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Outdoor photo of a ritual at a fire, with a flame visible at the lower edge. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and a long gold bead necklace, holds a brass bell and gestures toward the flame. Beside him a bald sannyasi in orange robes and glasses, with a gold necklace and a pendant, holds a silver tray of offerings. Another bald man in orange robes stands behind, and a man in a red and gold turban and a yellow-robed figure are at the edges. Bouquets of flowers and a saffron flag are visible, and a few onlookers stand in the background.

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Photo of a puja at an outdoor Hindu ritual setting. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in an orange cloth and wearing ceremonial gold bead necklaces, leans forward holding a silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver puja vessel on a tray. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes with white forehead marks and glasses holds a small tray with a card or packet, and another man in orange with gold-bead necklace and maroon-edged cloth holds a silver dish. Behind them, a man in a red and gold turban and a person in yellow robes stand among onlookers, with orange flags visible overhead. A videographer's camera is at the left edge. The figure with long hair and orange cloth is a candidate for a person by appearance, but the identification is uncertain.2009-10-17July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A 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.2009-10-17July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor aarti ceremony with a lit oil lamp. A long-haired man on the left in saffron-orange robes and multiple gold bead necklaces with a white tilak holds a bronze handbell in one hand and the lamp in the other, looking down and smiling. Beside him a bald man in saffron robes and glasses holds a silver tray of flowers, and a second bald man in saffron robes with a gold necklace and pendant holds a silver tray with the flame. Saffron flags and onlookers are visible in the background, with a second flame in the lower right.2009-10-17July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a crowded indoor setting where several saffron-robed men surround a central figure with long dark hair, a white vibhuti horizontal mark and a white and red flower garland. The central figure wears a rudraksha mala, a gold chain and an orange shawl, and smiles broadly. Two saffron-robed men on the left wear rudraksha malas and one holds a brass vessel, while another on the right wears a saffron garment. A man in a checked shirt in the foreground bends forward with his back to the camera, and men in white shirts stand in the background. Another bald man with white vibhuti marks is at the lower right.2012-05-22 +2 copies