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Outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree with dense green leaves and bright sunlight breaking through. Four men in saffron-orange ritual garments with golden borders stand around a brass plate holding a flame. The central man wears a long white and orange garland with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, and his hair is swept back. Two monks at right and left hold lit lamps, one holding a flaming torch near a dark wooden pillar wrapped in leaves. A man at left holds a floral offering, and the scene suggests an aarti with lamps and garlands.

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Outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree with dense green foliage and sunlight filtering through. Four men in rust-red and saffron-yellow dhoti-style garments stand and kneel. The central figure wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, and raises a hand to his head. To the right, a bald man in a saffron-striped red cloth holds a small lamp or offering vessel with a flame, touching his head. At the lower left, a kneeling man with a shaved head tends a metal tray with a burning flame. Another man stands behind them. A dark stone or metal ritual object is visible at the right edge. Overall a homa-style or aarti-type fire offering performed with flowers.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with dense green canopy and sunlight filtering through. A central figure in orange-and-saffron dress with a long white and multicoloured flower garland and red tassel stands with hands raised near his head, while a priest in orange cloth and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp or flame vessel beside him. Another man in orange cloth sits at left, and a fourth attendant in orange stands behind the garland, with a dark stone deity murti or pillar and marigold garlands at right. Smoke and flame from the lamp are visible.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene under a large spreading tree with bare branches and leafy canopy. Three men in saffron-red dhotis with yellow borders stand and sit near black stone deity murti decorated with green leaf garlands. The man on the left sits with a silver bowl. The man in the centre, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, holds a small lamp and a ladle over a fire or offering. A man in a red-and-yellow garment with a white-and-red flower garland stands with hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels and a small flame sit on the ground in front.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual photograph beneath tall trees. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron-red robes with gold borders stand together; a central man holds a silver plate and a lit flame, and wears a white-and-red flower garland and gold bangles. Beside them stands a large dark stone deity murti with a crown-like headdress, and gilded carved pillars frame the right side. A cameraman in white clothing films from a raised tripod platform in the background. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a shrine. No person is identified as a person on appearance alone.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual photograph under a large leafy tree with bright sunlight filtering through. In the foreground, a bald priest in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti holds a silver plate, while a man with a long white and red flower garland and gold bracelets, in a matching maroon and gold dhoti, holds up a flaming oil lamp or aarti lamp toward a tall dark bronze deity murti of a standing figure. Another attendant in a white dhoti stands to the left holding a bell or implement. A cameraman operates a tripod-mounted camera on a raised platform behind them. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at an outdoor shrine.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05 +1 copies