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Outdoor evening ritual beneath a large banyan tree. A shaven-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with a broad gold-and-orange border and a matching orange shawl holds a flaming camphor or oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, facing a black deity murti with orange and blue face markings inside a white arched shrine with a green cloth backdrop. A heap of red flowers sits on a circular base before the shrine. Behind him, several orange-robed priests stand in a line, one carrying a plate of flowers. A man in a light blue shirt on the right holds a camera. Ash markings are visible on the priest's arm.

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December 18 20132013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18January 01 20142014-01-01December 18 20132013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18January 01 20142014-01-01December 18 20132013-12-18Outdoor photograph at dusk under large spreading trees. On the left, a dark stone deity murti with an orange headcloth and orange shawl stands inside a silver-framed shrine behind green cloth, with red kumkum and flower petals on the base. A bald priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread, holds a lit flame and a handbell at the murti. Behind him stand devotees: several in orange-red robes and women in white saris with hands folded in prayer. A man in a blue checked shirt on the right holds a tray of flowers and offerings. The scene suggests an aarti at a shrine.2013-12-18January 01 20142014-01-01December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copies