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January 01 20142014-01-01January 01 20142014-01-01Night-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.2012-04-24At night, a man in orange and gold ritual dress holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a large flame at a shrine. He wears a white forehead mark, a gold-bordered orange shawl, layered gold necklaces and a gold armlet. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands holding a silver plate. The shrine has a silver arched frame, green cloth backdrop, and a deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with marigolds scattered on the ground.2014-01-01Night-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.2012-04-24Night-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.2013-11-17Night outdoor puja at a temple courtyard. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a gold border and a thick white and magenta flower garland holds a silver lamp with a flame, offering aarti toward a deity murti at right. Beside him, a bald man in saffron holds a silver plate of white flowers and wears a rudraksha mala. Another person in white stands behind them. Red and white striped plinth, trees and lights in the background.2011-05-16December 18 20132013-12-18April 24 20132013-04-24November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17July 07 20152015-07-07