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A priest in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-and-brown band and a long white and green flower garland performs a ritual beneath a leafy tree. He holds a silver lamp or arati vessel in one hand, with flame and smoke rising from it, and a silver bell in the other hand. Gold bangles adorn his wrists and a gold pendant hangs on his chest. A dark bronze statue or deity murti is partly visible at the right edge against green foliage. The rite appears to be an aarti offering in an outdoor shrine setting.

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February 05 20152015-02-05 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual photograph shot from below beneath a leafy tree. A man in a white-and-gold dhoti-style wrap with a white flower garland, gold armlet and wrist bands holds a lit brass lamp of several tiers (aarti) with burning flame, with a small bell-like vessel beside it. A bald man in a white garment stands at the left edge, partly visible, with a brass plate. At right, the dark stone or metal figure of a deity's raised arm and hand is visible. Smoke drifts through the branches above.2015-02-05December 23 20162016-12-23September 02 20172017-09-02February 05 20152015-02-05November 26 20142014-11-26December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor ritual before a large tree with spreading branches. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand near a black stone deity murti decorated with green leaf garlands. The central man raises his arm toward a flame, while a man on the left holds a silver plate with a small lamp. A man in the centre-left wears a white and red floral garland and folds his hands in prayer. Silver vessels, a brass pot and a textile cloth sit on the ground in front, with a camera on a tripod nearby. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at an open-air shrine.2015-02-05A photograph taken from a low angle beneath green leafy trees. On the left, a dark stone murti of a deity with a crown-like headdress stands close to the frame. On the right, a priest in an orange-red dhoti with a cream-and-gold border and a white shawl-like wrap wears a garland of white flowers with red and green accents, a gold necklace, a white forehead mark, and gold bangles. He holds a silver lamp or bell-shaped vessel in one hand and a small flame or lamp in the other, while a brass plate or tray sits near his feet.2015-02-05Low-angle photo of an outdoor puja beside a large black stone murti of a seated deity, with a leafy tree overhead. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a broad golden-yellow border and a white-and-green garland wears a gold chain and a white tilak. He holds a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a bell in the other, offering aarti to the statue. To the right, another man in a red-brown cloth with a golden band stands with folded hands, and a partially visible person in red-brown holds a brass plate.2015-02-05 +3 copies