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Outdoor ritual scene under a large leafy tree. Two priests in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stand and sit near black stone deity murti with garlands. The standing priest holds a lit flame toward the statues, while a seated priest in similar orange cloth bends over a tray of offerings and flowers on a striped cloth. A second robed figure stands above, wearing a red garland. An ornate gold-toned arch frames the statues, and tall flower garlands hang on the left. Flowers and an oil lamp sit on the platform.

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February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor puja at a shrine beneath a large spreading tree. A black stone deity murti stands at right, adorned with green leaf garlands and a crown, beside an ornate golden arch. Three people in saffron-orange robes perform worship: a shaved-headed priest kneels at left arranging flowers and offerings on a striped cloth, a second man in orange dhoti and shawl stands center extending a lit oil lamp toward the murti, and a woman in red-orange sari with gold bangles stands at top left with palms pressed together. Their clothes are orange-red with gold borders, and the setting is bright with leafy branches overhead.2015-02-05Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a shrine beneath a large tree with spreading branches. A dark stone deity murti with a crown and a golden arch stands at right, draped with green leaf garlands. Two priests in orange-red robes with gold-edged borders stand and kneel on a raised platform; one kneeling priest holds a lamp near a striped cloth, while a standing priest holds a lit oil lamp or incense toward the murti. A woman in a red-orange sari with gold bangles stands at left with hands folded. Marigold and red flower garlands hang at the left edge. Ritual puja with aarti lamps.2015-02-05Outdoor puja at a large tree beside a black stone deity murti decorated with green leaf garlands and an ornate golden arch. Three priests in saffron-red dhoti and upper cloths stand and sit around a low red table draped with a striped blue and pink cloth. One priest seated at left, bald, bends over brass vessels and a silver plate; a standing priest in the center holds a lit lamp toward the murti, while a woman in red sari with marigold and red flower garlands stands behind with hands folded. Marigold garlands hang at left. Oil lamps and offering vessels are set on the table.2015-02-05Outdoor puja beside a large spreading tree at a temple setting. Two black stone deity murtis stand on the right, one with a green leaf garland draped down its body. In the foreground, a seated priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head, tends brass plates and a small lamp on a striped purple cloth. A standing priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala gestures toward the murtis, while a woman in orange with a white flower garland and gold ornaments stands behind them. Brass vessels and a small pot rest on the cloth.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree at a temple shrine. Two shaved-headed monastics in rust-red and gold-bordered robes stand at the base of a black stone deity murti, one with a rudraksha mala at the neck. A third person in a rust-red sari with gold border reaches up into the branches, wrist bangles visible. The black stone murti wears a crown, a tilak on the forehead, and a green garland, with a carved golden arch behind it. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang at the left edge, and dappled sunlight falls across the scene.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor temple ritual beneath a large leafy tree. A dark stone deity murti with a crown, garland of green leaves and a decorated arch stands at right. Three ritual participants in saffron-orange and red-gold robes attend it: a woman in a rust-red sari with gold stripes and white flower garland stands with hands folded in prayer at left; a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a lit lamp toward the murti; another shaved-headed man in orange robes kneels in front, reaching toward a brass plate. A tripod camera stands at left. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor temple ritual under a large spreading tree. Two saffron-robed priests stand and kneel on a raised wooden platform draped with a purple and white cloth. The standing priest, in an orange dhoti with a yellow border, reaches forward to garland a dark stone deity murti, which is adorned with a green leaf garland and a crown-like headdress. A kneeling priest in orange wears a rudraksha mala and tends a silver vessel. A carved golden arch frames the right side. Two smaller dark figures stand beside the main murti.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05