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Outdoor ritual at a dirt construction site beside a tree trunk wrapped in red thread. A man with long dreadlocked hair and bare back, wearing an orange cloth, holds a flaming lamp to the tree. Four other people stand in a row in orange and red-orange clothing with rudraksha malas; the one at centre holds a silver tray of offerings and another holds a leaf plate, one with white horizontal tilak marks on his face and chest. Red brick wall and trees behind. Five people visible in total.

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Outdoor ritual scene on bare reddish-brown earth beside a tree and a low red brick wall. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair, wearing orange cloth, holds up a lit torch or flame toward the tree trunk. Four younger men stand in a row facing the tree, wearing orange and red dhotis with rudraksha malas; two hold brass plates with offerings and banana-leaf plates, and one has white painted markings on his arms and chest. Trees and bushes fill the background under a pale evening sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-10-31Outdoor photograph of a small group of ascetic devotees in saffron and orange dhotis performing a ritual beside a bare tree on a dirt ground. A figure at left with long dark hair, bare-backed, holds a lit flame to the trunk, where a red-and-white cloth is wrapped. Behind, a man in a red-and-orange dhoti and a bare-chested man with white markings stand with a tray of offerings and banana leaves; a young attendant on the right wears rudraksha beads and stands with hands held together. A red brick wall and green trees stand in the background.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor scene at dusk on a dirt ground beside a red brick wall and leafy trees. A young man with long dark braided hair and bare torso, wearing orange cloth, holds up a lit oil lamp flame beside a tree trunk wrapped in red thread. Four young men stand in a row facing him wearing orange and red-orange dhotis and sashes; one bald man in red-orange wraps and rudraksha beads holds a small brass vessel, another holds a leaf-lined plate of offerings, and the others wear white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and long hair. The ritual appears to be an arati with a lamp and offerings. Nobody visible is identified as a person.2016-10-31Five people stand on bare dirt beside a leafy tree in an outdoor yard with a red brick wall behind them. Several are bare-chested and wear orange and red dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white ash markings. The man second from left raises one hand toward the sky while a small flame burns in a lamp on the ground. The man second from right holds a metal plate and a banana-leaf offering, and the figure at far left has very long black hair hanging down his back. Pink survey marks and a pale pipe lie on the ground nearby. No individual here is identified as a person.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor ritual at dusk on dry red earth beside a large tree wrapped with yellow-and-red sacred thread. A bare-chested young man with long hair, tilak, and rudraksha malas stands at centre holding a lit oil lamp aloft, flame glowing. Beside him a man in orange cloth holds a silver plate, and another in orange dhoti stands behind. A shirtless attendant with a red cord over his shoulder and rudraksha beads faces away at left. Several younger men in white and orange dhotis stand in the background among trees and a low wall. The scene reads as an aarti-style lamp offering.2016-10-31Outdoor photo at dusk on bare earth beneath trees, with a brick wall behind. A young man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas and a tilak, holds a lit oil lamp in a brass dish while facing a tree wrapped with yellow thread. Beside him, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a red-and-orange arm band stands with his back partly turned. Behind them, two other men in orange wraps and a shirtless man in a white dhoti stand near a brass vessel and a bell-shaped object. The scene suggests an outdoor puja or ritual offering at a sacred tree.2016-10-31Outdoor photo at dusk of four men in saffron and orange dhotis performing a ritual at a tree. On the left, a shaven-headed man in a red-maroon dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread holds a small vessel. Beside him, a bare-chested young man with a white tilak and a mala stands holding a lamp, and a third man with long dark hair and a mala holds a small oil lamp with a flame toward the trunk of a leafless tree wrapped in yellow-orange cloth. A fourth figure in orange stands partly visible at the far left edge. Dry branches, logs and a small red building are visible in the background.2016-10-31Outdoor evening ritual under trees on dry reddish earth, with a bare-chested devotee in orange cloth holding a lit camphor or oil flame on a plate-like lamp. Beside him stands a second bare-chested man in orange cloth holding a silver plate, and further back are white-dhoti-clad and orange-clad attendants near a tree wrapped with yellow and orange cord. A shaved-headed man in orange with rudraksha malas and armbands stands in the left foreground, back to the camera. Concrete pipes lie on the ground behind them and red buildings show in the background.2016-10-31