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A photograph taken at night in a garden shrine. Several people stand or kneel facing a group of grey stone deity statues under dark foliage. A woman with long dark hair in white cloth with gold borders stands at left, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes with gold-bordered white cloth kneels at center, holding a small lit oil lamp or flame. Another person in white garments with gold borders stands near the statues, and a shaved-headed man in a white garment with gold borders presses his palms together at right. A red backpack is visible at right, and a reddish wall lies behind the statues. Five people are visible in the frame, and the shrine is worshipped as a puja at night.

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January 09 20132013-01-09October 03 20142014-10-03Night-time outdoor ritual photograph in a garden. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with a bare chest and gold waistband holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand while ringing a handbell in the other. Beside him, a devotee in saffron-orange cloth with a wrap over the shoulder stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, three grey stone deity murtis stand on a plinth, and a low pile of rough red-brown stones is scattered with white flower petals and offerings. Dark foliage and a red wall form the background. Two physical people are visible, and the scene reads as aarti at a murti.2014-10-03Night-time outdoor scene at a temple-like compound. Several men in white ritual clothes, some with shaved heads and one wearing red-orange cloth, stand in a line near a gate. At right, three grey stone deity statues stand on pedestals beside a dark stone wall with a small lit shrine doorway behind. A tall illuminated lamp or shrine glows through the gate at left. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border appears to hold a ritual item. Dark ground, bamboo and red brick walls surround the scene.2013-01-09January 09 20132013-01-09Night photograph of an outdoor shrine in an ashram-like garden. A black stone Ganesha murti with a trunk stands on a stone platform surrounded by reddish rocks, beside an orange-red compound wall and bushes with pink flowers. Three people in plain white dhoti-style garments with gold borders stand in prayer. The person on the left has a shaved head and holds a red bag, the woman in the center has hands folded in namaskar, and the person on the right holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti.2013-01-09Night scene at a temple-like courtyard. In the foreground, a line of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing toward a lit gateway. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a small oil lamp near a low mound of stones, beside two dark grey stone deity murti sculptures framed by bamboo. A glowing lamp-lit shrine and a small flag are visible through the green iron gate in the background.2013-01-09Night-time outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A priest in a red dhoti and bare chest holds a lit lamp and performs an arati-style offering at a stone shrine with a black statue of a seated deity wearing a white garment, a red and gold garland and a crown-like headdress. Nearby stands a small white-clothed figure and a bowl with offerings, pieces of greenery, a teal cloth and a tall flagstaff on the left. Several men in white dhotis and a saffron-robed man with an orange turban stand with folded hands in devotion. A smoky flame rises from the lamp base.2006-12-20December 29 20102010-12-29Dusk scene outdoors before a low stone platform and a group of grey stone sculptures of standing figures, flanked by dark green foliage and a red wall. Three men in devotional clothing face the sculptures: the central figure, seen from behind with a bare shaved head and bare shoulders, wears a rust-red garment with gold-bordered sash and a sacred thread over the shoulder; the two on the right wear white dhotis with gold borders and shaved heads. The man in white at centre holds a lit oil lamp flame in his hand, performing an aarti-style offering to the sculptures. Loose stones and a small plant are at their feet.2014-10-03Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a raised stone plinth in front of an orange-red boundary wall and a dark tree. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds up a lit oil lamp in his right hand while a small brass vessel is in his left, performing aarti toward the murtis. A partially visible person in a striped garment stands at the right edge.2011-12-17Night photograph outdoors at a small shrine beside a red-orange wall. Three grey stone deity murtis stand on a raised platform edged with reddish stones and scattered flower petals. A bare-chested man with white ash-smeared skin and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the murtis while cradling a metal vessel in his other hand. Leafy bamboo and a tree are lit from below, and a faded multicoloured cloth hangs on the left.2013-03-02