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Night ritual outdoors beside a silver-covered deity murti decorated with white and pink flower garlands. A bare-chested older man in an orange cloth holds a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward the murti, while people in orange and white robes stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a second man in an orange turban stand near him; a bell and small offering plates sit on a white cloth at the front. Dark trees and hanging aerial roots frame the scene.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a shrine decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and pink blossoms. A bare-chested older man in a saffron cloth holds a brass plate and stands before a carved stone or metal base. Around him, many men in saffron or orange robes and some in white dhotis stand with hands folded or raised, and a bearded man holds a long staff. On the right, a younger man in orange with a saffron turban and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bell and a lamp, and a man in orange with a gold chain holds a bell. Hanging aerial roots and a tree canopy frame the scene at night, with a floor covered by a patterned mat.2007-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01Night-time outdoor ritual at a shrine decorated with yellow and white flower garlands beside a carved stone figure. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in an orange cloth holds a brass plate and raises one hand in blessing, with a rudraksha mala and a light necklace. Beside him stands a long-haired figure in an orange robe and turban-style orange head wrap, holding a staff, with a long rudraksha mala. At right, a robed attendant in orange holds brass oil lamps and a bell. Other robed men in orange and white dhotis stand behind, with large banyan roots and hanging aerial roots overhead. Light from a lamp on a stone base at lower left. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a temple.2007-12-30Night ritual outdoors among trees at the ashram. A bare-chested older man with a shaved head, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a brass bowl, stands at the centre; an orange-robed woman on the right, with an orange turban and long dark hair, smiles with hands folded. Several orange-robed devotees and white-clad people stand behind. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a beaded mala performs puja with brass lamps and vessels before a silver-decorated deity murti and a stone lingam-like object on a white cloth. A tall brass staff stands in the background.2007-12-30Night outdoor ritual at a dark tree-lined setting with a raised stone platform. A man in saffron robes and gold necklace raises a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame high in his right hand. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small brass bell and stands with hands folded. To the right, a man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Further right, another saffron-clad figure stands in profile. On the left edge, hands folded in namaskar belong to devotees in orange and white. Marigold petals lie on the ground at lower right. The visible rudraksha mala and saffron turban are appearance cues that may suggest a person, but identity is uncertain.2008-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30Night outdoor photograph beneath a large dark tree at a flower-decorated shrine. On the left, a deity murti with a white turban and gold ornaments is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and white flower garlands, standing on a rocky base. Three saffron-robed figures stand in front with hands folded in namaskar on a white cloth, scattering petals. The figure at right wears an orange turban, orange robe and a rudraksha-style mala and appears to have long hair. Two white-clad attendants and a photographer stand behind, with lamps lighting the scene.2006-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30July 22 20132013-07-22