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At night, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long hair holds a flaming torch toward an ornate golden deity murti decorated with white and orange garlands, seated on a raised platform under a fringed canopy. Several devotees in orange clothing and orange caps stand or crouch around, some with hands folded. A red generator and a small container sit on the right of the platform. Dark background; the scene reads as an evening aarti at a temple or outdoor shrine.

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Night photograph of a riverside ghat where a decorated deity murti sits on a canopied platform draped in orange cloth, garlanded with white and red flowers, flanked by a trident and ceremonial staffs under a white fringed canopy. A large flame rises at left from a fire offering, and several people in orange robes and orange caps, some in white, stand near the flame. A small red generator sits at right on the stone platform.2006-05-22Night photograph at a riverbank ghat with a stone platform jutting into dark water. A decorated deity murti sits on a raised seat under a white canopy with fringed red trim, adorned with garlands and gold-trimmed cloth. Around it, a crowd of devotees in orange cloth and orange caps sits and stands on the rocky edge, with one orange-robed figure in the foreground waving a ritual fan or whisk near the murti. A small generator and a lamp sit to the right. The scene suggests a riverside puja or aarti at night.2006-05-22December 24 20112011-12-24Night ritual at a temple-like outdoor pavilion lit by a flame. A deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated on a golden pedestal under an ornate yellow and red canopy with colourful fringe. A standing priest in an orange saffron garment with a blue-and-silver patterned tall cap holds up a lit oil lamp or camphor flame toward the murti in an aarti gesture. A seated attendant in white with a gold garland tends a brass vessel nearby, and an onlooker in a red and white shawl sits at the right edge. Strings of small orange pennants and decorative poles frame the background, with stone sculptures visible behind.2010-11-20Night procession at a temple or ashram at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple area. A deity murti decorated with garlands and a red cloth sits in an ornate silver arch-shaped palanquin lit by string lights. Several silhouetted attendants in the foreground carry flaming torches, with fire glowing in their hands. A pillar with hanging red and multicoloured tassels frames the top. Figures in dark clothing walk near the murti, and a man in a light robe stands at left holding a torch.2016-01-02 +1 copiesNight-time ritual outdoors where a woman in a saffron-orange shawl and matching head wrap holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and red waist cloth beside her. Behind them stands a figure in a decorated ceremonial headdress and ornate garments near a lit torch, under a black ceremonial umbrella. Several men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, including one in white ritual dress, stand around the lamp, and a flaming torch rises at right. Smoke drifts above the scene.2013-02-11Night procession at a temple-style event. A deity murti is carried on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with a flower garland, a red canopy with coloured fringe, and a lit oil lamp in front. A man in an orange robe and a patterned cap stands at the front, holding up a long ornamental staff. Around the palanquin, men in white dhotis and shirts walk and stand, some with hands folded in prayer, and a large crowd of devotees fills the dark street in the foreground. Tall ceremonial umbrellas with orange flags and gold finials are visible on the right. The photo is taken from behind the crowd, so only partial faces are visible.2010-11-11November 04 20132013-11-04December 24 20112011-12-24February 16 20072007-02-16A night-time ritual at a riverside ghat. A man in saffron robes and a gold chain sits on a patterned red-and-gold cushioned seat, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame while a hand from above holds another lamp. A golden deity murti with a crown and a jewelled silver necklace, draped in red cloth, sits to the left beside a brass kalasha and silver puja vessels with offerings. Saffron-clad sadhus and white-clad devotees sit in rows behind, and a dark sky frames the scene.2007-07-24Night ritual on the bank of a river ghat at Har Ki Pauri, with dark sky and street lamps behind. A man in orange robes with long dark hair stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit lamp (aarti) high above his head. Before him, a golden murti pair sits on a red-and-gold palanquin beneath an ornate gold arch, one figure in white and gold, the other in red with garlands. Devotees in orange and white kneel on the wet stone, some with palms pressed together in prayer and one filming on a phone. Standing devotees in white line the background. Brass puja vessels sit on the platform in the foreground.2007-07-24