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Outdoor ritual photo with palm trees and a low wall behind. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a beaded necklace, lifts a brass tray of burning camphor flame above his head with both hands. Seated devotees in orange and red robes sit in front with palms pressed together in namaskar near a fire pit and brass lamps. A blue and gold flower-garlanded canopy frames the left edge, and a wooden palanquin or throne is partly visible. Several other people in white stand in the background. Ritual aarti in progress during a daytime observance.

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October 08 20082008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor evening ritual photograph with palm trees and a dusk sky. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at right, holding a brass tray with yellow flowers and gazing upward; a rudraksha-style mala hangs at his chest. Behind him and to the left, several devotees in orange clothing sit with palms pressed together in prayer, one woman in a white top among them. A tall silver oil lamp with a flame, brass vessels, incense sticks and a green leaf plate stand in front of a large pillar wrapped in white and pink flower garlands and a blue cloth. A tall ceremonial pole with orange and red pennant is visible in the background.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor homa ritual in front of a square fire pit lined with white stone, with flames rising at the centre. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha-style orange bead necklace and a wristwatch, stands at right holding a brass plate with an offering. Around the pit, a group of about ten devotees in orange and saffron robes sit with palms pressed together in prayer, one woman wearing a light-coloured top among them. Behind, an orange umbrella with colourful tassels shades an area near palm trees, and a red flower arrangement and a brass lamp stand sit at left. Several people in the background are also in orange garments.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09Night outdoor fire ritual with thick smoke rising from a round fire pit. A man on the right in saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold-chain necklace, holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming brass aarti lamp in the other. Seated at the pit, a woman in saffron with a red tilak and a man in saffron clasp their hands in prayer. A woman on the right in saffron holds the aarti lamp with her hands raised in prayer. Brass plates of offerings and a silver lamp stand sit in the foreground. A seated figure in the background wears saffron with a beaded necklace and is seated in a gold-framed chair. Palm trees appear in the dark background.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08