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Night outdoor scene at an open-air shrine. A shaved-headed person in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at left, holding a silver multi-flame aarti lamp with several burning flames toward a dark grey stone Ganesha murti with a trunk, adorned with yellow marigold garlands. The murti sits on a stone base before a red wall with bamboo and fairy lights; the person's arm has pale ash markings. Smoke rises. Small pebbles and a stacked stone ring surround the base.2013-12-24A night-time outdoor puja before a large grey stone Ganesha murti seated on a carved pedestal. A man in white ritual dhoti with a gold border and a gold-bordered cloth on one shoulder holds a silver aarti lamp with two flames toward the deity, a small bell in his other hand. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange hang on the murti. White pebbles surround the base, bamboo stands behind, and a red wall with strings of small lights frames the scene. The man's face is turned away and he is not clearly identifiable as a person; he is described by role only.2013-12-24At night outdoors, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body holds a brass lamp with a bright flame in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, offering arati before a large grey stone Ganesha murti seated on a carved pedestal. Bamboo and a red-washed compound wall frame the scene, with pebbles and rocks on the ground. The figure's face is turned away and his ceremonial role is clear; his identity is not established by appearance. No a person candidate is distinctly visible.2013-11-14April 29 20152015-04-29Evening outdoor ritual at a dark stone shrine beside a red compound wall with barbed wire above. A standing priest in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame, and a fire-spinning or aarti-style flame glows bright orange. A drummer's drum edge and a long wind instrument are visible at left. A dark stone deity murti or shrine stands at right, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Fairy lights are strung through bamboo and foliage. A stone-and-cobble base lies below. No other people are visible.2015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17December 17 20112011-12-17December 24 20132013-12-24Night photograph of an outdoor shrine. A priest in an orange saffron robe and an ornate embroidered cap waves a lit oil lamp, a flame in a brass vessel with bells, toward a large dark stone deity murti of Ganesha with an elephant head and multiple arms. Two devotees in white clothes stand with their backs to the camera, and a photographer with a camera is at the lower left. A terracotta-coloured wall and bamboo frame the scene.2011-11-01Night photograph of an outdoor shrine in an ashram-like garden. A black stone Ganesha murti with a trunk stands on a stone platform surrounded by reddish rocks, beside an orange-red compound wall and bushes with pink flowers. Three people in plain white dhoti-style garments with gold borders stand in prayer. The person on the left has a shaved head and holds a red bag, the woman in the center has hands folded in namaskar, and the person on the right holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti.2013-01-09November 14 20132013-11-14November 24 20122012-11-24