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December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor ritual photo at a shrine decorated with red, orange and white flower garlands. A man with long hair tied back and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and a gold-and-bead necklace, stands with hands folded and faces an altar. Beside him a bald priest in bare upper body holds up a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Two metal deity murtis stand in garlands behind a silver pedestal, with a kalasha, flower trays and a brass vessel on a cloth-covered table. Two other people stand at the left edge.2013-12-26April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph of a man in profile holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small silver bell in the other. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and wears a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders. Behind him, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of yellow and purple flowers, with a blurred figure in a red garment at the left. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual space with greenery. Aarti with a flame and bell suggests a puja offering.2016-01-03May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA woman with long dark wavy hair in a red-orange sari stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward a deity shrine, with smoke rising from the flame. Two men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies kneel at left, one holding a brass plate of offerings. Behind the shrine stand two painted or sculpted figures in red and gold garments with crowns, and a seated figure in red and gold with a red turban is adorned with flower garlands in yellow, orange, purple and green. Brass vessels, a lamp stand, a glass of water and flower petals sit on the stone floor and white cloth in front of the altar.2010-12-28May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesApril 27 20122012-04-27April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual under a draped cream and red canopy. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded necklace tends an offering tray beside a smoking fire pit. Two garlanded deity murti stand on a decorated platform, one with gold crown and gold-clad figures, and a large portrait backdrop is partly visible. Banana bunches hang from the canopy, and a tiered heap of fruit and flowers, marigold and jasmine garlands, rose petals, silver lamps and a brass bowl surround the fire pit. Other saffron-robed figures are partly visible at the left edge.2006-07-17A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace performs an aarti with a small oil lamp on a stone ledge in front of a shrine. He holds a brass cup in one hand and a small flame in the other. Behind him, a golden seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne flanked by red-draped and yellow-garlanded deity murtis. In the foreground, golden murtis of a standing deity with a trident-like staff and two attendant figures in red garments stand beside a small animal figure. A golden ornate staff with a finial rises at the centre. Brass lamps and an orange curtain frame the scene. A partially visible person in white stands at the left edge.2010-11-12