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A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated tin roof supported by wooden poles, with green trees behind. A man in long dark hair and an orange robe with rudraksha malas holds a lit camphor flame on a metal aarti plate, with a brass bell beside him, while a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a matching flame. Around them devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, several wearing beaded malas. A yellow and green cloth hangs from the pole at top left, and marigold and pink flower offerings lie at the lower right. Arati is being performed.

Outdoors under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles, a homa fire rises from a brick fire pit decorated with marigold and pink flower petals. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala raises his right arm holding a ritual implement with flames, while a few devotees stand with palms pressed together. Women in white and cream saris and a man in white with an orange shawl stand nearby, with a brass bell and bowl on the pit's edge. A decorated pillar with orange drape stands behind the altar, and trees are visible beyond.

Outdoor photo under a corrugated metal canopy supported by wooden poles, with trees behind. A man on the left with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit camphor flame in a metal vessel above a bell in his other hand, smiling. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a black shawl and a man in white hold a bowl near a raised platform decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands; the platform is layered with dark earth. Several devotees stand with folded hands: a man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in white with a mala, and a man in white with an orange shawl on the right. Smoke rises from the platform, consistent with an aarti or puja.

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November 11 2006

A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles. A standing man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads raises a flaming lamp or camphor fire in his right hand while holding a bell in his left, above a flower-decorated fire pit. Around him devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand with palms pressed together, including a woman in a white sari and another woman in a patterned salwar. A brass bowl sits on the flower-strewn altar, and a decorated yellow-and-green pillar hangs from the roof. Trees and parked vehicles are visible behind.

Outdoor ritual aarti at a large banyan tree. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with a burning flame. Around him devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white sari with a red border and red and gold bangles. A bearded man in a white shirt holds a brass handbell while praying. Other devotees in white and cream clothes, several wearing glasses, stand close together under the tree's aerial roots.

Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal and bamboo pavilion with green trees behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, holds a silver aarti plate with a flaming oil lamp in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. Around him, women in white and cream saris with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Seated devotees, some in white with tilak markings, sit on the grass to the left. A saffron cloth hangs from a white pole at right. Parked cars are visible in the background, and the scene reads as an aarti performed before an assembled group.