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Outdoor ritual at dusk on sandy ground beneath trees. A shirtless young man in orange dhoti with a gold border raises one arm toward the sky while holding a small flame. Beside him a figure with a rudraksha mala and tilak holds a bowl and a small flame on a leaf plate. In the foreground a dark-skinned figure with white markings and a bell holds a leaf plate with a lit lamp. Three people are visible in the scene, with brick houses and foliage behind them.

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Outdoor ritual at dusk beside a large tree wrapped with orange and yellow threads. A bald, bare-chested priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, holds a small brass vessel and steadies a lit lamp. A younger man in saffron cloth with white tilak lifts a fistful of pink petals toward the tree. A second young man stands in orange garments with a beaded mala beside him, and another figure in orange stands at the left edge. Scattered petals lie on the dirt ground, with trees and a red structure in the background.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual at dusk on sandy ground beneath trees. Four bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on their foreheads and arms stand in a row. The man at centre-right holds a lit oil lamp or fire-tipped object up toward the flame, while beside him another man holds a metal plate. At far left, a man holds a large leaf bowl. Fire flares behind them near a mound of earth, with a green leafy branch in the foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-10-31Outdoor scene on a sandy dirt ground beneath green trees, with a dusk-like sky. In the foreground a bare-chested sadhu with long dreadlocks, a wide white band across his chest and a saffron cloth around his waist holds a green leaf plate. Beside him a second sadhu in orange cloth and rudraksha malas carries a silver tray with a bowl of pink offerings. A third young sadhu in orange, with a rudraksha mala and orange marks on his face, holds up a lit oil lamp on a silver stand. Several other young sadhus in orange stand behind, one with a rudraksha mala. Brick walls and buildings appear in the background.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor scene near trees and a red boundary wall in dry earth. A shirtless young man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha beads and a white forehead band raises his arm high, holding pink and magenta flower petals or offerings above a tree trunk. Around him, several shirtless men in orange cloth, one holding a brass plate of offerings, another a tray with a lit oil lamp flame, and a drum rests at the left edge. Thin coloured threads are strung between the trees. The setting suggests a ritual offering, possibly part of a puja or sacred rite, with five people visible.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor ritual scene on bare reddish-brown earth beside a tree and a low red brick wall. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair, wearing orange cloth, holds up a lit torch or flame toward the tree trunk. Four younger men stand in a row facing the tree, wearing orange and red dhotis with rudraksha malas; two hold brass plates with offerings and banana-leaf plates, and one has white painted markings on his arms and chest. Trees and bushes fill the background under a pale evening sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual photograph beside a large tree trunk wrapped with pink ribbon. Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a dusty clearing. The man on the left bare-chested with long dreadlocked hair and orange shawl gazes upward, while the central figure with long dreadlocks raises one arm toward the leaves, holding a leaf in his other hand. The man behind them with sandalwood tripundra marks on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a gold necklace holds a silver tray of yellow offerings on a banana leaf. A brass lamp with a flame stands at the left edge, and a red brick wall sits in the background. Several people are partially visible at the edges.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual at dusk on dry red earth beside a large tree wrapped with yellow-and-red sacred thread. A bare-chested young man with long hair, tilak, and rudraksha malas stands at centre holding a lit oil lamp aloft, flame glowing. Beside him a man in orange cloth holds a silver plate, and another in orange dhoti stands behind. A shirtless attendant with a red cord over his shoulder and rudraksha beads faces away at left. Several younger men in white and orange dhotis stand in the background among trees and a low wall. The scene reads as an aarti-style lamp offering.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual at dusk beside a bare tree trunk. Four bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand in a line. The foremost raises a pink flower toward the branches with one hand, a rudraksha mala and bangles on his arms. The second holds a brass plate with offerings, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and white markings on his arms. Behind them a third man in orange holds a leaf plate, and a fourth holds stacked silver bowls and dishes of offerings. A small oil lamp flame glows at right. Dense dark foliage and a dusk sky form the background.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31