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Night-time ritual photograph in which a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching hooded wrap holds a brass tray of lit camphor flame amid red and yellow flowers and marigold garlands. Banana leaves frame the scene and a small vertical fire burns behind. A gold necklace and a tilak mark on his forehead are visible. Several people in white and dark clothing stand in the dark background, partly visible at the lower edges. The flame and flowers suggest an aarti or homa offering.

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September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26A photograph at night of a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and matching head covering, holding a silver tray of red flower petals and a flaming oil lamp or camphor flame at chest height. He wears a gold necklace with a small pendant, a gold bangle and a wristwatch, with a red tilak on his forehead and spectacles. Behind him hang green mango-leaf festoons on an orange cloth canopy, and a bright fluorescent tube light is visible at left. The scene suggests an aarti being offered during a homa-style ritual.2009-09-26A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a hood-like drape stands at night holding a silver aarti plate with a bright oil flame at its right edge. He wears a gold bead necklace and a white tilak with red markings on his forehead, and gold-coloured bangles. Behind him are hanging dried leaves on a cord, a bamboo pole, and a wide leafy plant, with an orange cloth canopy overhead. The scene suggests an evening aarti being offered.2009-09-27A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a darker red-maroon border stands at night holding a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with flames rising from several wicks, and a brass bell in his other hand. He wears a long gold-toned beaded necklace and a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot. Leaves hang above and a leafy plant stands behind him against a dark background. The scene suggests a night aarti performed in the open. The man is a priest or sannyasi performing the aarti; appearance is a shaved head in saffron with no long hair, crown or rudraksha malas, so his identity is uncertain.2009-09-27Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron head covering stands at right holding a silver tray with a flaming camphor aarti flame, red flowers and yellow petals, presenting it. Two saffron-robed men sit on the left, one with palms pressed in prayer and a white tilak band on his forehead, the other seated with gold-beaded necklaces. Behind them, devotees in white and yellow shawls sit and watch. Banana leaves, a leafy decorated frame and small clay lamps with flames sit in the foreground, with a white stepped temple structure in the background.2009-09-26September 27 20092009-09-27A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange robe with a red border performing an evening aarti at night. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame raised in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, and wears a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style chain with a pendant, with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. Dried palm fronds and green leaves hang overhead beneath a decorated canopy, and smoke drifts at left. Several seated people in yellow garments are visible at the lower edge, and a man in white stands behind him. The setting looks like an outdoor homa or puja area.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26Night-time ritual at an outdoor pandal with banana leaves and smoke in the air. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe with maroon borders and a gold chain with a pendant stands at right, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flaming wick over the head of a seated young man in white kurta, yellow shawl and rudraksha mala who has his palms raised. Yellow and orange marigold petals are scattered on the stone platform in front, with brass vessels and a bell visible. Other seated devotees in orange and yellow sit behind. The orange-robed man shows no clear a person cues such as long hair or ornate crown, so his identity is uncertain.2009-09-25December 16 20102010-12-16September 27 20092009-09-27