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Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man seen from behind, bare-backed with long dark hair, a red cord and pink-edged white dhoti with gold border, raises a lit oil lamp or fire vessel high overhead, flame and smoke rising. Around him a large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes, many with red shawls or sashes, hands raised or palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them a dark stone shrine holds a Shiva linga draped with orange and white garlands, beside a tiered ornamental structure and string lights overhead. Smoke drifts across the scene.2017-03-16 +1 copiesPhoto 11712446July 07 20152015-07-07November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 21 20102010-11-21Night-time outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands at the right, holding a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti. Seated priests in white garments and gold-bordered shawls, some wearing rudraksha and gold necklaces, sit on the left and centre with hands folded in prayer. A brass pot and offerings sit in front. Behind them hang garlands of green leaves, a decorated pillar with floral patterns, and a woman in blue with a garland. Smoke rises from the flame.2010-10-15Night-time ritual photo at a temple courtyard. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a flaming oil lamp aarti toward seated devotees, several women in white with long braids. Rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a priest in orange-red clothing sits before a fire pit with flames, and a second attendant in white stands near steps. Bright marigold and yellow garlands decorate a deity murti on the right, with brass plates and oil lamps on a purple cloth. A basket and sweeping garlands are visible in the background. Approximately a dozen people are visible.2015-11-18July 06 20152015-07-06Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard with a white marble floor. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-red borders stands barefoot, holding a silver plate with a lit flame, offering aarti to a row of devotees who extend their hands toward the fire in gesture of receiving blessings. Women in saris, including a woman in a purple shawl, a woman in an orange sari with green, and a woman in a light blue sari, press palms together. Hanging decorative banners in red, orange and yellow line the background, with more devotees in white seated and standing behind. An aarti ceremony with devotees receiving the flame.2010-11-12Night-time outdoor ritual at a large open-air venue lit by strings of small lamps. In the foreground, a priest in a white dhoti and light shawl holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame over a brass tray of puja vessels on a low platform. Behind him, rows of seated participants in white clothing with yellow-orange garlands fill the striped platform. Silhouetted devotees in the lower foreground face the ritual. A second seated figure in white with garlands sits to the right, wearing a tall white headdress. Pillars and floodlights frame the scene.2011-04-17December 13 20132013-12-13