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A person in orange saffron robes bends forward to light a brass oil lamp on a stone-floored temple platform. The brass lamp has a figurine on its stem and a lit wick. The person wears a gold-beaded necklace with a yellow sash, and has white marks on the forehead. Behind them, another robed figure in orange stands near a carved stone wall with brass vessels. A plate of green leaves and yellow flowers lies at the lower left.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A temple scene in which a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and saffron cloth bends forward to light a brass oil lamp on a wet stone floor. He wears a long strand of wooden rudraksha beads and a white bandage on his upper arm. Behind him, a man in saffron robes with prayer hands stands beside a carved stone shrine wall with brass vessels and a bell. Other saffron-robed people stand at the edges, and a white-clad man is further back. In the foreground are a brass tray with green leaves, marigold garlands and red flowers, a brass Ganesha figure and a brass kalasha on a red-and-white rangoli. This appears to be a puja in a temple setting.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21August 09 20072007-08-09January 02 20102010-01-02 +3 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial lamp lighting at an outdoor tented stage. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair, extends his arm toward a tall brass oil lamp with a golden bird finial, decorated with orange and white flower garlands, while a second robed man in orange and rust tends the flame. Two more men stand nearby: one at right in orange robes with a long beard and a beaded necklace, and one at left in orange with a garland. A man in white shirt stands at the left edge. Behind them hang a framed painting of deities and a yellow draped backdrop with marigold garlands. a person is the man in the orange turban with long hair and ornate gold-toned adornment cues, shown here at the oil lamp ceremony.2008-12-31July 21 20102010-07-21A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold zari border holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame blazing to the right, and a silver bell in his other hand. He wears a gold bead necklace, a gold bracelet, and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands are stained with mehndi. Behind him, a second man in white ritual dress and a woman stand in a line. The background shows red and orange draped cloth. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja ritual.2010-12-19A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a young banana tree. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a red-bordered saffron shawl, wearing gold-toned ceremonial necklaces and glasses, stands barefoot on a woven mat and holds a small silver lamp or dish while ringing a handbell. A younger man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl holds a brass tray or plate above. A man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at right, arranging small bowls of red, yellow and orange powders on a brass plate at the base of the tree. A man in white at left holds a silver vessel. Background shows a dark stone deity statue and a red wall. Gravel and small offerings lie on the ground.2009-09-26Photograph of a ritual scene with a central shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a maroon border, wearing a long gold bead necklace with a pendant, and white tripundra marks on his forehead. He sits cross-legged holding a small flame or lamp in his right hand while looking down. Men in white dhotis and shawls around him hold bells and a lamp, with brass plates of offerings in front. Several people in white and orange surround the seated figure in a ceremonial gathering.2010-10-16August 09 20072007-08-09Photo 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.2010-06-18