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Night-time outdoor ritual at a shrine beneath trees. In the centre, a standing figure in a dark red-brown robe with a flower garland of pink and yellow blooms holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti framed by an ornate silver arch and draped in colourful striped cloth. To the left, a shirtless man with white sacred marks on his body holds a brass bell and lamp. Behind him, a monk in a rust-orange robe stands with palms pressed together, and at right a man in white holds a tray with a flame and flowers. A video camera is visible at right. Paved stone walkway, dim lighting.

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Night ritual outdoors among trees beside a shrine with an ornate silver-framed deity murti draped in garlands and striped cloth. A bare-chested priest in rust-red dhoti raises one arm and rings a hand bell. In the centre, a standing man with a dark beard wears a large pink and yellow flower garland and a rust-red robe. Beside him, a cameraman films, and on the right a devotee holds a lit oil lamp on a metal plate. A tray of pink flower petals sits in the foreground, and white and orange sacred markings are visible on the priests' arms.2019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16Night outdoor scene on a paved stone path under trees, lit by a bright spotlight. Several people in red-brown ochre robes stand in a line with palms pressed together in anjali. A central figure in ochre robes wears a large garland of pink and yellow flowers and bare feet. To the right, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and another woman in ochre holds a plate. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands behind holding a camera. Temple lights glow in the background.2019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16Night photo of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Several men in dark red-orange cloth stand on paved stone around a raised platform. A figure in the centre wears a red and yellow flower garland and holds a small object, while a man on the right holds a lit lamp or incense aloft with smoke rising. Another man on the left stands with hands folded in prayer. Small offerings and a lamp sit on a low ledge, and a garlanded deity murti or statue appears at the lower left. Marigold and rose garlands and rudraksha-style beads are visible.2019-07-16January 01 20142014-01-01July 16 20192019-07-16Night-time outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, lit by a bright white light on a pole at left. A bare-chested man in rust-red dhoti and shawl holds a long garland of red and yellow flowers, standing near a row of attendants. Behind him a bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands near a dark-robed figure. A woman in a red-orange sari with gold border holds a brass plate with lit oil lamps and offerings, and another attendant in red with a plate stands beside her. At right a man in dark robes raises a flaming torch or lamp toward the tree trunk. The stone-paved ground is wet and dark. Several people in red and orange ritual clothing are visible, some partly cut off at the edges.2019-07-16Night-time outdoor ritual at the base of a large banyan tree with aerial roots, lit by a bright floodlight at upper left. A man at left, shirtless with a red-brown dhoti and cloth, holds a long pole draped with pink and yellow flower garlands. Beside him a woman in a red-brown sari holds a brass plate of flowers, and another man behind her carries a plate with a small lamp. On the right, a figure in dark red-brown clothing with rudraksha beads raises a lit oil lamp toward the tree. Stone-paved floor and a low red wall frame the scene. Five people are visible.2019-07-16