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A priest in an orange-red turban and bare chest holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, performing an evening aarti ritual. He wears an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala across his chest. Beside him, a row of young women in colourful saris, garlands of yellow and orange flowers and pink lotus blossoms sit seated along a mat. Behind them a man in a white shirt and light trousers photographs the ritual, and a bare-chested man with folded hands stands in the background near a trident-topped staff. A gilded deity murti is visible at upper left, and a brass bell lies at the priest's side.

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October 10 20162016-10-10Night ritual photograph. In the foreground, a row of young women seated on colourful cloth mats hold pink lotus flowers and wear marigold garlands, bright saris, gold earrings and bangles. At right, a bare-chested man with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, walking past the seated women. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a camera, and another man in white stands nearby. A large gold trishul stands in the background among smoke and warm light, with a painted deity figure visible at upper left. Hindu temple ritual setting.2016-10-10Night ritual photograph of a row of women seated on the ground, wearing bright saris in green, pink, red and blue with flower garlands and flowers in their hands. On the right, a man in an orange-brown turban and orange dhoti stands bare-chested, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) and a brass bell toward the women. Behind him a man in white with a camera and another person in white stand near a brass trident and a golden deity murti in the background, with a seated woman on the far right. The scene suggests an evening aarti with offerings to the seated devotees.2016-10-10Night photo of an aarti ritual at a temple. On the left, a row of about seven women in colourful saris (green, pink, purple, red) sit with garlands of yellow and red flowers and pink lotus blooms in their hands. On the right, a shaved-headed man in a rust-coloured dhoti and wrap, with a brown turban and bare upper body, holds a burning camphor flame on a lamp toward them. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near a metal trident and a glowing golden deity murti is partly visible at the upper left. The scene is lit by warm light and rising smoke.2016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29Night ritual photograph at an outdoor temple-style stage. A row of young women in colourful silk saris, green, pink, purple and red, with flower garlands and pink lotus flowers in their hands, sit in a line facing right. Behind them a gilded, ornate seat holds a deity murti or portrait figure beneath a trident-topped staff. On the right a standing priest in an orange-brown turban and bare upper body holds a lit oil lamp and a brass bell in a puja. Smoke drifts through the dim light. A cameraman in white with a red shawl films nearby, and another seated devotee in red sits at the lower right.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29