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A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair stands at left holding a brass oil lamp with a visible flame, offering aarti before a shrine. The shrine is a small stone structure with a blue-and-white capped top under a large tree, holding a black stone deity murti or linga-like form decorated with white and red flower garlands and a white cloth. Seated devotees, including a child with shaved head in the foreground, watch at right and lower edge, with a brass oil lamp and pink flowers visible. Night setting with dark foliage behind.

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August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Night photo at an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a yellow bead garland and saffron-orange robes stands at left with his hand extended toward a small stone shrine. Inside the shrine sit dark stone deity murti adorned with green leaves, white flowers and red blossoms. At lower right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes kneels at the shrine, holding a small offering vessel, with a brass bell on the ground nearby. Behind a low railing, several people in white and orange clothing watch, and a photographer is visible. A blue-and-white pot-shaped finial sits atop the shrine structure.2008-08-02Night-time temple scene at a shrine with a dark linga-like deity murti draped in a red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. In the foreground a figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a floral garland and long dark hair, faces the shrine holding a lit lamp aloft. Two men in white dhotis stand to the left, one holding a tray of flowers. A small blue-robed statue and an oil lamp sit on a red-and-white striped platform, and gold-patterned pillars frame the shrine. Offerings and a puja in progress.2011-09-30Night photograph at a banyan tree shrine. A small raised stone shrine with a blue-and-white tiled dome topped by a golden finial stands in front of a large gnarled tree trunk. Beside it sits a black stone lingam-like sculpture decorated with a garland of white flowers and red blossoms. A man in orange ochre clothing sits at the shrine's edge with his head bowed, and a partially visible head of another person appears at the bottom edge. Railings and a few other figures are faintly visible in the dark background.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Night photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A small stone shrine with a white and blue domed roof and gold finial holds a dark deity murti garlanded with white flowers. A woman in a long orange sari with her hair loose stands at the shrine, holding a flower near her face. Men in orange and white clothes kneel and sit before the shrine; a kneeling man in white with an orange shawl leans forward, and a bald man in orange sits near a lamp. Onlookers in white and orange gather behind a red railing, and a microphone stand is visible at the left edge.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02September 29 20062006-09-29Night photograph under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a standing man in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp or flame in one hand and performs arati. Beside him on a red-draped stone pedestal sits a black stone deity murti with a tall orange turban, garlands of white and red flowers and a gold-trimmed orange cloth, and a smaller orange-clad seated figure with garlands in front of it. A brass kalasha or ornate lamp stand sits on a red cloth in the foreground. The scene is dimly lit with a dark background and a white-clad figure partly visible behind the performer.2006-12-10Dimly lit photograph of a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti bending over a small shrine niche, holding a flame-lit offering or lamp toward a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with white flower strands. A fluorescent tube light glows at the top of the niche, and small ritual objects and cloth strips hang on the wall. Scattered petals and offerings lie on the stone ledge in the foreground.2005-07-24