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Night outdoor scene at an open-air shrine. A shaved-headed person in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at left, holding a silver multi-flame aarti lamp with several burning flames toward a dark grey stone Ganesha murti with a trunk, adorned with yellow marigold garlands. The murti sits on a stone base before a red wall with bamboo and fairy lights; the person's arm has pale ash markings. Smoke rises. Small pebbles and a stacked stone ring surround the base.

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A night-time outdoor puja before a large grey stone Ganesha murti seated on a carved pedestal. A man in white ritual dhoti with a gold border and a gold-bordered cloth on one shoulder holds a silver aarti lamp with two flames toward the deity, a small bell in his other hand. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange hang on the murti. White pebbles surround the base, bamboo stands behind, and a red wall with strings of small lights frames the scene. The man's face is turned away and he is not clearly identifiable as a person; he is described by role only.2013-12-24January 01 20142014-01-01December 24 20132013-12-24April 29 20152015-04-29December 17 20112011-12-17November 14 20132013-11-14February 17 20152015-02-17Evening outdoor ritual at a dark stone shrine beside a red compound wall with barbed wire above. A standing priest in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame, and a fire-spinning or aarti-style flame glows bright orange. A drummer's drum edge and a long wind instrument are visible at left. A dark stone deity murti or shrine stands at right, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Fairy lights are strung through bamboo and foliage. A stone-and-cobble base lies below. No other people are visible.2015-02-19A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered yellow cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a silver lamp with a large flame in his left hand and a bell in his right while looking upward at a black stone deity murti. The murti is seated within a dark circular arch and is garlanded with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a pink flower; a bright oil lamp and flower offerings rest on the gold-coloured pedestal. Behind a green metal gate, a few devotees in orange and white stand nearby in the evening, with a wall display of framed portraits beside the doorway. Scene suggests aarti at a shrine. The priest is a presenter of the ritual and his appearance does not match the a person cues.2013-12-24A night-time outdoor ritual at a stone-walled enclosure. A man with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold-bordered waist cloth and beaded wrist bands, holds a silver lamp with a large burning flame and stands before three dark stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands. Small white pebbles line the base, and a red wall and dark foliage with small blue fairy lights frame the scene.2013-12-24Night 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.2013-01-09October 03 20142014-10-03