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March 26 20082008-03-26December 22 20112011-12-22November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesEvening outdoor ritual on a sandy ground. A young shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange dhoti and a saffron shawl, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a silver plate and offers it to a long-haired figure in an orange robe draped with a leopard-print shawl and fringed edges, who extends a hand over the plate. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a man in a yellow shawl stand at the edge, and a shaved-headed man in white and orange stands at right. A red-banded pole or post is in the foreground. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with leopard shawl and the ornate gold cues fits the page's identification, but this is an appearance-based label only.2010-11-19November 06 20102010-11-06 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photograph. A man in an orange robe with a tall dark ceremonial headdress and a shaved head holds a lit flame over an ornate decorated deity murti on a palanquin-like carriage hung with dark cloth and garlands. Beside him, another saffron-robed man with shaved head holds a brass aarti plate. Several men in light shirts and dhotis stand around, some holding flowers, and a row of devotees is visible behind a crowd. The scene is lit by warm lamps and the flame, with flags on poles at the left.2010-11-11January 01 20142014-01-01May 16 20122012-05-16November 12 20102010-11-12A four-panel collage of outdoor evening aarti at a temple-style ceremony. Each panel shows a person in orange-saffron robes standing beside an ornate, tiered brass or golden kalasha-type lamp stand decorated with red and gold elements, holding a flame or lamp. Dusk-blue sky and trees appear in the background.2011-11-29 +1 copiesOctober 01 20112011-10-01November 12 20102010-11-12