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Night outdoor ritual photo. A woman in an orange saffron wrap stands barefoot, holding up a lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with a bright flame. Behind a white-draped table, several people in white clothes sit and kneel with hands folded in prayer. On the right, men in white dhotis and shawls stand with palms pressed together. In the foreground, a patterned mat holds brass vessels, fruit, flowers and small oil lamps, and a few people in the lower corners are partly visible. The setting is dark with trees behind.

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Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform. A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits before a brass puja tray and small metal vessels, with a white cloth draped behind. Nearby, a figure in a white robe stands at a white-draped table, and several people in white clothes stand and sit in the background. Seated devotees in white and light clothing fill the left foreground, many holding papers or small items. A large stone or rock formation with a garlanded orange-clad figure rises at right. Hanging lights and a tripod-mounted camera are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or puja after dark.2005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15Night outdoor ritual at an ashram. A standing woman in a long orange robe holds up a tall brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit flames, in front of a white-draped table. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, sit on mats with hands pressed together. Several more people in white stand or kneel with folded hands at right. On the floor in front are brass plates, offerings, flowers and small oil lamps on a striped mat.2005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15Night outdoor ritual photo. A woman in an orange-saffron sari stands at left holding up a brass aarti lamp with a tall, bright multi-flame flame that lights the scene. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with hands folded, and several people in white clothes kneel or sit on the ground at right, some with hands joined in prayer. Seated participants in white at left and a white-draped table with brass plates, fruit, flowers and small oil lamps sit on a mat in the foreground. A garlanded orange-draped object appears at the far right edge. Dark background of trees.2005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15