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Photograph of two men in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls performing an aarti. The man in front, on the right, holds a brass bell in his right hand and a flaming lamp in his left, with a red tilak on his forehead and gaze turned to the side. Behind him, a large green banana leaf and a white doorway with a red decorative motif form the backdrop. On the left, a second man holds a lit oil lamp in a metal dish and wears a red-brown mala. A third flame appears at the right edge.

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Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas perform aarti at a counter-top altar in an indoor hall. Each holds a flaming oil lamp or lit wick in one hand and a brass bell in the other. The man on the left holds a multi-wick lamp, the centre man a lamp with a large flame, and the man on the right a lamp with a flame held at chest height. Brass lamps and dishes sit on the polished altar surface, and two seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge. The aarti appears to be part of an evening darshan. The centre man has long hair and shows no distinctive crown, saffron clothing or ceremonial gold necklace, so he is described only by role.2010-07-09Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls perform an evening aarti in a hall with a long wooden counter. Each raises a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and holds a brass bell in the other. Two women in white and orange sit at the lower left near the counter, with brass plates and offering vessels on the surface. Beige and white walls, windows, and a red decorative border frame the scene.2010-07-09A photograph of three men seated in a ritual setting, dressed in white dhoti-style cloth with yellow-gold borders, with white ash bands on their foreheads and arms. The man on the left holds a lit oil lamp aloft and wears a rudraksha mala; the man in the centre holds a brass bell and a lit lamp while wearing a rudraksha mala; the man on the right, partly blurred, wears spectacles and holds a lamp. Their posture and lamps suggest an aarti or puja.2011-11-05November 09 20112011-11-09Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls perform aarti in a temple hall, each raising a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and ringing a brass bell with the other. The man on the left holds a lamp with a rudraksha mala around his neck, the middle man wears a red bead mala, and the man on the right raises a lamp high while ringing a bell. Brass plates and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a dark counter in front, and a woman in white and red clothing and other devotees are visible at the bottom edge, seated.2010-07-09A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis with gold borders, performing a ceremony with oil lamps and small brass vessels. The man in front center wears a dark rudraksha mala and holds a small brass vessel with both hands; the man at right, wearing white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, raises a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel; the man at left holds a lit oil lamp. Others sit behind them in white clothes in a warmly lit hall with pillars.2012-05-21 +1 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20September 28 20112011-09-28May 05 20122012-05-05November 17 20092009-11-17July 30 20062006-07-30Outdoor fire ritual at a homa pit built of white bricks and decorated with yellow and orange marigold petals. Two young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged at the fire. The man on the right, wearing a yellow shawl and a small lapel microphone, holds a ladle over the flames. The man beside him wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. A brass bowl sits at the left edge of the pit. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and blue sits and watches, including women in white and a woman in a blue sari. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person; the visible participants appear to be ritual assistants or devotees.2010-07-24