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December 18 20132013-12-18Outdoor photograph at dusk under large spreading trees. On the left, a dark stone deity murti with an orange headcloth and orange shawl stands inside a silver-framed shrine behind green cloth, with red kumkum and flower petals on the base. A bald priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread, holds a lit flame and a handbell at the murti. Behind him stand devotees: several in orange-red robes and women in white saris with hands folded in prayer. A man in a blue checked shirt on the right holds a tray of flowers and offerings. The scene suggests an aarti at a shrine.2013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18Outdoor evening ritual beneath a large banyan tree. A shaven-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with a broad gold-and-orange border and a matching orange shawl holds a flaming camphor or oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, facing a black deity murti with orange and blue face markings inside a white arched shrine with a green cloth backdrop. A heap of red flowers sits on a circular base before the shrine. Behind him, several orange-robed priests stand in a line, one carrying a plate of flowers. A man in a light blue shirt on the right holds a camera. Ash markings are visible on the priest's arm.2013-12-18January 01 20142014-01-01January 01 20142014-01-01December 18 20132013-12-18Night 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.2008-12-30Outdoor photo of a small temple shrine under a large leafy tree. On the left, a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands sits above a base heaped with red-orange offerings. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a garland, lifts a flame-lit aarti lamp toward the murti, while a second white-clad priest holds a flower tray. A man in orange robes and another in a maroon shirt and cream trousers stand with hands folded, and several other people in white and orange watch nearby. Oil lamps sit on a low stone platform in front of the image.2010-10-04 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07