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Night outdoor ritual at a shrine with a dark stone Shiva linga-style deity murti under a silver-framed arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded, beside a large orange-clad figure on a stone base. A person in a long orange robe with long dark hair, back to camera, raises a burning camphor flame on a lamp toward the deity; a bell and offering plates sit on a mat. Seated devotees in white clothes with hands folded face the shrine, with others in the background and a lamp-lit tree canopy above. Two bald figures in the foreground hold small flames. Ritual aarti in progress, with a figure in orange guiding the offering.

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2005-SWAMIJI-DOING-GURUPUJA-AARATHI2005-SWAMIJI-DOING-GURUPUJA-AARATHI +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a shrine beneath dark trees. A large black Shiva lingam-style murti with an orange cloth and white garland stands inside a silver arched frame, with a stone-and-white-painted serpent coil around its base. A figure in orange cloth sits before the base, garlanded with white flowers. At the right, a standing man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange wrap, raises a lit oil lamp in one hand and holds a small vessel in the other. In the foreground, two shaven-headed devotees in white kneel, one with brass bells and a lamp near the floor, and offerings sit on a rug. Behind them, about fifteen seated and standing devotees in white clothes watch the aarti.2005-12-19Night outdoor puja at a shrine beneath dark trees. A large black Shiva lingam or deity murti stands under an ornate silver arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers, set on a rocky mound encircled by a serpent-like form. A seated figure in orange robes with a garland sits before it. A standing person in an orange dhoti and shawl with long dark hair raises a lit aarti lamp with one hand and holds a small vessel with the other. Around them, many people in white clothes sit and stand on the ground, some with folded hands. Brass plates, bells, flower offerings and small oil lamps are arranged on a rug in front, and two shaven-headed people in white sit at lower left beside a flame in a bowl.2005-01-14 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor ritual at a shrine beneath trees. A woman in an orange sari stands at right, holding a lit flame on a lamp or torch that sends up bright fire and smoke toward the branches. In front of a large black stone deity murti dressed with a pink cloth, flower garlands and a silver arch, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a rock-and-pebble platform, also garlanded. A brass vessel and small offering trays with flowers and lamps sit on a rug in the foreground. Around twenty people in white and other light clothes sit or stand with hands pressed together behind the flame. a person cannot be assigned from appearance here, so the seated orange-robed figure is described by role only as a robed sannyasi receiving garlands.2005-12-19Night-time outdoor ritual at an open-air shrine under dark trees. A woman in a saffron-orange robe stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aloft on a long pole and an aarti-style offering in her other hand. Before a black deity murti in a silver arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with flowers, a seated figure in saffron robes sits on a rocky stone platform with a cobra-like serpent form curling around its base. Rows of people in white clothes sit and stand with hands folded in anjali. Brass bells, small pooja plates and offerings sit on a rug in the foreground, and bald people in white are visible at the lower edge. Some figures are cut off by the frame. The scene shows an evening puja and aarti.2005-12-19Night outdoor puja at a shrine beneath trees. A figure in an orange robe stands at right with long dark hair, holding a lit lamp aloft in one hand and a small vessel in the other, facing the shrine. A dark deity murti stands in an arched silver frame, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers, beside an orange-robed seated figure on a rock-textured platform. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on the paved ground with hands joined, some with brass plates and lamps in front of them. Brass vessels and offerings lie on a rug at the foreground.2005-01-14 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a shrine beneath dark trees, lit by a bright lamp on a pole. A black stone deity murti in pink-orange cloth and a flower garland stands beside a rock-built pedestal with a cobra hood carved above a seated figure in orange robes wearing a garland. In the foreground a standing person in a long orange robe with dark hair faces the shrine, holding a vessel and offering over a small flame on a patterned rug with brass pots and offerings. A row of people in white clothes sits and stands with hands folded in namaste behind them, and a bald man in white kneels at the lower left. Around the shrine are brass vessels, a plate of flowers and oil lamps. The seated figure in orange with a garland is a sannyasi-style figure whose identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2005-12-192005-SWAMIJI-DOING-GURUPUJA-AARATHI +2 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a shrine beneath trees. In the left foreground, a golden arched niche frames a deity murti draped in orange cloth with garlands, set on a mound of stones with a serpent-like form curling around its base. In the centre, a woman in a flowing red-orange sari raises a lit lamp toward the shrine while a man in white stands nearby. Devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the ground in rows, hands folded, around a circular platform. Brass trays, a kalasha-style vessel and small oil lamps lie on a red carpet in front, and a single flame glows in the lower left. Several people are visible in white ritual dress, some seated and some standing at the edges.2005-12-19Night-time outdoor ritual at a shrine with a dark stone deity murti under a silver arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers. In front, a seated orange-robed figure sits on a raised rocky base, wrapped by a stone-patterned serpent form. A woman in an orange sari-style garment holds a lit lamp or aarti flame toward the shrine while a brass vessel rests nearby. Two shaven-headed people in white in the foreground kneel with small flames before a tray of flowers, brass bells and offerings on a rug. Behind them, about two dozen people in white and light clothing sit or stand with palms pressed together, under dark trees lit by a lamp.2005-12-19Night outdoor aarti at a shrine beneath trees, lit by a street lamp. A dark stone deity murti with a silver arch and garland stands on a rocky mound encircled by a white-and-black serpent-like base. A seated figure in orange robes with a garland sits before it. On the right, a woman in orange robes holds a lit aarti lamp with several flames and a small bell or vessel. Around 20 people in white clothes sit and stand with hands folded in prayer; in the foreground, shaved-headed devotees in white light oil lamps and brass bells rest on a rug with flowers and puja items.2005-12-19