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Night outdoor ritual scene. On the left, a draped magenta table holds a silver-topped kalasha-like object garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, a brass oil lamp with a flame, and brass vessels and bowls with flower offerings. Seated on the ground at right, a man in an orange dhoti with a red beaded necklace raises one hand in a mudra toward the table. Beside him, a bare-chested man sits with hands in front of him. A seated man in white ritual cloth with a white shawl sits near the table. Two women in pale pink and white sit in the background, hands folded. Dark green mats cover the ground and a fruit offering sits at right. The person in orange is not visibly identified as the a person, and the visible cues are insufficient for an appearance-based identification.

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December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual on grass. A draped pink-red table holds a silver kalasha-like vessel decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a silver oil lamp burning at left. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange cloth and red beaded necklace performs a ritual, raising a hand over a brass vessel and a small offering plate of red petals. A man in white dhoti sits beside the table near brass pots, and a seated woman in white is at the right edge. Two women in pale pink and white sit with hands joined in prayer in the background. A plate of fruit sits at right.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night-time outdoor ritual on grass. A draped deity murti or ritual figure with a silver crown is garlanded with yellow and red flowers on a magenta-draped table, with a lit oil lamp at left and brass vessels, offerings and pineapples in front. Three men sit on the ground at right: one in a white dhoti and shawl with hands folded, another bare-chested raising one hand, and a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a red rudraksha-style mala with hands joined in prayer. Two women in pink and white sit with palms pressed together in the background, all seated in a gathered satsang or puja setting.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor ritual photo. A draped pink-and-maroon altar holds a silver-crowned deity murti garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with a brass oil lamp lit at its left and brass pots and offerings in front. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and red rudraksha mala raises his hands toward the altar, while a man in white with glasses sits beside him. Further back a man in white shirt presses his palms together and another person in pale clothing sits on the grass.2015-12-11Night-time outdoor ritual at Phuket, Thailand. A deity murti or image draped in marigold and red flower garlands sits on a table covered with a magenta cloth, with a lit oil lamp at left and brass vessels, a kalasha and fruit offerings nearby. A shirtless man in orange dhoti and red rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on the ground at right, raising his hand toward the altar, while a second man in glasses and light clothing sits beside him. Two women in light garments sit in the dim background. The ground is dark with teal-tinted lighting, consistent with a puja or mantra process.2015-12-11Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. On the left, a draped magenta-and-maroon table holds a deity murti or statue decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, green leaves and a silver crown, with a tall brass oil lamp burning beside it. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti wears a red rudraksha mala and sits cross-legged before brass pots, a flame lamp and offerings of fruit and flowers. Beside him, a second man in glasses sits near the lamp. Two women in white sit with hands folded in namaste in the background on grass. This is a puja or spiritual ritual setting.2015-12-11