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Inside a small whitewashed shrine room, a woman in a red-orange turban, red-orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland holds a brass aarti tray with a lit oil flame and flower petals, as a bald man in a white dhoti and white top stands beside her with a brass lamp in front of him. A boy in a yellow shirt and red trousers stands with hands folded in namaskar, and a man in a white checked shirt stands behind them. At left, a deity murti is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands, feathers and tinsel, with a small brass lamp on the floor. A kalasha-like brass vessel sits near the floor. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a temple inauguration.

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A photograph of a ritual aarti inside a small plain room with pale turquoise walls and a maroon lower wall. On the right, a man in a saffron-red turban, a red-brown robe and a white and red flower garland holds a brass tray with a lit oil flame, flower petals and a small cup, offering it to a decorated deity murti on the left, which is draped in white and pink flowers, yellow marigolds, garlands and grain stalks. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands with a brass vessel, a boy in a yellow shirt and red trousers stands with palms pressed together, and a man in a checked shirt stands with hands folded. Brass lamps and a flower offering sit on the floor. a person: the aarti performer wears a saffron-red turban, a flower garland and red-brown robes, but the cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2016-03-29March 29 20162016-03-29A photograph inside a small temple interior during a ritual. 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Around her, standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, watch; a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped border stands at right. Offerings with coconuts and flowers lie on the shrine floor, and a deity murti is partly visible behind the garlands. A wall clock and a window light the room.2015-05-01A photograph inside a small plain room with pale turquoise walls and red-painted lower walls. A tall figure in an orange-red turban, bare-chested under a red-orange shawl with a long dark swept-back hair and a white and red flower garland, holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and flower petals, as a bald man in white kneels at the floor on the left. A boy in a yellow shirt and red trousers stands with palms pressed together, a man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers stands behind with hands joined, and a man in white kurta stands at right by an open wooden door. Small metal vessels sit on the floor. 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The central figure wears a rust-orange turban, a rose-red sleeveless robe with a matching shawl draped over the shoulder, long white and red flower garlands, and multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads. Long dark hair falls down the back. They hold a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, a small steel cup, and purple and white flowers. Behind them stands a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with red edging, hands folded at his chest, and a man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers with hands pressed together. The setting appears to be a temple interior. a person: the central figure wears a turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned robes, matching the page's inauguration context.2016-03-29June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a small domestic room during a house visit. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red cord around his neck and a tilak on his forehead stands at left with his hands folded in namaskar. 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A red-and-white flower garland hangs on the wall, and a window and patterned curtain are visible. Several people are visible; the frame shows four people in the scene.2014-06-24Indoor photo of a ritual in a plain white-walled room with an arched doorway. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long garland of white and red flowers and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver bell in one hand and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in the other, offering arati. Two young people in red and cream traditional clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in orange and white stand nearby, and a red and pink flower decoration hangs on the wall. The image shows a lamp-waving ceremony.2008-07-28