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A dimly lit photograph of a ritual scene beside a decorated altar. A figure with bare upper body and reddish-orange cloth around the waist leans forward over an offering, hands extended. Beside them, a seated young man with a white tilak-like mark on his forehead, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a beaded bracelet and a white dhoti kneels and touches a vessel. Behind them stand a golden pillar and hanging tassels in orange, red, purple and green, with a bank of flowers at upper left. A green silk cloth lies on the ground. Only two people are visible.

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November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Dim night photograph of a ceremonial scene beside a tall ornate pillar draped with bright tassels in purple, orange, red, green and teal, with white flowers and garlands behind. On the left, a bare-chested man in a deep red-brown cloth sits with his head tilted back, holding an oil lamp with a flame over a brass bowl. On the right, a young man with a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a green silk cloth, eyes closed in meditation. A brass vessel and a patterned embroidered cushion complete the setting.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night photograph of a ceremonial scene beside a tall pillar wrapped in multicoloured tassel garlands and flowers. A figure seen from behind, wearing an ornate embroidered black-and-gold headdress and a rust-red garment, raises an oil lamp toward the tassels while seated on a dark embroidered throne-like seat. Beside them, a younger man sits on the floor in a white dhoti and white shawl with rudraksha beads, a white forehead band and red markings, looking up. A green silk cloth drapes the pillar base and a silver bowl sits on the ground. Lamp light and dark background dominate the frame.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night photograph of an aarti at a richly decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha lit by a flame. A man in an orange-red cloth and an ornate embroidered conical headdress leans on the platform, extending a lit oil lamp toward a kneeling devotee with a white forehead mark and bare torso. Behind them a seated young priest in white dhoti and white sash watches, wearing rudraksha beads. Garlands of pink and orange flowers and tasselled multicoloured fringes hang from the structure, with a green silk drape and gilded pillar in the background against black darkness.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A dimly lit shrine scene with a deity murti behind a wall of marigold and rose garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by ornate tassels and gold pillars. A seated man in a black embroidered cap and saffron-orange robe, wearing a dark beaded mala and a heavy gold necklace, holds a lit oil lamp flame toward an offering tray. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes and a dark mala sits on a green cloth. A dark embroidered cloth covers the platform, with a brass vessel and fruit offerings in front of the garlanded altar.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies