20192019-04-07A photograph of a devotional lamp ritual indoors. In the foreground a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, his hand extended toward the flame. Behind him several women stand with palms pressed together in prayer; one in a grey-blue jacket bows with eyes closed, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and gold bangles watches the flame. Smoke drifts through the room and a plain white wall with red hangings forms the backdrop.2010-01-01