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A man in a plain white dhoti sits at the left end of a long stainless steel table laid with rows of small clay oil lamps filled with oil and red wicks. He wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle and smiles toward the camera. Behind him, other people in white and in saris stand near a table with water bottles, and a blue plastic chair is in the foreground. The scene appears to be an evening lamp preparation at night.

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October 12 20112011-10-12Outdoor photo of a ritual at a stainless-steel table lined with small clay oil lamps. A large black iron kadai sends up thick white smoke on the left. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a saffron-orange garment and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments pours liquid from a plastic bottle into the pan, with an orange tilak on his forehead. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments in saffron clothing), in the role of ritual officiant. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads handles a small dish. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti films with a camcorder, and several onlookers in white shirts and uniforms stand watching, with a green pillar at left.2012-07-23October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesMay 07 20162016-05-07August 04 20172017-08-04October 16 20102010-10-16A photograph of a stainless steel table holding a row of small clay oil lamps (diyas) with black wicks, two of them lit with flames in the foreground. One lamp has a red-and-yellow decorative rim. Blurred orange and white fabric and shelving appear in the background. No people are clearly visible and no person is identifiable.2010-11-09Night-time photograph of a priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, barefoot, holding a brass plate of flame (aarti) toward a row of seated women with palms pressed together in devotion. A woman in blue sari and another in green-bordered sari are prominent; a woman in white sari with a green bag sits at left, and a woman in purple shawl and glasses stands among them. Behind them, more white-clad devotees and dark figures stand near a glowing orange structure, with lamps in the background.2010-11-12Night photograph of a crowd at an outdoor evening gathering. In the foreground a man in a yellow-and-white checked shirt stands beside a tall wooden pole and looks toward the camera, with a child in red in the lower left corner. Behind him a woman in a magenta sari with a flower garland in her hair kneels near a row of small oil lamps glowing on the ground. Rows of white-covered seats or platforms line the right side, with bright floodlights, strings of lights and a decorated stage canopy in the distance. Several people in white and green clothing stand and sit among the crowd.2009-08-05A photograph of a large seated congregation at an evening ritual, with many people in white clothes sitting cross-legged on the floor before rows of small oil lamps. In the foreground a fire pit or homa area is decorated with marigold garlands, brass bowls and kalasha-style vessels in woven baskets. On the right a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold-beaded rudraksha necklace sits in front of a lit oil lamp and a microphone stand, while a man in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits beside him. Smoke hangs in the dim hall and a cloth-covered table holds offerings.2009-12-30Indoor temple abhishekam scene at dim stone shrine. A seated man in an orange-red shawl and long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant necklace, with white tilak on forehead, sits before a metal kalasha decorated with pink lotuses and white flowers, and a metal tray of offerings. A shirtless priest in red-and-white cloth kneels at right pouring from a vessel, while a young person in orange robes kneels at left. Around them devotees stand in white, yellow and blue saris and white dhotis, some holding brass plates and flowers. A bright lotus-garlanded metal pot sits in the foreground.2009-07-13Night-time outdoor ritual at a covered open-air venue with string lights and a banner above. On a long raised platform draped with striped multicoloured cloth, several men sit cross-legged behind brass vessels, kalashas and bowls heaped with marigold and mixed flower garlands. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits at the centre of the platform, while a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at the right edge facing the platform. Behind them, more men in white sit on a brick-and-white tiered seating area. Brass lamps stand on the platform. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam, though the precise rite is not clear. No one on the platform is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-09-05 +1 copies