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Close photo of a ritual flame being lit on a silver lamp held on a silver tray with an orange cotton wick. A priest's hands, wearing gold bangles, hold a small flame over a clay bowl filled with yellow halwa-like offering. Behind, a red garment with gold embroidery and a floral garland is partly visible. Scattered white grains dust the tray. No face is visible.

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February 28 20132013-02-28November 26 20142014-11-26October 15 20172017-10-15November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of a ritual setting on a brass table with a silver multi-wick oil lamp being lit. Two hands, one holding a lit taper, are tending the flames of the lamp; the sleeve of one arm shows bangles and the visible person wears a rust-red cloth and a beaded rudraksha mala with gold ornaments. Surrounding the lamp are silver and brass bowls containing yellow turmeric or kumkum powder, a covered silver vessel, a small silver cup with incense sticks, and a shallow dish with pink flower petals. Behind the table a striped silk cloth wraps a tall white candle, and incense smoke rises through the air. Blurred yellow-edged platform and glittering shrine decorations fill the background.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA close photograph of a flaming bowl of ghee or oil on a small silver stand during a fire ritual. Tall yellow-orange flames rise from a pale lavender-and-gold metal bowl, with smoke drifting upward. Behind it, a person in orange-saffron robes holds a silver ceremonial staff and wears long rudraksha malas. The background is a warm red-orange cloth.2017-09-02December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesClose photograph of an aarti ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in profile with a gold-coloured headwear and a beaded necklace holds a brass aarti plate with several lit oil lamps, their flames large and bright, with scattered flower petals on the tray. Behind him, another figure in saffron and yellow cloth and a second lamp stand are partly visible in warm, hazy light. The background is draped in orange and yellow fabric.2010-01-30November 01 20112011-11-01November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17A photograph of a ritual where a seated person in orange and saffron robes holds a silver aarti lamp with a burning flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. The robes have gold-green borders and the person wears a beaded orange-and-gold mala around the neck. Before them are brass bowls, a copper vessel of pink and white flower petals, yellow flowers, and small oil lamps on a ritual cloth.2012-01-08