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Night outdoor ritual photograph. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and a gold-toned necklace raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large carved grey stone relief of a deity beside a stone base with flowers and a brass plate. Behind him, white-clad men and women stand in a procession, a drummer in white beats a barrel drum at right, and a lit canopy or ratha-like structure with orange and gold decorations glows in the background. Smoke rises from the flame against the dark sky.

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November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night-time photograph of a ritual at a grey stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity in a dynamic dancing pose, set in a circular carved halo of stylised flames. A man with a shaved head, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the figure while pouring water from a small vessel onto a stone base. Fruit and flower offerings sit on a brass plate, with pink petals scattered below. Behind him, people in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together, and a striped canopy and a trident-like staff are visible in the background. Some attendees wear white and orange garments and watch the offering.2010-11-20Night photograph of a procession at a temple-like site. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shaved head holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a long brass trident-topped staff, offering arati before a weathered granite Ganesha-form murti set on a pedestal beside a red-walled building. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces follow, one carrying a brass plate, and a second brass trident staff rises in the background. A woman in an orange top stands at the lower right edge with her back partly to the camera. Red flower petals lie at the murti's base.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20A night-time photograph of an outdoor ritual at the base of a dark stone deity murti of Dakshinamoorthy, seated in meditative pose on a pedestal, with a rounded mound of stones beneath. A bare-chested priest with white forehead markings, a gold-coloured necklace and an orange cloth around his waist walks toward the murti. Beside him a figure in an orange robe with long dark hair stands facing away. Around them, several people in white clothes hold brass vessels and flower garlands with red and yellow blossoms. A spectator figure stands at the right edge. Dark trees and a metal pole frame the scene.2004-12-31November 20 20102010-11-20December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight-time temple courtyard scene beside a red brick wall. A young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a patterned conical crown stands at left-centre holding a brass lamp with a lit flame and a small bell, facing a procession. To the left stands a weathered grey stone carved figure, possibly a Ganesha-style sculpture. In the background at right, a deity murti adorned with garlands sits on a golden palanquin under a decorated canopy. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands, one older man in white clothes and one elderly man with shaved head in white. Their attention is directed toward the lamp and the deity. The arrangement suggests aarti during a procession.2010-11-11Night photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti raises a lit aarti lamp toward a seated figure wearing a tall golden crown and white garments, who sits on a red stone platform before a dark stone deity murti on the right. Around them about a dozen men stand with palms pressed together in namaste, several in white dhotis and orange shawls, one in an orange turban and orange robe, another in a maroon shirt. A tall metal flagstaff stands at left with strands of white cloth hanging from its top. Offerings and a brass kalasha sit on the ground.2006-12-20