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Night photograph of an outdoor shrine beside a terracotta-coloured wall. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange sash and an ornate white-and-blue patterned cylindrical headdress stands at left, holding a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) with a lit flame and smoke rising from it, offering light to a grey stone Ganesha murti seated on a carved pedestal at right. Pink flowering shrubs and bamboo frame the scene. The figure is a priest or devotee performing aarti; appearance does not establish a person identification, so the role is used.

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A night-time photograph in an outdoor garden. A single priest or devotee stands in profile on the left, wearing an orange saffron robe with a gold-bordered sash and a white hat with a decorative patterned band. He holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, offering it toward a grey stone statue of Ganesha seated on a carved pedestal. The Ganesha murti has a raised trunk and multiple arms, set against an orange-red boundary wall with pink flowering shrubs and bamboo at the sides. The scene suggests an evening puja offering.2011-10-30Outdoor evening photo at a garden shrine beside a red-orange wall. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall white-and-blue patterned crown faces a large grey stone Ganesha statue seated on a lotus-carved pedestal. The figure holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward the deity, performing an aarti. Red-brown rocks, green plants and bamboo surround the statue, and the sky is dusky blue. The figure's face is turned away from the camera. The person's identity cannot be determined from appearance, so the figure is described by role only as a devotee performing aarti.2011-10-31November 01 20112011-11-01Night photograph in a garden beside an orange-red compound wall. A figure in an orange saffron garment with a beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a grey stone Ganesha murti seated on a tiered pedestal, its trunk and raised hands visible. A second man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Flowering shrubs and bamboo surround the murti, and the sky is dark.2011-12-17November 01 20112011-11-01January 09 20132013-01-09Outdoor photo in a walled garden with orange-red walls and green shrubs under a clear blue sky. A bare-chested man with short dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a draped orange shawl with a yellow border, and bangles on his right wrist. He holds a lit oil lamp or dhoop vessel toward a grey stone murti of Ganesha seated on a lotus pedestal, with a trunk raised and marigold flowers and a small offering at its base. A rocky border and grass surround the statue. Only one physical person is visible; the statue is not counted.2012-01-01Night photo of an outdoor puja at a black stone Ganesha murti draped in a blue cloth and garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style neck cord and arm bands, raises a lit oil lamp toward the deity while holding a small bell or handbell in his other hand. Strings of fairy lights hang among bamboo and green foliage behind a red wall, and a small floodlight and a partly visible person sit at the lower edge. The setting suggests an evening ritual of aarti.2017-05-08Night photograph of an outdoor shrine beside an orange-painted wall. A man with a shaved head, wearing an orange and pink wrap over his shoulder and an orange dhoti, holds up a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a dark stone sculpture of Ganesha seated on a carved pedestal. Pink hibiscus flowers bloom on a shrub to the left, and a motorbike is parked in the lower foreground. A partially visible person stands at the far left edge with hands raised in prayer. The figure's face is not clearly identifiable, and no a person candidate is established by appearance.2011-12-15Night photo of a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim, standing at left and holding a small flame-lit oil lamp toward a white stone Ganesha murti with four arms, seated on a lotus pedestal inside a green-lit arch framed with strings of green fairy lights. Bamboo and bushes shade a terracotta wall behind; stones and a spotlight surround the base. The figure is seen from behind, appearing to perform a deepa aarti offering to Ganesha.2016-02-17Night photograph of an outdoor shrine. Three grey stone statues of deities stand on a low stone plinth in front of a dark tree and an orange boundary wall. At right, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a shawl and a tall ornate cylindrical headdress holds a brass lamp with a flame and a brass bell, performing an aarti before the statues. Stones and grass are in the foreground. The person's face is not visible in an identifiable way, and the appearance cues (saffron robe, tall headdress) are insufficient to confirm a specific identity, so the a person field is unsure.2011-10-30At night outdoors, three shaven-headed men perform aarti before a large dark stone Ganesha statue seated on a carved pedestal, set among bamboo and pink-flowered shrubs against a red compound wall. The man on the right in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the deity. A younger man in white with gold-bordered cloth stands beside him. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stands with palms joined in prayer. A mound of round stones and scattered white offerings lies at the statue's base.2014-10-03