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Night photo of five men descending a metal staircase with railings against a dark background. The man in front center in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand. Behind him, two men in orange-saffron robes carry a brass plate with offerings, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow sash follows at left. Lamp flames and ritual lighting suggest an evening puja or aarti procession on temple steps.

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October 12 20112011-10-12Night scene on a metal staircase with railings against a black background. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border, wearing a beaded necklace, holds a lit oil lamp aloft while descending. Behind him, two monks in saffron-orange robes with beaded malas stand on the steps, one holding a brass tray. Another man in white dhoti and a beaded necklace descends at left.2011-10-12December 02 20172017-12-02October 11 20112011-10-11December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 23 20162016-12-23Night outdoor ritual at a dark open ground. A row of men in white dhotis with maroon borders and bare chests, some with white vibhuti/tilak marks and beaded necklaces, stand with faces upturned toward a large orange-and-white cloth banner hanging at upper right. Several men in saffron-orange robes and gold-beaded malas stand among them, one holding a silver plate with offerings. A lit flame burns at left beside a metal tray and a black metal frame. Women in orange saris and orange shawls stand at right, one photographing with a camera. Several men are visible in the group, and additional people appear in the background. No individual is confidently identified as a person from appearance.2010-11-12Night ceremony on a red brick temple-style staircase lit by bright floodlights, with strings of colourful fairy lights and red flags behind. A central elderly man with long swept-back white hair, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold-bordered orange-red shawl over orange-red robes is being steadied by two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, one bare-chested with a bead mala. Several figures in white dhotis stand nearby, and brass or copper vessels and lamps line the steps on the right.2016-12-23December 02 20172017-12-02Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a tiered brass kalasha-style vessel wrapped in an orange cloth. Behind him a man in an orange shawl holds a brass oil lamp with a flame, and further back a line of men in white robes with orange shawls and lanyards walks along a stone wall. One bare-chested man in an orange wrap stands in the middle distance with a red tilak on his forehead. Dark night background with a stone wall and lamp flames lighting the scene.2006-12-10Night outdoor ceremony on red stone steps lined with a crowd of seated devotees behind metal safety railings. Five young men stand in a row, bare-chested, wearing orange-red dhotis with yellow borders and yellow-and-white garlands, holding small lit flames or oil lamps and brass vessels. Behind them, white-clad priests sit beside brass lamps and ritual vessels, with a bright metal pipe running along the stairs. Red ceremonial flags on poles stand in the foreground.2016-12-06