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A photograph of a group walking through an indoor room with cream walls and red curtains. Beside and behind him are three men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, one in an orange-and-red cloth dusted with coloured powder. A draped table with a patterned cloth is at right, and a blue-and-white folded cloth rests on it.

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Night outdoor photo of a ritual offering scene with string lights glowing in the background. A woman in a saffron-orange robe with red border, hair pulled back, holds a red cloth and reaches toward a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl wearing a long rudraksha mala and white vibhuti tripundra marks. Nearby, a woman in a white blouse and red shawl holds her hands together in namaste, and a woman in orange with rudraksha mala holds a brass pot. Other devotees with folded hands stand around, and a golden kalasha-style vessel is visible at lower centre.

October 06 2011

Night photo of an outdoor ritual at an orange-washed wall beside a grey stone carved murti shrine. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered edge and beaded garland holds a lit oil lamp and a brass bell in front of the shrine, with red and white tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man with colourful powder smeared on his face and clothes presses his palms together, and two more men stand behind. A woman in a white top and yellow trousers stands in the middle, and a man in a white shirt with powder-stained jeans films the ritual with a video camera. Flower petals lie on the ground and a photographer's hand appears at right.

Two men in white dhotis and shawls, faces and bodies smeared with pink and yellow colour powder, perform an aarti at night in front of an ochre brick wall. The man on the left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a silver lamp with a lit flame and a bell in his other hand. The man on the right, also white-clad with colour on his arms, holds a brass tray with a green container. A woman in glasses and an orange sari stands behind, and a garlanded deity murti with red flowers appears at the right edge.

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A photograph of a group of people walking barefoot across a stone-paved courtyard at dusk, past white pillared temple walls. Several men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies or white shirts. In the centre, a man in a flowing orange-red cloth and a long gold-and-bead necklace walks ahead, while a man beside him in orange wrap and gold pendant necklace follows. A white-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks in the foreground. Women in orange saris and white saris with gold borders walk at the right, and onlookers stand in the background.

Night-time outdoor ritual at the edge of dark water with palm trees silhouetted behind. A figure with hair tied up in a bun wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and ornate gold-bordered orange garments, holding a brass plate of yellow flowers and offerings while extending a hand toward the water. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in orange and gold holds another offering plate, and a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a red can stands to the left, a figure with yellow-green powder on his face and body stands at the far left, and a cameraman in orange holds a camera with an attached monitor filming the scene. Scattered powder colours and garlands suggest a festival procession at a riverbank or tank.

Night photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a maroon garment, a gold ceremonial necklace of beads and a bright orange tilak on the forehead, smiling as a man in a white shirt with a red shawl raises his hand over the figure's head and touches the forehead, appearing to offer blessing or a vibhuti mark. Behind them, figures in white and orange robes stand near a silver trident and staff, with a brass lamp and offering trays on the ground, and a tasselled decorative hanging at the top left. The setting looks like a ghat-side ritual at night.