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A person in a maroon-red turban and maroon robe with broad gold borders stands in profile at night, holding a lit oil lamp in both cupped hands. A red and white flower garland hangs around the neck, with gold bangles on the wrists and arm. Behind, two attendants stand in maroon robes with gold sashes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, one wearing a tall embroidered headdress. A figure in the background may be filming. The setting is an outdoor ritual spot at night with a dark square slab in the foreground.

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December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05Night photograph of a person in a red and gold turban with a red bindi, holding a lit oil lamp in both cupped hands. The lamp flame is bright and illuminates the face and hands. The person wears long red and white garlands of flowers and rudraksha beads, gold necklaces and bangles, and a saffron-and-gold striped garment. Behind them a man in a dark shirt and rudraksha mala stands with a white-clothed attendant to the right, against a dark background.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05Night photograph of an aarti ritual at a temple. A woman in a red-maroon sari with gold borders and a matching red-maroon turban stands centrally, wearing a thick red and white flower garland and gold bangles, holding a flaming lamp aloft in both hands. In the foreground, a shallow brass tray holds several oil lamps burning with a large flame. Behind her, two men in white dhotis with gold borders and white head coverings stand near, one holding a lit lamp and the other with hands folded, with a dark stone wall behind them. Rudraksha-style beads and necklaces are visible on the men.2014-12-05A photograph inside a stone temple showing a person in a red-orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a red bindi, wearing an orange-red robe with gold-striped waist cloth and a dense garland of red and white flowers. They hold a lit flame in a metal lamp, smiling. Behind them, a man in a gold-and-white turban and gold-bordered white dhoti holds a brass pot, and another man in a patterned cap stands further back. A tall brass oil lamp burns at left.2014-12-05A person in a rust-red turban with a gold ornament and a rust-red draped garment with gold borders stands in a dim temple, holding a lit oil lamp in both hands. A red and white flower garland with gold beads hangs around the shoulders and chest, and a gold armlet and bangles are worn. A second person in rust-red clothing is partly visible at the right edge, and a stone pillar stands behind. Appearance is consistent with the a person presentation (turban, ornate clothing, garlands) but the face is not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05Night photograph of a procession. A central figure wearing an orange-red turban with a small gold ornament and a red bindi holds a lit oil lamp in cupped hands at chest height, eyes closed. Red and white flower garlands and a gold deity pendant hang on the chest, over a dark brown robe with gold bands. Behind, a man in white holds a tall wooden pole, and another man in a brown robe with a decorated cylindrical headdress and beaded malas walks alongside. Torch light and dark background frame the scene.2014-12-05