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Night-time ritual photograph. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a rudraksha mala, holds a small brass or gold vessel and pours or offers from it near a standing lamp. To the left, a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari with gold border holds a silver plate. At right, a bearded man in a light green shirt and rudraksha mala raises his hand toward the vessel. Behind them a woman in orange with tilak stands in the background, and red and orange lighting shows through the scene.

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November 18 20152015-11-18Night outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like courtyard. Two priests in white dhotis and white shawls stand on a raised stone platform holding lit oil lamps and brass vessels, facing right. Brass lamps and offering items sit on the ground in front. A street lamp glows in the background, and a large crowd of seated people in white clothes fills the dark courtyard. Women in the foreground have jasmine flowers in their hair. Lit oil lamps line the distant area.2011-04-17Night outdoor ritual photograph of an aarti at an evening temple-grounds gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with red border holds a brass lamp of several flames toward the crowd, with white markings on his arms and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind him another priest in white holds a lit lamp, and a tall tiered lamp stand glows with many small flames. Seated devotees in white and yellow-bordered saris and dhotis, some with hands folded, fill the walkway, with a large crowd of standing people in white stretching into the dark background. Lamps and small flames line the steps at right.2011-04-17Photograph of a puja inside a hall with red-toned walls. A bearded man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds up a silver oil lamp with a flame, looking toward it, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a woman with folded hands, wearing a yellow garment, and a shaved-headed priest in white with white tripundra markings and a gold necklace hold up another lit oil lamp in the foreground. Blurred people sit in the background. Silver oil lamps and a bronze vessel are visible at the lower right.2010-10-19December 15 20162016-12-15November 18 20152015-11-18Night photograph of an outdoor evening aarti at a Tiruvannamalai ceremony. In the left foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a white-painted torso holds a multi-flame brass lamp toward the crowd. Behind him a second priest in white raises a tall tiered oil-lamp arrangement high overhead, with flames visible. Seated women and girls in white and yellow saris kneel on the ground, some with hands folded in prayer, and a large crowd in white clothing stands and sits in the darkness beyond. A bell rests on the floor, and small lamps glow along the edge of a raised platform at right. The main subject is the aarti offering by the priests.2011-04-17September 16 20152015-09-16Inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars, a long-haired figure in a bright orange saffron garment and gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp over a silver tray of offerings with a red-and-white cloth on a stone ledge. Beside them, a bald man in orange cloth with gold beads, a man in white dhoti with a white head marking, and a man in green beaded necklace with palms pressed together witness the aarti. Several other devotees stand behind in white and orange clothing. a person-like figure in saffron with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments performs the lamp offering.2011-12-20November 24 20152015-11-24A photograph inside a temple corridor shows several priests in saffron and orange cloths performing an aarti ritual. On the right, a man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a red-and-saffron shawl holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes wears a flower garland and rudraksha beads, and a man in a white and red-bordered cloth holds a plate of offerings. A figure at the left, seen from behind, wears a floral garland and a crown-like headband. Devotees in white stand in the background beside carved stone pillars and a metal grille.2012-06-05November 18 20152015-11-18