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Night outdoor ritual photo under dark trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair holds up a lit oil lamp with a flame in a brass aarti holder, mid-chant. Around them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer or holding bells and ritual items. A white pole stands at left, and a covered white cloth with orange edging rests on a wooden platform at lower right. The scene suggests an aarti being offered at night.

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Night photograph outdoors beneath a large dark banyan tree. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands centre holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp flame in his hands, facing right. Behind and beside him, several men in white ritual clothes with orange shawls stand in a row, one holding a metal vessel with a flame, others with hands folded. A brass meru-shaped vessel and a folded white cloth rest on a wooden tray with a red-and-orange cloth at the foot of the scene, beside a decorated red cushion on a stone platform. The setting suggests a night ritual consecration.2006-12-11A night-time outdoor ritual photograph in a dim open courtyard beneath a large dark tree. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels on the ground at lower left, bending over small brass ritual vessels and a small pile of white material. Behind him, a line of about a dozen men in white dhotis and orange shawls stands in a loose arc, several holding small objects. A standing figure in a flowing orange robe stands at centre, facing toward the kneeling man. At right, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a ritual item. In the foreground a brass kalasha-like vessel with a domed lid sits on a red cloth beside a wooden tray holding an orange cloth and white cloth. A white pole stands at left. The scene suggests a consecration rite, with the kneeling priest attending to offerings.2006-12-11Night photograph of a ritual procession near a large dark tree trunk. In the foreground a figure in an orange saffron garment with a brown-and-maroon border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a beaded necklace and a ring; their back is turned to the camera. To the left, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth holds a lit oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders walks alongside another man in white. Ground is bare earth with a faint white powder design.2006-12-22Night photograph outdoors near a large dark tree at an ashram-style site, with a sandy ground marked by pale designs. A figure in orange-saffron silk drape and matching lower cloth, wearing a multi-strand pink and white bead necklace with a gold ornament, holds a small silver vessel in one hand and a silver bowl-shaped object in the other while walking. Beside and behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis, one with an orange shawl, carry small items and look down. Their clothing and actions suggest a ritual procession, though no deity or specific rite is clearly visible.2006-12-22December 20 20062006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20Night-time outdoor ritual photograph beside a stone shrine with a gold cobra hood-shaped sculpture and red-stained offerings at left. A white-clad man kneels at lower left, lighting a small lamp on a white cloth placed on a wooden tray. A barefoot man in orange ochre robes with long dark hair, unadorned shoulders and bare chest stands at centre, head bowed, facing the kneeling priest. At right a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a small brass vessel. Behind them a large crowd of people in white and orange-shawled white clothing stands in rows under dark trees, several with hands folded in prayer. A tall pole and bright lamp light the scene.2006-12-11December 20 20062006-12-20February 25 20072007-02-25December 20 20062006-12-20February 25 20072007-02-25December 20 20062006-12-20