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Outdoor ritual scene near a chain-link fence and red-roofed building. A bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti with a gold-bordered hem holds a lit oil lamp flaming upward in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, wearing a rudraksha mala and orange beaded necklace with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in a red and orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands beside a man in white shirt operating a video camera on a tripod. Dry sandy ground and trees surround the scene.

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October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor ritual at dusk on dry red earth beside a large tree wrapped with yellow-and-red sacred thread. A bare-chested young man with long hair, tilak, and rudraksha malas stands at centre holding a lit oil lamp aloft, flame glowing. Beside him a man in orange cloth holds a silver plate, and another in orange dhoti stands behind. A shirtless attendant with a red cord over his shoulder and rudraksha beads faces away at left. Several younger men in white and orange dhotis stand in the background among trees and a low wall. The scene reads as an aarti-style lamp offering.2016-10-31A standing man in saffron-orange cloth holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in his right hand and a small bell in his left, performing ritual worship outdoors under green trees. He wears layered rudraksha mala beads across his chest and arms, a pendant necklace, and a leopard-print headband with long braided hair. White ash marks decorate his forehead and body. Behind him, a second person in orange cloth and another in white sit near a yellow railing.2017-12-16October 31 20162016-10-31December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor evening photo near a tree trunk and dark foliage. A shirtless young man in orange dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a metal oil lamp with a flame and speaks, with a video camera nearby. Beside him, a man in orange cloth holds a leaf-covered brass bowl, and another in orange dhoti stands behind. A bare-chested man with white forehead band and a rudraksha mala holds leaves and offerings, and a figure in green-banded orange cloth stands at right. The scene suggests an aarti or ritual lamp offering at dusk. No identifiable a person candidate can be confirmed from appearance.2016-10-31A standing young man in orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder performs an aarti with a brass lamp holding two flames in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He wears a leopard-print headband, a long dreadlocked topknot, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces with a pendant, bead armbands, and white ash markings on his chest and arms, with a red tilak on his forehead. Two men in orange cloth stand blurred behind him beside a yellow railing, with green foliage in the background.2017-12-16Outdoor evening ritual beneath a tree at dusk. A young sannyasi in orange cloth with a gold-bordered waist wrap, rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a vibhuti mark raises one hand while standing on rocky ground. Behind him stand three attendants in orange: one in a white forehead band and a shawl, another with a rudraksha mala holding a leaf-covered plate, and a third at the right edge. A silver lamp with a flame and a silver bowl sit near them. A cameraman in white shirt and dark trousers films the scene. Dark foliage fills the background.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual photo. A standing man in orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulders raises a brass aarti lamp with multiple flames in his right hand, while holding a small silver bell in his left. He wears rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bracelets, a patterned headband with a long braided topknot, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several men in orange cloth sit with hands raised in devotion under a white-and-black draped canopy supported by yellow poles, with green leaf garlands hanging. Trees fill the background.2017-12-16October 31 20162016-10-31July 07 20092009-07-07October 31 20162016-10-31