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Night-time photograph of a ritual at a grey stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity in a dynamic dancing pose, set in a circular carved halo of stylised flames. A man with a shaved head, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the figure while pouring water from a small vessel onto a stone base. Fruit and flower offerings sit on a brass plate, with pink petals scattered below. Behind him, people in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together, and a striped canopy and a trident-like staff are visible in the background. Some attendees wear white and orange garments and watch the offering.

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November 20 20102010-11-20Night outdoor ritual photograph. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and a gold-toned necklace raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large carved grey stone relief of a deity beside a stone base with flowers and a brass plate. Behind him, white-clad men and women stand in a procession, a drummer in white beats a barrel drum at right, and a lit canopy or ratha-like structure with orange and gold decorations glows in the background. Smoke rises from the flame against the dark sky.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20May 27 20132013-05-27November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20December 17 20112011-12-17Night photograph of a procession at a temple-like site. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shaved head holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a long brass trident-topped staff, offering arati before a weathered granite Ganesha-form murti set on a pedestal beside a red-walled building. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces follow, one carrying a brass plate, and a second brass trident staff rises in the background. A woman in an orange top stands at the lower right edge with her back partly to the camera. Red flower petals lie at the murti's base.2010-11-20May 27 20132013-05-27December 17 20112011-12-17At night, a priest with a shaved head and white forehead markings stands on the right, wearing an orange shawl and holding a brass lamp with a lit flame toward a large black stone deity murti. The murti has a crown, a white cloth draped on its body, rudraksha beads, and white jasmine-style garlands with green leaves. Smoke rises in the background near a red-brown temple wall. A man in a light grey jacket and red-bordered cloth stands behind the priest. Because the priest is seen from behind and his face is not visible, his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described only by role as a priest performing aarti.2013-05-27