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Close-up photograph of a ritual aarti offering. A man in a white dhoti with a maroon border holds a silver tray bearing a lit oil lamp with a visible flame and a small silver bell. A second person in an orange garment, wearing a gold beaded necklace with a small framed portrait pendant, reaches to ring the bell and holds an orange cloth. Gold and silver bangles adorn the wrists, and a second gold-beaded necklace with a small portrait pendant hangs on the left. Smoke rises from the lamp against a blurred background of other devotees in white and orange.

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December 19 20102010-12-19November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple ritual with three priests in white dhotis and shawls. The priest on the left, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace, holds a silver tray with a burning oil lamp and a small bell. The central priest wears a rudraksha mala and a sandalwood-marked forehead, and the priest on the right holds a large ornate silver pot with a lid, with smoke rising from the lamp. A fourth man, partly visible at the lower right in white, kneels or bends over. The background is a red-orange wall with a dark board. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam scene.2011-11-01Close crop of a ritual moment: a man in white dhoti and white shawl holds a round metal tray of white powder, while another man in an orange-saffron garment and orange cloth reaches in with dusted hands. Both wear heavy gold bead necklaces and gold bangles; the orange-clad figure's necklace has a small framed pendant. Powder is sprinkled over the tray and the hands. Faces are not visible, and the scene shows no clear deity, throne or other identifying context.2010-12-19April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesJuly 15 20162016-07-15October 07 20112011-10-07Close-up photograph of a ritual in progress. On the left, a man in white dhoti and white upper cloth wears a long necklace of golden beads with a dark pendant, and holds a brass plate heaped with white powder. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron garment with gold-bordered cloth and gold bangles extends hands dusted with white powder over the plate. Both carry the same white powder on their fingers. The scene suggests a puja or sacred offering, and the attire suggests a temple setting.2010-12-19Close-up photo of a fire ritual in progress. A person in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border sits cross-legged; their hands hold a shallow brass plate with offerings toward a visible flame at lower left. A long metal rod or ladle stands beside the fire. A second seated figure in white with a large beaded mala of amber-gold beads is partly visible at upper center. Setting is a homa or yagna with sacred fire, consistent with a Hindu ritual. No face is visible.2012-02-09October 07 20112011-10-07