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Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting lit by a street lamp and small oil lamps. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border holds a lit camphor flame in a metal aarti lamp, facing a seated figure. The seated figure is a statue or murti wearing an orange-red cloth draped over the head, adorned with layered silver necklaces, a garland of yellow and red flowers, and seated on a white-draped platform. Brass vessels, a kalasha-type container, and a small plate of offerings sit on a tray before the statue, with smoke rising. Rows of black lingams and small lamps line the background.

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Night outdoor aarti at a shrine. A bare-backed priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth stands at left, holding a lit camphor flame on a brass aarti plate toward a deity murti. The murti is draped in an orange cloth, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and pearl necklaces, and sits on a white-draped platform with brass puja vessels and small oil lamps in front. Floodlights and string lights glow in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10April 17 20112011-04-17December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor ritual photograph. A person in an orange saffron garment with an orange sash stands with their back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp flame aloft toward a seated figure. The seated figure sits on a draped white and grey table, wearing white clothing, a rudraksha-style white bead necklace, and a red cloth with a marked forehead, and is garlanded with yellow and red marigold flowers and green leaves. Rows of white-wrapped packets with dark tags stretch across the ground to the right under banana palms. Arm bangles and a bare back are visible on the standing figure.2011-12-20Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl with gold border and gold armlets, stands at left holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward a central shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti or lingam-style form draped in white with a red and white cloth, garlanded with yellow marigold and red flower garlands, with a rudraksha-style mala and a trident-marked decoration. Rows of small white-covered shivalingam-style stations with black tops stretch across the ground under banana leaves and lit palms. Only the one standing figure is physically visible.2011-12-20Night photograph of an outdoor puja at a stone platform. A priest in a plain white dhoti and white upper cloth stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aarti in one hand and a bell or small vessel in the other, with smoke rising behind him. At left, a deity murti sits on an orange-draped seat decorated with white and green garlands. Rows of dark stone lingams stand in the background, with a line of orange lights strung across the trees. Small offerings and a flat pan sit on the platform in front of the murti, and a seated figure is partly visible at far right.2012-04-06December 20 20112011-12-20April 06 20122012-04-06Night-time outdoor ritual scene. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare arms, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with gold bangles, holds an aarti lamp with a flame toward a large seated Shiva lingam draped in white cloth, garlanded with yellow and red marigold flower strands and a green leaf crown, with a rudraksha-style necklace. Banana trees and rows of smaller lingams with white cloth bases and flower offerings surround the courtyard. Marigold petals are scattered on the ground. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, performing aarti as the officiant.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20September 08 20112011-09-08