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Night-time photograph of a brass torch with a large open flame held aloft by a woman seen from behind, with short dark hair, beaded necklace and red and black bangles on her wrist. Behind her, a red and gold embroidered pennant with floral motifs hangs from a pole, and several people stand in the dark, including a man in an orange-brown robe and a man in a white shirt. A bright light glows in the background, and a silver tinsel-covered pole is visible at right. The setting appears to be an evening procession or outdoor ritual.

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Night-time photograph of a lit torch held aloft, its cloth-wrapped head burning with bright orange flames that stream toward the upper right. Behind it, a woman in a red blouse holds a tall brass or golden staff, and a second person in a pale garment is partly visible. The background is dark and blurred with out-of-focus lights and figures. Bangles are visible on a wrist in the lower left.2011-12-15Night photograph of young boys in red-orange sannyasi-style robes holding two tall brass torches with flames rising high. The boy in front wears a rudraksha mala necklace and has a red tilak on his forehead, with a bare upper body beneath the robe. Other boys stand behind, partly visible in a dark outdoor setting with lamplight and blurred figures in the background.2013-11-21Night photo of a torch procession. In the foreground a man in a white short-sleeved shirt, with a lanyard and a wristband, holds a bamboo torch with a large flame. Behind him, a woman in a green top with a red shawl and other participants walk among tall red-shafted poles. Above them hangs a dark, sparkling canopy, and foliage is visible at right. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-09-15A photograph of a night ritual. In the foreground a brass lamp holds a large open flame, with a smiling woman with short dark hair and a small earring at the left edge looking toward it. Behind the flame stands a deity murti dressed in a striped white, red and green garment with a blue lower cloth and yellow sash, under a blue and red umbrella-like canopy. Brass and wooden items sit on a table in the dim background, and a faint figure in white is partly visible at left.2013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21September 15 20162016-09-15March 02 20132013-03-02A bare-chested man with long dark hair coiled up on his head holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame raised high in his right hand, performing an aarti ritual at night under a corrugated roof. A rudraksha mala is worn on his arm and a white forehead mark is visible. Behind him stand colourful decorated deity murtis, including a blue-faced figure with a white crown and a gold-and-red decorated figure, with garlanded flowers in yellow and orange. Hanging decorations in red, yellow, green and blue with patterned tassels are suspended from the ceiling.2016-10-29A night procession of young devotees in red-orange robes and rudraksha malas walks under a dim shed. In the foreground a boy in a red-orange cloth holds a tall torch with a bright open flame. Behind the group, a deity murti decorated with white, red and green garlands is carried beneath a colourful canopy with a lit lamp. Several girls in orange saris with white headbands follow, and a few onlookers in white shirts stand at the right edge.2013-11-21Photograph taken at night of a man seen from behind, wearing an orange t-shirt and holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall flame in his raised right hand. He has long dark hair and a gold-toned garland or shawl edge at his neck, and white markings are visible on his upper arm. Beyond him a blurred crowd of devotees is gathered before a lit stage or temple structure with bright lights at the top. The scene suggests an evening aarti ceremony.2008-10-19A dimly lit temple scene during an aarti: a shaved-headed priest in a dark garment holds a brass multi-flame oil lamp with several bright flames toward the viewer, his face partly hidden behind the lamp. A second figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at right, also holding a lamp. Garlands of yellow-green and red flowers hang on a decorated pillar or deity stand at left, with blurred background ornaments.2016-12-07September 15 20162016-09-15