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Night photo of a ritual at a temple shrine lit by a flame. A bare-chested man in a tall, beaded blue-and-white cone-shaped headdress, with white ash markings on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala, holds up a lamp or offering vessel with a burning flame toward a shrine. Beside him, a figure in a red-and-gold headband and a garland of white and red flowers, wearing a leopard-print cloth and gold ornaments, stands with hands clasped. Other ritual attendants in orange and red cloths stand behind a red patterned curtain. A basket of flowers and garlands sits at lower left, and a carved stone shrine is at left.

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November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17Nighttime photo of a ritual arati at a temple courtyard. A woman with hair in a bun and a maroon-and-orange head wrap, wearing a red-gold sari blouse and gold jewellery, faces a central figure holding a lit flame over a silver lamp. The central figure wears a tall embroidered blue-and-gold cap, a rudraksha mala, a dark bronze shawl and gold necklaces. Beside him a bald man with white tripundra markings and a brown shawl and rudraksha beads holds a bowl. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees with white forehead markings stand near a trident and a ceremonial standard. Scattered flowers and a garland appear in the foreground.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night ritual photograph at an outdoor stone platform with flames. A smiling woman in a red and gold sari with white floral garlands and gold jewellery stands with palms pressed in namaskar. Beside her, a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a beaded rudraksha mala and white tripundra marks holds a flaming lamp under a silver umbrella-shaped canopy, while a younger man in a blue-and-gold embroidered cap and ornate necklaces holds the same lamp. Two more men in orange-saffron cloth stand behind, and a lit oil lamp rests on a basket at left. Dark smoky background; the photo is a Karthigai Deepam style lamp offering.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17Night ritual photograph at an outdoor temple area. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a red-brown turban, a rose-red robe with a gold waist band, a leopard-print cloth and a white flower garland, stands with hands folded facing several priests in rust-coloured dhotis and shawls who hold oil lamps and a silver plate of flowers. Some priests wear white forehead marks and arm markings. Behind them are carved ceremonial items, a metal trident, drums, banners and onlookers in white. Two men with long swept-back hair and a crown-like headpiece, wearing saffron clothing and ornate necklaces, appear in the distance. The setting suggests a deepam-style lamp offering. The man in red is shown as a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including swept-back hair, ornate clothing and gold adornments.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17