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Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof. A man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested, wearing a rust-red cloth wrap and a white beaded necklace, holds a lit camphor flame on a brass aarti lamp toward a large blue-skinned deity murti of a goddess with a crown, a flower-garland of yellow marigolds, white silk drapery and a red-tipped raised hand holding a sword. A small brass bell rests near the lamp. A camera operator and a person's hands are visible at the edges, and a small face appears at the bottom. A world map is painted on a backdrop behind, with string lights in the background.

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A man with long dark matted hair and a red-orange shawl wrapped over his bare chest stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp in a silver holder with an open flame, aiming it toward a large blue-skinned deity murti with a white crown, long black hair, yellow marigold garland, and a raised red hand. A small face mask is set near the statue's waist. A camera operator is visible in the lower left foreground, and a dim crowd or figure appears at lower centre. Colourful string lights hang behind, with a world map poster on the upper left wall. The man is performing aarti before the murti. Several people are partly visible at the edges, including hands and a head at the lower right and lower centre.2017-11-15A night-time temple ritual before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, adorned with a yellow marigold garland, white garment and a crown with a skull-like headdress, holding a raised trident-like weapon. A man with long dark matted hair and a red-orange cloth wrap, wearing a beaded necklace, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp and a small bell, performing aarti. Beneath the lamp a small brass ritual vessel is visible. Other devotees in saffron and white stand behind and a person at right, with hands folded in añjali, is seen in profile. Coloured fairy lights hang above and a printed world map is mounted on the wall at top left.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15A man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper body wrapped in a rust-red cloth performs aarti, holding a lit oil lamp with a flame toward a large blue-skinned deity murti. The murti wears a yellow marigold garland, a white decorated garment, a silver crown and a red-and-white face of a figure at its waist, and it holds a sword raised high. A video camera is at the left edge, and a second person's hands are folded in namaskar at the right. Strings of coloured lights and a world map hang in the background, under a corrugated metal roof. a person (appearance-based): the aarti performer has long dreadlocks, a gold chain and a rust-red wrap, a distinctive presentation, shown in the act of performing aarti before the murti.2017-11-15October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29Night outdoor ritual photograph. A figure in a rust-red robe with long dark hair raises both arms, gripping a long swath of his hair overhead, beside a large blue-skinned goddess murti with a white crown, a sword, and a bright yellow-and-white flower garland. The murti wears a white-and-gold dress and has a red face mask, and a small oil lamp flame burns at its feet. A second shirtless person with a sacred thread sits at the left edge, and a figure in red stands at the far right. A corrugated metal roof, string lights, and a faded world map hang above.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15October 19 20172017-10-19A photograph of a devotee in a reddish-brown robe with long dark hair and a beard standing before a tall blue-skinned deity murti with long black hair, wearing a white garment and a garland of yellow and white flowers. The figure holds a red offering plate and a flower in its raised hands. A small red-faced mask-like image sits at its waist level among flowers. Golden carved pillars frame the scene, with a world map projection and string lights behind. A seated attendant in the lower background is visible. Probable Swamiji is shown in appearance-based cues of long hair and a reddish-brown robe, performing an offering before the murti.2017-11-15