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Night ritual under a blue corrugated-roof canopy with blue and white striped posts. A man with curly dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti, holds a silver bell in his right hand and faces a row of lit oil lamps and a small altar with a flame. A red and green decorated umbrella with marigold-style garlands stands at right. Several figures in orange and saffron robes and one with a trident stand behind the altar, and a bare light bulb hangs under the canopy.

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Night ritual under a blue corrugated-metal canopy with white-and-blue striped posts. In the foreground at right, a man with short dark curly hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over a white dhoti and holds a silver handbell (ghanta) in his right hand, facing the altar. On the left, a multi-tiered brass oil lamp (deepa) with several bright flames burns on a low altar beside a small shrine. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron robes sit and stand, and a seated figure in orange clothing with long hair is visible near the center. A red and green umbrella with fringed edging and a trident-topped staff stand at the right edge. The scene suggests an evening aarti ceremony.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26Night aarti at a blue corrugated-roof shelter. A standing man in orange robes and white dhoti holds a lit flame on a brass lamp and a silver bell-like vessel toward a seated, cross-legged figure in orange robes with dark curly hair, who sits with hands pressed together in prayer on a patterned cushion. A line of orange-clad devotees stands in the dark behind them. Brass oil lamps, a trident, a kalasha-like vessel and a framed deity murti sit on a stone platform, and a red and gold umbrella with pink and gold trim stands at right.2006-05-26Night photograph of an aarti at a riverside ghat-like platform under a blue tarpaulin canopy with blue and white striped poles. A standing figure on the right in a red-orange shawl and dark clothing holds up a lit multi-flame brass aarti lamp toward the flame-lit scene. Several small oil lamps burn on a stone-topped altar table on the left, with a seated person in red-orange clothing behind them. Dark surroundings and warm flame light dominate the frame.2006-05-26A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace performing an aarti-style ritual under a colourful patterned tent canopy. He holds a brass lamp-like vessel and two small handbells, and a bright flame rises from the vessel near his face. Dried leaves and green banana leaves hang and frame the scene, with smoke in the air. At the bottom edge, the heads of a few seated onlookers are partly visible.2009-10-17Night outdoor ritual under a blue corrugated-metal canopy with blue-and-white striped poles. A man on the right in an orange shawl and white dhoti rings a handbell and holds a ceremonial whisk, facing a stone platform with brass lamps, a flaming oil lamp and a small ornate shrine. Seated on the right, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a patterned cushion. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand behind a crowd of devotees in the darkness, indicating an arati or puja. The seated figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2006-05-26A standing man in saffron-orange robes performs aarti with a multi-wick brass lamp in his right hand while ringing a bronze handbell in his left during a night homa. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, and his head is shaved. Seated behind a fire pit, several saffron-robed priests sit with hands folded in prayer and brass vessels in front of them. A framed photograph of a saffron-robed figure seated in meditation is garlanded with yellow flowers at left. Banana plants, leaf-and-bunting decorations and a kalasha with mango leaves frame the open-air ritual tent, and devotees in white and yellow shawls watch at right.2009-09-26A man in an orange robe stands under a patterned cloth canopy hung with dried leaves at night, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. A garland of beads hangs at his neck and he looks down at the lamp. Green banana leaves and a bamboo pole frame the scene, with smoke drifting in the dark background.2009-10-17Night ritual on a raised pinkish-red stone platform under a blue-and-white striped tarp canopy. A man in orange robes and white dhoti on the right holds a silver handbell and stands at the edge of the platform. Behind the platform wall, several people in orange and saffron clothing sit close together. A tall flaming ceremonial lamp with a trident-like brass stand and a small oil lamp burn in front of them, along with a metal trident and ritual implements. Their faces are partly obscured and their roles are not clearly visible.2006-05-26A photograph taken at night outdoors under trees. A man with long, dark, wavy hair wears an orange sleeveless wrap, bare-backed, and holds a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand while ringing a silver handbell in his left. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands watching, and other people in white clothes are partly visible, one seated at left. A bell hangs from a branch above.2005-12-19A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe and shawl performs an aarti at night, holding a multi-flamed oil lamp (aarti lamp) aloft in his left hand while ringing a small brass bell in his right. A gold-coloured necklace hangs on his chest and a red tilak mark is on his forehead. Leafy green branches hang overhead and bamboo poles stand behind him, with smoke drifting through the scene. Only one person is visible, plus a partially visible figure at the lower left edge.2009-09-27