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A man in a dark grey short-sleeved shirt and glasses holds a lit camphor flame in a halved coconut shell toward the camera, with a wristwatch and a name tag on his pocket. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe and a gold-bordered cloth stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Smoke rises from the flame in a dim hall with a few blurred figures in the background.

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July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18A dimly lit indoor hall where a bespectacled man in a dark brown short-sleeved shirt and wristwatch holds a flaming camphor or oil-soaked cloth in both cupped hands, an aarti-style offering. Beside him on the right, a person in a rust-red garment with a gold border stands with hands joined near the chest. Behind them, a man in a blue t-shirt with a white graphic stands with his hands clasped. A small name tag is pinned to the brown shirt. Dark drapes and red cloth hang in the background. Three physical people are visible.2013-07-18A man in a dark grey button-up shirt and dark trousers, wearing glasses and a thin bracelet, holds a burning coconut husk aloft in both hands, with a bright orange flame rising from it in a dim room. Behind him, a second man in a blue t-shirt with a white graphic and white stripes on the sleeves stands with hands clasped, slightly out of focus. The setting is dark with a plain wall. The flame ritual suggests a fire offering, though the setting is not clearly a homa.2013-07-18Two 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.2011-09-10Close photo of a shaved-headed man in glasses and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange-and-yellow cloth draped over bare shoulders, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. A gold bangle is on his wrist. A second person's partly visible head appears at the left edge, and a plain beige wall forms the background.2011-10-10Photo of a devotional ritual in a hall with people seated in white ritual clothes. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold-coloured cloth over his shoulder holds a brass oil lamp in his outstretched hand while chanting. Beside him a man in a white dhoti-style shirt with a rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses lifts a lit lamp and a small handbell. Behind them others in white and a person in orange sports clothing sit with metal plates and lamps, and the lamps are lit in the dim room.2012-09-05November 29 20112011-11-29A photo of a ritual scene: a man with grey hair, glasses and a moustache, wearing an orange garment and a silver bracelet, holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame outstretched toward the right. Beside him at left, a man with white tilak on his forehead wears a white cloth and a dark beaded rudraksha mala; another brass oil lamp with a flame is held in the foreground at lower left. A deep red curtain forms the backdrop. Two brass oil lamps are being offered in a pada puja style worship.2011-12-14A photograph of a bald, bespectacled older man in a grey-and-brown striped collarless shirt holding a small gold oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands, his head bowed in concentration. A red-and-orange sacred thread is tied on his wrist and a small pendant hangs at his chest. Blurred figures in white stand behind him. Only one physical person is clearly visible, though others are partly in frame at the edges.2013-01-05December 07 20162016-12-07