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Outdoor temple ritual beside a tall copper-toned ceremonial pillar wrapped in yellow, red and purple marigold garlands, with a palm tree behind. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl with a red and orange flower garland and a beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp flame in one hand and a small bell in the other, offering aarti. To the right, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and white dhoti presses his palms together, and an attendant in orange-saffron robes stands behind. A brass offering plate with flowers sits near the lower right. Red-painted stone base with carved floral motifs.

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A 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.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26Outdoor ritual photograph beside a palm tree. A large ornate copper kalasha-style vessel with carved panels sits on a pedestal wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red and purple flowers, with mango leaves at its base. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha mala and red and yellow garlands over a striped brown-and-gold robe, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other. To the left, a man in white stands with palms together, and several people in saffron-red robes and a trumpet player are partly visible at the edge. a person candidate is the man in brown robes holding the lamp, identified by appearance cues only and marked probable.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26A 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.2014-10-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel on a stone pedestal, wrapped in yellow, red and purple marigold garlands with green leaves on top. A person in a reddish-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-and-orange band, red flower garland and rudraksha-style beaded mala holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. Behind them, several people in saffron and white attire stand near a tray of yellow flowers, with coconut palms in the background.2014-11-26A 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.2014-09-09November 26 20142014-11-26October 05 20142014-10-05March 10 20132013-03-10 +1 copiesA man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti stands beside a large copper lamp stand wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and a base of red flowers. He holds a lit oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, looking upward, and wears a red and yellow flower garland, a gold-bead necklace and gold bangles. A palm tree and foliage form the background. A copper relief of a tree decorates the stand. Traditional aarti-style lamp offering.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26