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Night photo of a temple courtyard lit by a camphor flame. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bald and seen from behind, holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame toward a figure standing in front, who wears a red-orange garland and orange cloth and has a mark on the forehead. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl presses his palms together. To the left, a man in white clothes holds a camera, and a large banyan tree with aerial roots stands beside a stone platform with a red-painted floor. In the background, a silver-framed arch surrounds a deity murti draped with flower garlands. A small brass lamp sits on the ground nearby.2012-04-24Night-time photo at a banyan tree with large aerial roots and a white-edged stone platform. A bald priest in orange ochre robes with gold border holds a metal tray and lights an oil lamp flame at a shrine opening at right, while a second robed figure in red-orange attire stands beside him. A man in white dhoti stands behind taking photographs. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE, and a white geometric kolam design is drawn on the ground.2012-04-24Night-time outdoor scene beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. At left, a blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE above a white-painted stone platform with a geometric star motif. A bald man in ochre-orange robes with gold-bordered edges and a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit flame with a long taper toward the platform. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a tilak stands near a silver-framed shrine containing a deity murti draped in garlands. At right, a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in prayer beside a silver tray. A man in white dhoti and a man holding a camera are also present in the background.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24Night-time temple ritual at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered cloth and a sandalwood tilak holds a silver tray with a lit camphor flame, while smoke rises behind him. A second saffron-robed priest in the middle wears a red-and-white flower garland and carries a small silver bowl. Behind them, a silver-framed shrine with a decorated deity murti and red garlands stands under trees. Devotees in white dhotis and a woman in a red shawl stand nearby, and a cameraman in white is at left. Aarti with camphor flame in progress.2012-04-24Night photograph at a banyan tree courtyard. Three figures stand on a dark stone platform before a small shrine with a silver arch framing a red-clad deity murti surrounded by red flowers. A man in orange saffron robes stands in front with palms pressed together in namaste, bare-footed. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with a sacred thread stands with hands folded. At the right, a figure in orange holds a small offering plate. Aerial roots hang from the large banyan trunks, and a blue sign reads 'Do Not Enter the Cave' at left. The orange-clad figure in front shows long hair swept back; appearance-based candidate for a person, but unclear from this view.2010-11-12Night-time ritual outdoors beneath a large tree. In the centre, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit flame or aarti lamp toward a red-painted deity murti or shrine at lower left. Behind him, several attendants in white dhotis and orange cloths stand in a line, one holding a long ceremonial staff and another carrying a brass vessel. On the right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. A poster on a stand at right shows a photograph of a robed figure. The scene suggests a puja or aarti.2012-04-24January 01 20142014-01-01Photograph taken at night of a shaved-headed man with his back to the camera, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching shawl draped over his bare shoulders, with gold borders on the cloth. He has red and white flower garlands around his neck and raises his folded hands in anjali above his head toward a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Beside him stands a second person in full orange robes, also facing the tree. A blue sign on a low white stone wall reads DO NOT ENTER THE CA, and black tiled flooring surrounds the shrine area.2012-04-24Night ritual photograph at a temple shrine lit by a flame. A saffron-robed priest in the centre raises a lit oil lamp aarti toward a shrine, with marigold garlands and offerings on the floor. Beside him a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded. On the right, a figure in an orange-red robe with a red turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined near a dark deity murti. At left, a person in white with an orange shawl and a dark-haired figure in a green sari with folded hands face the shrine, while a cameraman films. A red stone platform and red pillar frame the scene.2008-12-30Night 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.2006-12-11Night-time ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground a bald man with white ash lines on his forehead and arms, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, carries a silver plate of flowers and oil lamps. Beside him a man in a white silk dhoti with a gold border bends forward holding a wicker basket of burning camphor or wood flames. Behind them a man in a red-brown robe and red headwrap garlanded with white and red flowers carries another flower-filled tray, while several men in saffron robes with ash markings stand in the dim background, one holding a lit lamp. A camera operator in a blue jacket films on the left. Procession or puja activity at night.2013-11-17