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Two men in saffron-orange robes perform an aarti at a temple pavilion. The man on the left, with long curly black hair and a beard, holds a brass lamp with a bright flame toward a brass kalasha-style vessel. The man in the centre, with swept-back dark hair and a saffron shawl over a red undershirt, holds a small brass bell and reaches toward the offering tray. A tall brass lamp stands at right beside a long garland of yellow and red flowers, and carved stone pillars and red fabric hang behind them.

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Outdoor ritual photograph beside a white stepped platform with a dark stone top, near coconut palms and green shrubs. A man with long dark hair wears a loose saffron-orange garment and holds a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, appearing to perform a puja. Beside him a bearded man in pale orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer behind a small wooden stand. Pink flowers lie on the white platform. a person is the man in saffron with long hair holding the lamp and bell.2008-09-30A photograph of a temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof. A priest in an orange sleeveless top and red-orange dhoti holds a lit flame on a metal dish near a stone shrine platform decorated with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers and green foliage. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a knotted hair bun. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange robe and gold necklace, with a sandal mark on his forehead, holds a silver tray with small lamps. A tall brass lamp stand stands at right. Other flowers and a red-orange curtain frame the scene, and the dish is an aarti or flame offering.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual with several orange-clad participants. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron wrap and a necklace of gold bead ornaments extends his hand toward a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame, held by a bald, bespectacled man in orange robes with a gold necklace and sandalwood marks on his forehead. Behind them a man in orange holds a brass plate of flowers, and a man in yellow at the left edge rests a hand on his chest beside a video camera. Several onlookers in white and orange stand under trees in the background.2009-10-17A temple courtyard with a red and white painted wall and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a man in an orange sleeveless top and orange-red dhoti holds a lit flame over a stone altar decorated with red, yellow and orange flowers and green foliage. Smoke rises from the flame. To the left, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold-bead necklace holds a silver tray. A brass lamp stands on the right beside a metal gate hung with garlands. Stone carvings decorate the altar base. No printed name or caption is visible.2010-10-18 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07September 06 20172017-09-06July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a puja at a temple shrine. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with gold beads holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, with a shallow white cloth in his fingers. Beside him, a second seated man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a silver tray of brass vessels. In front of them stands a copper-coloured Sri Yantra-style pyramid decorated with white powder, and garlands of purple, white and red flowers hang at right. Ornate gold-and-red decorations and brass lamps surround the shrine. a person appearance-based label: the seated man with the lamp and bell wears a rudraksha mala and orange robes, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-10-17October 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesSeptember 30 20082008-09-30July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a matching orange wrap over his shoulder, a white and red garland around his neck, standing and holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp with a flame toward a richly decorated altar. Behind him a large floral garland of yellow marigolds, red roses, purple flowers and green leaves is draped over a deity murti. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a red cloth, and a tray of flower petals is visible at the edge.2009-07-07