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A young man with short dark hair in an orange saffron shawl with maroon border holds a small brass oil lamp with a long handle at chest height, gazing down at it. Behind him, a man with a white vibhuti line on his forehead wears a yellow sash over white clothes and also holds a brass lamp. Flower garlands of white blossoms rest at the lower edge. Blurred temple towers and a tree are in the background, and the setting looks like an outdoor ashram courtyard.

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November 21 20102010-11-21October 09 20082008-10-09December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple shrine. A tall brass lamp stands in the foreground with a red flower tied near its top. Two men in white ritual dress bend toward it, one with hands extended over the flame; one wears a white shirt and dhoti, the other is in a yellow-and-white shawl with tilak. Beside them stands a figure in a flowing orange robe with a rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front, appearing as a person sannyasi figure, with long swept-back hair. Behind the brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti is dressed in magenta and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, with a gilded canopy above.2010-06-18A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual. A man seated at the center wears an orange saffron robe with a matching draped cloth over his head and shoulders, a gold beaded necklace, and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, holding a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a rudraksha mala. Other people in white dhotis stand and sit in the background, and a fire pit is set with marigold and yellow flower offerings in the foreground. Banana leaves and greenery surround the open-air setting.2009-09-25A photograph of a temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof. A priest in an orange sleeveless top and red-orange dhoti holds a lit flame on a metal dish near a stone shrine platform decorated with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers and green foliage. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a knotted hair bun. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange robe and gold necklace, with a sandal mark on his forehead, holds a silver tray with small lamps. A tall brass lamp stand stands at right. Other flowers and a red-orange curtain frame the scene, and the dish is an aarti or flame offering.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja ritual outdoors. A man seated on the left wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a maroon-bordered orange garment, with a long beaded necklace, a bracelet and a white-and-red forehead mark, and he holds a small brass lamp over a stone platform decorated with yellow and orange flower petals. Beside him sit two men in white kurtas with yellow shawls; one wears glasses and a red tilak, and the other has a beaded mala. In the foreground stand a brass kalasha in a mesh netting, a silver vessel, and a small bowl. Green banana leaves and trees form the background. a person cue is present: the central figure wears saffron robes with a distinctive long beaded necklace and ritual forehead marks, so the candidate is in person, though this remains an appearance-based label.2009-09-25Two men in saffron-orange robes perform an aarti-style ritual indoors against a plain grey wall. In the foreground, a man with short hair, a red bindi and a black rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, wearing a gold bangle. Beside him, a blurred man in orange with a rudraksha mala holds another ritual object, and a third person's hand appears at the edge of the frame. No deity image or a person identification is clearly visible.2011-09-10A man in saffron-orange ceremonial clothing stands before an ornate brass oil lamp, tending its flame with his right hand. He wears a long gold-bead necklace, a white tripundra mark with a red bindi on his forehead, and white sandalwood paste on his upper arm. Behind him hang orange and red cloths, and a stone pillar with carved detail frames the scene under a leafy green background. The setting suggests a temple lamp ritual.2010-07-21December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor photo at a palm-and-tree garden setting. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a red undershirt stands center, holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a flame and orange offerings in the other, raising them toward the sky. A white stone altar with a pink flower sits at left. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl and mala stands at left, another in white and orange shawl stands at right with hands folded, and a fourth person is partly visible at the far right edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, per the long swept hair, saffron robes and ritual lamp and bell, indicating an aarti or puja offering.2008-09-30A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a decorated ratha or festival chariot. A bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair, a gold necklace and a shawl stands at right, holding a brass aarti or puja plate that a man in white dhoti and shirt holds toward him. Other men in white with rudraksha malas stand behind, hands folded in anjali. The chariot behind is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and has an orange canopy; a small deity murti in white and gold is visible on it. Bright daylight, trees at upper left.2008-12-23