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Photograph of a ritual aarti during a Hindu ceremony indoors. A man in an orange-red headwrap and yellow-gold shawl over white dhoti holds up a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many flames while a second man in white dhoti with gold border, facing away, steadies its base. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with offerings. The background shows a cream wall with a pale green floral stencil.

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A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and a pink turban performs aarti with a multi-tiered brass lamp, its many flames blazing toward the camera. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a sandalwood and vibhuti marking on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a standing attendant in a white dhoti and green shawl holds his hands together, wearing a yellow marigold garland and gold ornaments. Richly garlanded deity murtis, with flower garlands in red and yellow, fill the background, along with a brass oil lamp and a table draped in green cloth.2016-02-02May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA ceremonial photograph on a stage with a pink, glowing backdrop and a golden ornate canopy at the left edge. A figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red and saffron robes, a long rudraksha mala and a bangle stands at left, reaching forward to take a white cloth. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands center, holding one end of the white cloth, while a man at right in white with a bare chest, wrapped rudraksha and a sandalwood-marked brow holds a silver tray of flower petals, garlands and marigold-style offerings. Gold lamp stands are visible at right. This appears to be a puja or offering ritual; the left figure is a person by appearance with a turban, saffron-toned robes and a long rudraksha mala.2015-10-26Photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands centre, reaching toward a brass plate with a lit oil lamp held by a bare-chested priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha-style mala and a cream dhoti. At left, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl watches. Behind them a Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with marigolds, flanked by brass oil lamps on tall stands and gold-framed doorway panels. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with long hair, a candidate in the ritual scene.2006-09-18A photograph of a temple aarti or puja at an illuminated shrine niche with a carved white arch and a silver-framed altar. An elderly bare-chested man with a grey-white head and a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre with a flame or lamp held before a golden deity murti, a dark-skinned priest in a white shawl and gold-edged cloth holds a brass plate, and a younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth with a flower garland stands at left. Red flowers, brass pots and a golden lamp stand on the altar. a person is the elderly central figure, identified by the rudraksha mala and bare-chested presentation; he is performing the ritual, not seated on a throne, and the other two are a priest and devotees.2012-05-13 +1 copiesDevotees sit on a floor in a hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha mala holds a brass bell in his right hand and a brass oil lamp in his left, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits with a small brass lamp or incense vessel near his hands. Further left, a woman in orange sits beside him, and other lamp-holding devotees in white and orange appear in the background. A gold and red throne-like chair sits behind them, with warm lamplight on the scene. The ritual appears to be an aarti with oil lamps.2014-05-25A photograph inside a temple-style hall with a deep maroon curtain and a pink-and-gold decorated pillar. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a grey beard and white tripundra markings on his arms stands center, holding a small object while an attendant in a saffron-orange robe with yellow borders and a saffron turban offers him something from a tray. A devotee in white dhoti with a purple-edged cloth and white arm markings stands at left beside a clear acrylic lectern. Golden lamps and a gold-decorated deity murti stand at right on red-cushioned seats.2013-08-13Temple ritual in a golden-hued shrine. Three men in white dhotis, bare-chested, perform worship before a deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands. The man on the left, bald and holding a small silver plate, pours or offers from a cup. The central man wears a tall ornate headdress with jewelled gold and black patterning and a white garland, reaching toward the murti. The man on the right wears a cream cloth on his head and a white shawl, bowing with hands together over the murti. Gold and bronze throne-like ornaments and a lit oil lamp frame the scene, with red satin hangings in the background. This is a padapuja or abhishekam style offering.2012-05-02October 26 20152015-10-26December 01 20112011-12-01A ceremonial temple-style ritual in a maroon-draped room. On the left, a person in a rust-orange turban, orange-and-brown garments, a rudraksha-style bead mala and gold bangles extends both hands over a silver tray of coconuts toward a second man on the right. The right man wears a yellow-gold shawl over a bare upper body, white dhoti with a red-and-gold border, beaded necklaces and a wristwatch, and gazes down at the tray. Behind them stand a large gilded ornamental leaf-shaped fan on a pole, silver trishula-topped rods, a small orange-fringed parasol, a silver canopy and floral garlands.2015-10-18July 20 20132013-07-20