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Three seated men and women in saffron-orange robes receive an aarti flame on a metal plate held by an unseen hand at the lower left. The central man wears an orange turban, a long beaded rudraksha mala and bangles, and holds his hands together in prayer. The man at the left has long grey hair and a beard and is seated with his head bowed. The woman at the right wears an orange head wrap, marigold garlands and a dark mala, with eyes lowered. Marigold garlands drape all three. A wooden stool and a pale tiled wall form the background. Several figures are in the scene, and a lamp flame rises from the plate.

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A photograph of several men and a woman seated in a row against a tiled wall, all dressed in saffron-orange sadhu clothing. The man on the far left wears a large orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti mark, with a white beard. Beside him a woman in orange wraps her head and shoulders in an orange shawl and wears a dark bead necklace. Next is a bearded younger man in an orange shawl with bangles. On the far right a man in a red turban and gold chain sits beside an older white-bearded man. In front of them are small low tables holding brass plates of marigold and yellow flower garlands, with orange paper cards placed beside them.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated group in a tiled, white-walled space receiving aarti from attendants holding silver trays with flaming oil lamps. 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Several marigold garlands and oil lamps are visible. No identity is asserted from appearance.2015-09-10A photograph of a small tiled room where a bearded sadhu with long dishevelled grey hair, wearing an orange robe and a marigold garland, sits on the floor receiving a lit oil lamp on a steel plate. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl leans in from the left, holding the plate near the flame, while another man in orange robes and a marigold garland tends the lamp beside him. At the lower right, an elderly sadhu in an orange turban and orange robes with rudraksha beads watches. The plate holds flower petals, rice-like grains and a small matchbox-style packet. The scene reads as a puja with an oil lamp.2015-09-10April 22 20162016-04-22September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA dim temple interior where several men in saffron and orange robes gather around a brass tray holding a lit flame and offerings. 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