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Five people stand on bare dirt beside a leafy tree in an outdoor yard with a red brick wall behind them. Several are bare-chested and wear orange and red dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white ash markings. The man second from left raises one hand toward the sky while a small flame burns in a lamp on the ground. The man second from right holds a metal plate and a banana-leaf offering, and the figure at far left has very long black hair hanging down his back. Pink survey marks and a pale pipe lie on the ground nearby. No individual here is identified as a person.

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Outdoor photograph of a small group of ascetic devotees in saffron and orange dhotis performing a ritual beside a bare tree on a dirt ground. A figure at left with long dark hair, bare-backed, holds a lit flame to the trunk, where a red-and-white cloth is wrapped. Behind, a man in a red-and-orange dhoti and a bare-chested man with white markings stand with a tray of offerings and banana leaves; a young attendant on the right wears rudraksha beads and stands with hands held together. A red brick wall and green trees stand in the background.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual at a dirt construction site beside a tree trunk wrapped in red thread. A man with long dreadlocked hair and bare back, wearing an orange cloth, holds a flaming lamp to the tree. Four other people stand in a row in orange and red-orange clothing with rudraksha malas; the one at centre holds a silver tray of offerings and another holds a leaf plate, one with white horizontal tilak marks on his face and chest. Red brick wall and trees behind. Five people visible in total.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor scene at dusk on a dirt ground beside a red brick wall and leafy trees. A young man with long dark braided hair and bare torso, wearing orange cloth, holds up a lit oil lamp flame beside a tree trunk wrapped in red thread. Four young men stand in a row facing him wearing orange and red-orange dhotis and sashes; one bald man in red-orange wraps and rudraksha beads holds a small brass vessel, another holds a leaf-lined plate of offerings, and the others wear white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and long hair. The ritual appears to be an arati with a lamp and offerings. Nobody visible is identified as a person.2016-10-31Outdoor 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.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 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 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor ritual photo at a dusty, excavated site with a bare-trunked tree in the foreground wrapped with red thread, and a red brick wall and green trees behind. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, seen from behind, stands at the tree. Four men stand in a line facing the tree: the man second from left wears a red-and-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala and holds a metal plate; the man third from left wears an orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala, white horizontal markings on his forehead and holds a silver plate with banana leaves; the man fourth from left wears orange cloth with white striped body markings and long braided hair, holding a leaf-covered plate; a young boy at right wears orange cloth and a rudraksha mala. This appears to be a ritual offering at the tree; no deity murti or fire 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.2016-10-31