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Outdoor ritual photo beneath a large spreading tree. A standing woman in a maroon-and-gold bordered sari with gold bangles and a long white-and-yellow flower garland stands on a raised red wooden platform. Beside her, a bald man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti holds a green-and-yellow marigold garland, and another man in maroon robes holds a matching garland. A figure in maroon bends low to a silver vessel and offering plate of red flowers on a purple striped cloth. At right, a dark bronze deity murti with a crown and a green garland stands in front of carved ornate stonework. Other devotees in maroon sit in the background.

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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree. On a red-framed wooden platform draped with a striped purple and red cloth, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a long dark ponytail stands holding a garland, while another man in similar orange-red garments raises his arm high, holding an object aloft near a silver vessel and a tray of flowers. Several young men in orange garments wearing marigold and yellow-orange garlands stand nearby. Two dark stone or metal deity murtis, one with a crown, stand to the right draped with green garlands. Other people in orange and white clothing are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2015-02-05Outdoor temple-style ritual under a large leafy tree beside a dark stone deity murti with a raised arm and ornate headdress, garlanded with green foliage. A central figure with long dark hair and a gold armlet stands in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti, a sacred thread visible on the shoulder, while another priest in similar red-and-gold cloth lifts a white object above him. Two attendants on the left hold large garlands of yellow and orange marigolds with green leaves, and one wears a rudraksha mala. A red metal stand draped with a blue and striped cloth holds a silver vessel, a small silver lamp and a tray of orange and red flowers. Several more people are seen in the background at lower left.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual on a raised wooden platform beneath a large leafy tree. Four men in matching rust-orange and saffron dhotis and shawls stand on the platform. The man second from right, with long swept-back hair, a gold armband and a mala, raises an arm and pours or sprinkles liquid from a small vessel. Beside him, a man in saffron holds a garland of yellow and orange marigolds. A tall black stone deity murti with a crown stands at right, draped in green garlands. A silver kalasha and a metal plate with flowers sit on a purple-and-striped cloth. Seated devotees in orange clothing sit below the platform.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree. In the foreground, a priest in orange-red dhoti with gold borders pours liquid from a white vessel onto a tall black stone deity murti decorated with green vine garlands. Beside him, a man with long hair, a white flower garland with multicoloured strands, and gold bangles wears an orange-red dhoti and stands with his hands at his sides. Two more priests in orange-red cloth stand at left. A white-clad attendant is visible in the background. Brass vessels and a flower-filled plate sit on a striped cloth in the lower left.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a temple site. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style garment with a gold-yellow border wears a white and multicolored flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him, another person in matching orange-red and gold robes raises a white vessel high with one arm, pouring liquid over a large black stone deity murti standing on the right, which has a crown and an arm raised. Two more robed attendants stand at the left beside a tray of orange and yellow flower offerings, a brass lamp and a metal bowl. Green vines hang on the statue, and a man in white stands partly visible in the background. a person wears long swept-back hair, a multicolored garland and gold bangles, identified by these cues as the garlanded man in the foreground, and that person is present in person. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual at a large spreading tree. Three shaved-headed men in saffron-red robes with yellow borders perform puja: the seated man in front tends a tray of red flowers beside a conch shell on a striped blue cloth, while the standing man in the middle holds a lit lamp. Behind them a woman in a red sari with a white flower garland folds her hands in prayer. To the right stand two dark stone deity murti draped with green garlands, one with a crown-like headdress. Sunlight filters through the branches.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual before a large tree with spreading branches. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand near a black stone deity murti decorated with green leaf garlands. The central man raises his arm toward a flame, while a man on the left holds a silver plate with a small lamp. A man in the centre-left wears a white and red floral garland and folds his hands in prayer. Silver vessels, a brass pot and a textile cloth sit on the ground in front, with a camera on a tripod nearby. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at an open-air shrine.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05