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A photograph of an ornate copper-coloured pillar or lamp stand with a carved base, wrapped in marigold and red flower garlands. A man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl stands at right, wearing a red-and-gold flower garland and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a flame or lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other, with a palm tree behind him. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering at an outdoor shrine.

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A man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with a saffron-orange band stands outdoors beside a carved reddish stone shrine adorned with yellow and pink marigold garlands. He wears a long white and yellow-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-bead mala, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other. Palm fronds and green foliage fill the background.2014-10-05March 11 20132013-03-11October 05 20142014-10-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk beside a palm tree. In the foreground, an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel stands on a carved pedestal, draped with yellow marigold garlands and layered purple, magenta and yellow flower garlands. On the right, a man in a maroon and orange-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a saffron-orange garland and a red-and-white flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind him, other people in white and saffron clothing are partly visible, and a ceremonial horn player stands at the left edge. The setting is an open courtyard with greenery.2014-11-26October 05 20142014-10-05November 26 20142014-11-26A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-striped borders stands outdoors beside an ornate bronze-coloured shrine structure garlanded with marigold and red flower strands. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small handbell in the other, performing a puja. He wears a long multi-strand bead necklace and a fresh pink and orange flower garland. A palm tree and green foliage fill the background.2014-09-09A man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and upper cloth, bare-chested with a long garland of marigolds and red flowers, performs aarti with a brass lamp beside a carved brown wooden shrine draped in yellow and pink flower garlands. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Palm trees and green foliage surround the outdoor setting.2014-10-05September 08 20152015-09-08November 26 20142014-11-26September 09 20142014-09-09Outdoor dhwajarohanam at a copper-clad flagstaff (dhwaja stambha) decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man with shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a maroon dhoti with yellow stripes, stands at right ringing a silver handbell and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti over the base. Ornate copper relief carving on the pedestal, palm trees and foliage behind, a small figure visible at lower left edge.2015-09-08