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Night-time photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath large dark banyan-type trees. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a deity murti, facing the statue. The murti is a white-clad form with a gold hooded serpent canopy overhead and a gold waist band, set on a white cloth with a scatter of red flowers and red-stained ground. To the left, two men in plain white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, one with a small forehead mark. A stone block sits at the right edge. The scene is lit by a flash against the darkness.

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December 20 20062006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20Night 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.2006-12-22December 20 20062006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20Night-time outdoor puja beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti holds up a lit lamp toward a dark stone deity murti on a red-painted base at right. A small white-clad figure sits in front of the murti with a brass crown-like headpiece. Several standing devotees in white dhotis and a man in a red checked shirt press their palms together, while an orange-robed man with a shaved head stands at left. Fresh flowers, green leaves and a brass vessel lie on the ground.2006-12-20September 09 20162016-09-09A night-time photograph on a dirt path with grass and scrub at the edge of a dark open site. A bare-backed man in saffron-orange wrap with long swept-back dark hair stands at centre, one arm raised pointing into the darkness, appearing to direct the group. Around him stand five men: a shaven-headed man on the left in yellow-orange cloth with red border, a man in white with an orange shawl, an older man in white dhoti and shirt, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, and two men in white dhotis and shirts on the right, one pointing. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron wrap with long hair, presenting the site to the group.2008-04-04Night photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti raises a lit aarti lamp toward a seated figure wearing a tall golden crown and white garments, who sits on a red stone platform before a dark stone deity murti on the right. Around them about a dozen men stand with palms pressed together in namaste, several in white dhotis and orange shawls, one in an orange turban and orange robe, another in a maroon shirt. A tall metal flagstaff stands at left with strands of white cloth hanging from its top. Offerings and a brass kalasha sit on the ground.2006-12-20Night outdoor scene at a shrine with a silver arched frame around a dark stone deity murti draped in green, yellow and purple garlands, set on a mound of red offerings. In front, a person in a leopard-print shawl over lime-green dhoti stands with palms pressed in namaskar and eyes closed, a tilak on the forehead and a beaded necklace. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and gold chain holds a silver plate, while a monk in saffron/orange robes offers it. Trees and dark foliage surround the black-tiled platform.2010-12-20Night photo at an outdoor ritual site. In the left foreground, a figure in an orange saffron shawl and orange-and-gold sarong, with long dark hair and a white-and-gold flower garland, holds a flat grey stone against the chest and smiles with eyes lowered. Behind them stand several men in white dhotis and white shirts, one with hands folded in prayer and one with a bead-like object in his hands. Overhead hang long white fibrous strands from a tree branch. On the right, a dark stone yoni-shaped basin or vessel sits on a pile of pinkish-red stones, with a few flower petals and offerings scattered nearby, and a second orange-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge.2006-12-22Night outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A woman in an orange saffron robe with a red top stands at center, holding a metal oil lamp or brass bell-type implement in one hand and a lit flame in the other, gazing upward. Two men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls stand beside her; the man on the left holds a small tray, and the man on the right holds a handbell. A plain sandy ground and a white pole are visible at left, with a fire pit and offerings at lower right.2007-02-25