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A night ritual beside a large linga installation surrounded by red-coated rounded stones at the base of a banyan tree. A figure in an orange turban and orange robes holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and gestures with the other over the stones. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands near an upright stone linga, and a man in a beige sweater vest and white shirt with a dark blue head covering rings a handbell. Two more men in white stand behind, and another man sits cross-legged at left. Ornate gold-trimmed decorations frame the right edge.

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December 31 20032003-12-31December 31 20032003-12-31December 31 20032003-12-31Night photograph of a ritual at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a saffron head wrap kneels beside a stone linga, pressing both hands onto it while looking upward. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a row; one in a blue turban holds a small vessel, another in a brown vest raises an object, and an older man in white holds a small item to his mouth. A man in a dark jacket stands at left. Behind the group, more men in white move among brass vessels, and a red-clad figure appears at the right edge near a dark stone murti. Dark stone blocks rimmed with water surround the kneeling figure. Overlay text in the image reads a copyright notice.2003-12-31December 31 20032003-12-31December 31 20032003-12-31December 31 20032003-12-31December 31 20032003-12-31A man in saffron-orange robes stands at night beside a large banyan tree, holding up a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. He has long dark hair swept back and wears a red undershirt beneath the orange cloth. To the right, a second man in white dhoti and white top with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of offerings. Another partially visible figure stands at the far right edge. The ground is bare earth with a low stone rim at the bottom edge. The appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though it is not certain.2007-02-25December 31 20032003-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30March 08 20052005-03-08