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Evening outdoor ritual at night beneath palm trees. Three shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls, wearing long gold-toned beaded necklaces, raise brass vessels with lit flames and bells in their hands during an aarti. Behind a low wooden-and-white table with brass plates, bowls and a bell, a seated audience in white clothing fills plastic chairs. A large wooden drum and a feathered fly-whisk stand at left. Stone sculptures of deities and a tall yellow pole stand at right, and a yellow banner at upper left shows printed figures and Kannada script.

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September 05 20102010-09-05Three priests in white dhotis and shawls with red borders perform an evening aarti at an outdoor stage at night. Each raises a brass lamp with a lit flame overhead, and the priests wear gold beaded necklaces. Behind them a seated audience in white and pastel clothing watches and some hold their hands in anjali. A brass puja set with bells, a kalasha-like vessel and small bowls lies on the stage in front. A banner with a sepia deity image hangs on the left, and the photo is credited with a copyright line.2010-09-05Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard. Three priests in white dhotis with pink-red borders and white shawls stand at a raised platform, each wearing ornate gold-beaded necklaces. The two on the left and right raise lit oil lamps (aarti) high in their right hands, while the centre priest holds a handbell and a small bell in his hands. Brass pots, plates and lamps sit on the platform in front of them. Behind the platform a seated audience, including women in white saris and a woman in a green top, watches with hands folded in devotion. A banner with Kannada text and a photo of a saffron-robed figure hangs to the left, and stone sculptures and palm trees fill the dark background. This aarti ritual is consistent with the event; the page describes a Ganapathi homa album.2010-09-05 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual on a raised platform with orange and white cloth draped over the altar table. Three priests in white dhotis and shawls stand in a row, each wearing gold necklaces; the left and right priests raise bells and lamps in aarti while the centre priest holds a bell and a lit lamp. Brass lamps, a silver puja tray, a kalasha-style vessel and brass oil lamps sit on the altar. Seated devotees in white fill the rows behind, and a banner with a painted deity image hangs in the background. No identifiable a person is visible.2010-09-05September 05 20102010-09-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night outdoor ritual at a homa or puja site. A man in plain white dhoti and shawl with a tan turban stands at centre with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with striped maroon border holds a silver bowl. Another bare-chested priest in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right with palms folded, and a seated priest in white with a mala sits near a carved wooden peetha. Brass vessels and a plate sit on a cloth before them. Behind, rows of seated children and adults in white and yellow clothes watch. Mango-leaf garland hangs overhead, and two large ring-shaped wooden structures with a saffron cloth hang in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three standing priests in white dhotis and orange shawls swing large lit camphor flames on brass holders overhead. The central priest wears an orange robe and a beaded necklace. Seated devotees in white and yellow sit at a low table lined with brass oil lamps and bells, and a row of seated devotees in white and saffron fills the background. A small shrine picture hangs on the wall.2008-10-02Night outdoor fire ritual. A young man in white dhoti and shawl, with a tan head-wrap and orange-beaded necklaces, stands holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti with red border holds a silver vessel and wears a rudraksha mala. Seated and standing devotees in white, a few in orange and yellow, sit on white cloth at left with brass plates and offerings. A wooden carved disc and hanging leaf garland frame the scene, with smoke rising in the dark background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a homa fire ritual at an open-air ceremonial area. In the foreground a fire pit burns beside a carved wooden or stone yoni-style base and brass plates. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a tan turban holds a flaming lamp and a bell, while a shaved-headed priest in white with a red-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl. Behind them, shaved-headed priests in white clothes stand with palms pressed together, and a row of young boys in white with red scarves sits on the left. Green leaf garlands and a decorated pillar with colourful patterns frame the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual on a raised platform beneath a strand of green mango leaves and hanging brass rings. A man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a saffron-coloured turban, rudraksha-style beaded garland and gold-toned arm bands, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him a bare-chested priest in a white cloth holds a brass bowl, and another priest in white with a beaded mala stands at right with hands folded. A large carved wooden peetha stands on the platform with brass plates, a kalasha-like vessel and offering items in front. Seated and standing children and adults in white and yellow clothes fill the foreground, with some wearing orange and red garments.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photo of a ritual in an open-sided tent hung with fringed festoons and plantain-leaf garlands. A standing priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl and a gold chain raises a lit oil lamp in one hand and holds a small bell in the other. Seated devotees in white and saffron clothing surround a low platform with brass plates, a brass oil lamp, flower petals, bowls and a kalasha-like vessel. Behind them is a red-and-gold throne bearing a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes, and a green-and-red sari-clad woman sits at left. The ritual appears to be a puja with aarti.2010-10-16 +1 copies