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Outdoor evening ritual at dusk beneath trees. A shirtless young man in an orange dhoti with gold border holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame and a rudraksha mala around his neck, his face upturned. Behind him, another young man with a white forehead band and bare chest carries a silver tray of offerings covered with green leaves, and a man in orange cloth stands beside them, with a bare-chested older man wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala at the right edge. Several figures wear orange and saffron garments. The setting is a rocky ground with a stone and a reddish wall in the background.

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Outdoor evening ritual photograph beneath dark trees. A bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and sandalwood tilak holds a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a red ritual item in the other. Behind him, several men in orange dhotis and a headband carry a silver plate covered with green leaves. A tree trunk stands at left and a camera is visible behind the lead figure.2016-10-31Outdoor evening photo near a tree trunk and dark foliage. A shirtless young man in orange dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a metal oil lamp with a flame and speaks, with a video camera nearby. Beside him, a man in orange cloth holds a leaf-covered brass bowl, and another in orange dhoti stands behind. A bare-chested man with white forehead band and a rudraksha mala holds leaves and offerings, and a figure in green-banded orange cloth stands at right. The scene suggests an aarti or ritual lamp offering at dusk. 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The foreground devotee on the left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and tilak, holds a lit oil lamp flame in his hands. Beside him a younger devotee in orange cloth with a red-and-white forehead mark holds a flame-lit lamp. Another devotee in orange holds a leaf-wrapped offering, and a devotee on the right holds a silver tray of flowers and offerings. Others stand in the background wearing orange dhotis and rudraksha malas. Pink and red ribbons are strung between the trees.2016-10-31