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September 28 20082008-09-28Night outdoor scene at a tree-shaded shrine area with a dark polished floor. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands center holding a small metal vessel, facing a line of people in white dhotis and white shirts with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right, hands joined. A figure in orange sits at far left on a white platform, and another in orange stands behind a silver arch with a small oil lamp flame glowing. Strings of white flowers hang from the branch above.2008-09-28September 28 20082008-09-28Night photograph of a group of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls standing in two rows on a dirt path beside a large tree with aerial roots. A man in an orange robe at the front right holds a bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp or aarti flame in the other, leading the ritual. Others stand with hands folded in prayer. In the background, an ornate stone archway frames a lit deity murti. On the left, a small silver tray holds folded white and orange cloths. A cameraman in white stands at the left edge.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11October 15 20092009-10-15July 19 20052005-07-19December 11 20062006-12-11Dusk scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands with palms joined in prayer before a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth with gold border. Behind them, two men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand; one holds a lit flame or lamp. Another orange-clad figure appears at the far right edge. Red-painted stone base and a metal pole frame the shrine. The lit-flame offering suggests aarti at the shrine. Photograph of a temple ritual setting.2007-02-25July 19 20052005-07-19July 19 20052005-07-19December 11 20062006-12-11