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A shirtless man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala waves a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp toward a seated statue on a raised platform. The seated figure wears a red turban, rudraksha beads and a gold garland, and a multicoloured umbrella shades it. Behind the platform rise a rocky hill and trees, with white pillars and a red-brick wall at the sides. Two women in orange saris sit at the lower right with brass vessels and a small lamp in front of them.

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February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ritual on a low concrete platform with a hill behind. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti, shoulders draped in orange cloth and a beaded necklace, raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp toward the sky. Before him sits a seated figure. Two people in orange garments kneel at the right with oil lamps and offering vessels. Tall white pillars flank the platform, and stacked orange containers stand behind it.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph of an outdoor scene with a rocky hill behind it. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears an orange sannyasi-style dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holds a red and yellow ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe over a seated figure. The seated figure, in an orange-red turban and rudraksha mala with a trident-topped staff, sits on a red-brown seat in a pose of blessing, and appears to be a printed or painted figure rather than a living person. Behind them are stacked orange containers, a low white wall, and trees. Copyright text is visible on the image corner.2017-02-03A shirtless man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding a ceremonial object, before a large seated painted or printed figure of a saffron-robed guru with a turban, rudraksha mala and gold garland, under a multicoloured fringed umbrella. The figure appears in an image on a board or statue rather than as a physical person. Behind is a rocky wooded hill, orange shipping containers and a white wall.2017-02-03Outdoor photograph of a priest in orange dhoti, bare-backed with a rudraksha mala, holding a brass handbell and lamp-like brass stand toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears a red-orange turban, a red-orange garment and multiple garlands, sits on a brown cushioned seat beneath a multicoloured umbrella with tassels, with hands raised in greeting. Behind them are a corrugated-roofed structure with salmon-coloured panels and a green hillside. Two people are visible.2017-02-03Outdoor ritual scene at a raised platform with a rocky hill behind and pink shuttered containers beside it. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, a sacred thread, holds a lit oil lamp aloft with a flame toward a seated figure. The seated figure sits on a brown cushioned seat under a multicoloured canopy umbrella, wearing a red turban, layered beaded malas and a pink-and-gold garment. Three women and a man in white and grey sit at the lower steps, with a white-clad woman at the right edge. A flame-lit lamp rests on the steps.2017-02-03A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shoulder cloth stands on a low stone platform, raising a brass lamp with a bell-shaped handle toward a seated figure. The seated figure is a painted or sculpted statue with a red-orange turban, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, seated on a red and gold cushioned seat beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe. A rocky hill with sparse trees rises behind, and orange-brown corrugated containers stand behind the platform. The statue is not a living person, and the priest's face is not visible.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03