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May 16 20112011-05-16Night outdoor ritual at an open ground lit by floodlights and a string of lights. A man in an orange dhoti and garland holds a lamp toward a row of black lingam-shaped pillars and a central fire pit with rising smoke. A devotee in white dhoti with gold border stands at left, and other men in orange robes and white clothes stand behind. At right, a seated figure in white with a white head covering and a garland sits before a small altar with oil lamps. Brass bells and a plate are on a mat in front of the altar, and the scene suggests an evening puja or homa.2011-05-16November 21 20102010-11-21Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21Night photograph of a riverside ghat with red-and-white steps lined with string lights. A figure in an ornate silver crown and orange clothing holds a lit oil lamp toward the viewer, carrying a lit flame in a metal lamp. Beside and behind, several people in saffron-orange robes and white ritual clothes stand with hands joined in prayer, one holding a brass tray. A woman in orange with a long black hair and gold necklaces stands with palms pressed together. Small flags hang at left. Dark sky and water fill the background, with lamps lighting the scene.2010-11-21Night procession on a dirt path lit by a distant lamp. Five men walk in a line: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style pendant at left; a central man in orange-saffron robes with gold-bordered shawl walking with hands folded; a man in orange robes with gold border behind him holding hands together; a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border; and a shaved-headed man in orange robes carrying a tray with a small silver vessel, green leaves and white flowers. A man in a white shirt at right holds a lit lamp and a flower garland. Appearance-based identity of the central figure is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee walking in the procession.2012-01-02Night outdoor ritual at a dark tree-lined setting with a raised stone platform. A man in saffron robes and gold necklace raises a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame high in his right hand. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small brass bell and stands with hands folded. To the right, a man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Further right, another saffron-clad figure stands in profile. On the left edge, hands folded in namaskar belong to devotees in orange and white. Marigold petals lie on the ground at lower right. The visible rudraksha mala and saffron turban are appearance cues that may suggest a person, but identity is uncertain.2008-12-30Night-time photograph of a ritual procession on a paved courtyard with several saffron-robed priests in orange and red dhotis with gold-bordered sashes. Their foreheads and arms bear white ash markings, and they wear rudraksha and bead garlands. The priest at centre holds an open book and a small flame, while the priest on the right carries a silver tray with a small vessel, and another holds an offering plate. A bald priest on the left carries a silver bowl of flowers and a long staff. A man in a white dhoti stands among them. Green leaves and white flowers frame the right edge, and a dim building with lamps stands behind.2013-04-29January 02 20122012-01-02Night photo at an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead and a crown-like ornament on his head stands at left holding a silver vessel filled with pink and magenta flowers. Behind him, two monks in orange robes stand on a striped mat, one with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a red sari with a garland of white, yellow and purple flowers holds up a lit brass lamp in an aarti-style gesture. The scene is lit mainly by the flame and nearby light.2009-06-09December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a homa fire pit in the foreground with flames rising from a square stone pit, while a man in orange dhoti and orange cloth leans over the pit offering something into the fire. Around him, a large group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit and stand, many with shaved heads, white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas. A man in white clothes at the left holds a camera. Brass pots, plates of offerings and a kalasha sit at the pit's edge, and a gilded deity murti appears at the top left in the dim hall. Many people are visible, mostly in orange and red.2013-03-10