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Night scene under a tarpaulin canopy with bamboo poles at an outdoor sacred-arts work area. A bare-torsoed man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp flame aloft. Beside him, a young woman in white wears an orange shawl, and a young man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right. A large cut stone slab lies on the concrete platform, and a brass kalasha or lamp sits on a red cloth in the foreground. Painted Kannada script covers the tarpaulin overhead. Two people are seated at the far right edge. The lamp flame suggests an aarti being performed. a person is visible: the bare-torsoed figure in orange with long, swept-back dark hair, matching the page's description of a person doing aarti.

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Night-time outdoor scene under a white tarpaulin canopy supported by wooden poles, with Kannada script printed on the sheet. A man with long dark wavy hair and bare chest stands centre-left wearing an orange saffron shawl and wrap, possibly a person, with distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. To his right a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl kneels on a stone platform, holding a brass oil lamp with a visible flame. Another man in white with an orange shawl stands at the back, while a man in white dhoti bends over stone blocks in the foreground. Several onlookers in white stand at the edges, a pile of stones and bamboo poles lies in the foreground, and a red cloth with a brass kalasha sits at lower right.2006-12-10Night-time photograph under a torn white tarpaulin with blue and yellow printed text, supported by a wooden pole. A tall man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe stands barefoot on a stone platform, holding a brass arati lamp with a bright flame and a small handbell in his right hand. Four men stand or sit around him: a seated man in white on the left with a folded cloth, a standing man in white with an orange scarf and a mala, and a man in orange on the right. Stone slabs lie on the platform, a wooden ladder leans against it, and a brass kalasha-style pot sits on a red cloth in the lower right corner. The scene shows an arati performance.2006-12-10Night-time photograph under a tarpaulin canopy at an outdoor construction site of stone blocks and wooden poles. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti-style garment, stands on a raised stone platform holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame in both hands. Behind him, three men in white clothing with orange shawls stand watching. A small brass kalasha or pooja vessel sits on a red cloth at the lower right, and a ladder leans against the platform. The canopy shows printed text in Kannada script.2006-12-10Night photograph at an open-air outdoor site under a white tarpaulin with Kannada-script lettering. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth stands on a stone platform, holding a brass arati lamp and bell in both hands, with a flame visible. Around him, several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit or stand, including a man with a grey beard on the right and a younger woman in white with an orange shawl in the center. A small brass kalasha or shrine vessel sits on a red cloth at the lower right. A video camera on a tripod is at the left edge, and a bamboo ladder leans on the platform. The orange-clad man may be a candidate in appearance, but the cues are limited to saffron cloth and a shaved or cropped head, so identity is uncertain.2006-12-10Night photograph taken under a white tarpaulin canopy supported by wooden poles at an outdoor stone platform. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing an orange wrap, stands on the stone slab. a person: the long hair, orange wrap and bare-chested presentation fit the page's description, though the face is not used for identification. Beside him, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl kneels and holds a small offering, while other people in white and orange sit or stand nearby. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a red cloth lies on the stone in front.2006-12-10Night outdoor scene under a white tarpaulin with blue printed lettering in a non-Latin script. A tall man with long dark wavy hair stands centre in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested on one side, eyes lowered, beside a flame. Around him seated men wear white or orange shawls, and one wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Foreground shows a large stone block with a grey stone pestle or rod, a metal tool and a small bucket. A white fluorescent light stands behind.2006-12-10December 11 20062006-12-11Night outdoor ritual at a stone platform. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair raises a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame toward the dark sky, while a line of ashramites in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind with palms pressed together in prayer. On the stone slab sit a folded orange cloth on a white towel, a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a red cloth. Fluorescent lights stand in the background, and a bamboo pole rises beside the platform.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone construction site under a tarpaulin canopy. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl carries a large brass kalasha-style vessel with a tiered pyramidal finial, draped in orange cloth. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) with a flame, while a tall man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands at left, with a red bindi on his forehead. Stone blocks are stacked nearby, and a small fire or charcoal pile sits on a stone platform. Two onlookers in casual shirts stand at right in the background.2006-12-10Night 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.2008-12-30December 11 20062006-12-11