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Night-time outdoor aarti at a riverside ghat. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded necklace and arm bands holds up a lit brass aarti lamp with a bright flame toward a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a yellow and orange flower garland. Smoke rises through the dark sky. Behind, seated devotees in white clothes line red-brown stone steps beside a metal railing, with red and orange flags and brass pots and vessels on the steps.

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December 11 20162016-12-11Night photograph of an outdoor ghat ritual beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a yellow-orange flower garland. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads and an arm band stands at the right, holding a lit aarti lamp with flame and smoke toward the statue. Behind him, seated devotees on stone steps wear white and orange clothing, several holding their hands together. Brass pots and red flags are visible, along with a green hose at left and a tree silhouetted against the dark sky.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat. A large dark stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow marigolds, sits at left beside a green tree. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a small oil lamp or fire vessel near the statue. Several seated devotees on the red steps behind him sit with hands joined, some in white clothes, and brass pots and vessels rest on the steps. Red flags hang along the railing, and smoke rises into the dark sky.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds and a red flower crown. A shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre, holding a small brass vessel in one hand and a bell-shaped object in the other, with a flame rising from a cup near his mouth. Behind him, seated devotees in red and purple clothing watch from steps, and red saffron flags and a loudspeaker hang against green trees and a metal railing. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so he is described by role only.2016-12-19A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with maroon borders stands beside a dark stone Nandi bull adorned with a red-and-orange flower garland at an outdoor ritual. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small vessel in the other, and wears a rudraksha mala and sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, red flags hang from bamboo poles and seated devotees line the terraced steps, with a woman in a purple top and necklace at right. The setting is a tree-lined outdoor shrine with a foliage backdrop.2016-12-19A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a red border stands at a black stone Nandi bull, holding a flaming lamp or arati in one hand and a small bell-like vessel in the other near the bull's head. Behind him, a man with bare chest, white markings and a rudraksha mala watches in a patterned yellow dhoti. Devotees in white and pink sit on red stone steps lined with brass pots and oil lamps, with a metal railing and green pipes visible.2016-12-17