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August 06 2009

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Outdoor photo under a thatched bamboo roof at an ashram shrine. A man in an orange robe with a yellow-beaded mala stands at center holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside him a bearded man in white robes and a white head covering holds a small brass bowl. A bald man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl rings a handbell. Another man in orange holds a tray of pink flower petals at right, and a person in white stands near the back. On the left a small deity murti sits on a raised altar draped in green cloth, surrounded by pink petals and white flowers, with a camera operator in white behind it. This shows an aarti or puja being offered at a shrine.2009-08-06A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt holds a lit oil lamp toward a white marble deity murti decorated with a white and red flower garland on an orange-draped altar. Beside her a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a small brass bell with hands joined. To the left, two men in orange robes stand with palms pressed together, one with a shaved head; a man in white with a yellow shawl also stands with hands joined. Behind them more devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand near the doorway, and a striped ceremonial pole and a red-and-gold fan hang on the wall. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-09-13A photograph of a ceremony in a plain whitewashed hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a white-and-orange garland stands centre, holding a flaming lamp or arati tray over a metal stand while a second man in white with an orange shawl tends the flame. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit at left with hands in anjali. Two decorated deity murti sit on an orange-draped platform at right beneath ornate umbrellas, one garlanded in yellow and white flowers. Ceremonial staffs stand at left.2007-12-25Outdoor fire ritual before a decorated shrine with a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at center holding a lit flame on a tray. Beside him a woman in orange garments holds a lamp; a bearded man in orange on the left presses his palms together. A seated man in orange kneels at lower left with a small flame, and a man in white sits at left. Pink drapes, flower garlands, brass lamps and kalasha vessels, pots of fruit and wood sticks for a homa fire surround the altar. A woman in orange and white at right joins her palms. Several people are visible, all dressed in saffron or white ritual clothes.2008-12-26Outdoor ritual at a deity procession setup under a thatched roof and palm trees. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti stands on the decorated shrine and raises a hand. Central deity murti figures are draped in white cloth and yellow-orange marigold garlands, with a tall framed portrait above showing a figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl rings a brass bell by a small flame and offerings of green leaves. Devotees in white and orange shawls fold hands in prayer at left, and a woman in orange stands at right, with a crowd behind. A deity murti is decorated for the procession, with the portrait and a bell-and-flame offering in the foreground.2008-12-23July 21 20102010-07-21January 01 20092009-01-01July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated tin roof supported by wooden poles, with green trees behind. A man in long dark hair and an orange robe with rudraksha malas holds a lit camphor flame on a metal aarti plate, with a brass bell beside him, while a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a matching flame. Around them devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, several wearing beaded malas. A yellow and green cloth hangs from the pole at top left, and marigold and pink flower offerings lie at the lower right. Arati is being performed.2008-11-11A photograph of an evening temple aarti at a roadside shrine with a thatched roof and a painted orange and green backdrop. A tall figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a pink-and-white flower garland and long swept-back hair holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti draped in white with yellow and white flower garlands. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis and saris raise kalasha pots on their heads while devotees stand with palms pressed together at left. A small orange-roofed shrine model sits at lower right. Several people are visible, and the presenter's distinctive saffron robe, long hair and flower garland are the qualifying cues. a person performs the aarti.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 29 20102010-01-29