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Outdoor ritual photograph shot from below beneath a leafy tree. A man in a white-and-gold dhoti-style wrap with a white flower garland, gold armlet and wrist bands holds a lit brass lamp of several tiers (aarti) with burning flame, with a small bell-like vessel beside it. A bald man in a white garment stands at the left edge, partly visible, with a brass plate. At right, the dark stone or metal figure of a deity's raised arm and hand is visible. Smoke drifts through the branches above.

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February 05 20152015-02-05 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05A priest in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-and-brown band and a long white and green flower garland performs a ritual beneath a leafy tree. He holds a silver lamp or arati vessel in one hand, with flame and smoke rising from it, and a silver bell in the other hand. Gold bangles adorn his wrists and a gold pendant hangs on his chest. A dark bronze statue or deity murti is partly visible at the right edge against green foliage. The rite appears to be an aarti offering in an outdoor shrine setting.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05October 05 20142014-10-05December 23 20162016-12-23October 10 20132013-10-10Outdoor puja before a large black stone deity murti decorated with a green leaf garland, set beneath a spreading tree with bright sunlight through the canopy. Three priests in saffron-orange and yellow-striped dhotis stand at a blue-covered ritual table with brass and silver vessels. The central priest, wearing a flower garland with red and white blossoms and a rudraksha mala, holds his hands folded in prayer. The priest on the right holds a lit flame aloft toward the deity. A seated priest on the left holds a silver plate. Their clothing and garlands suggest an aarti or puja ceremony.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual before a large tree with spreading branches. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand near a black stone deity murti decorated with green leaf garlands. The central man raises his arm toward a flame, while a man on the left holds a silver plate with a small lamp. A man in the centre-left wears a white and red floral garland and folds his hands in prayer. Silver vessels, a brass pot and a textile cloth sit on the ground in front, with a camera on a tripod nearby. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at an open-air shrine.2015-02-05December 14 20162016-12-14December 18 20112011-12-18