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Outdoor photo of four priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls performing a ritual beneath a large leafy tree. On the left, a priest in a shawl holds a long garland of orange and yellow marigolds and green leaves. Two priests in the centre and right sit or stand around a low red table draped with a striped blue cloth, holding brass and silver vessels and an offering plate; one bends forward tending the items, while the rightmost priest, wearing rudraksha beads, holds a lit oil lamp toward a black stone deity murti with a crown, garlanded with green foliage. A carved stone arch frames the murti on the right.

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February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor puja beside a large spreading tree at a temple setting. Two black stone deity murtis stand on the right, one with a green leaf garland draped down its body. In the foreground, a seated priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head, tends brass plates and a small lamp on a striped purple cloth. A standing priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala gestures toward the murtis, while a woman in orange with a white flower garland and gold ornaments stands behind them. Brass vessels and a small pot rest on the cloth.2015-02-05Outdoor puja beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls perform ritual worship before a black stone deity murti on the right, adorned with green leaves and a crown. The man in front left bends over a tray of flowers and offerings on a striped blue cloth, while a man in the centre holds a flaming lamp and small bell toward the murti. A man behind, wearing a flower garland, stands with palms joined in prayer. A tripod and brass vessels are visible on the altar. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly present.2015-02-05Outdoor photograph beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram. A dark stone deity murti with a crown and a garland of green leaves stands at right. Three saffron-robed devotees perform a ritual: a standing woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala extending his hand toward the murti, and a kneeling shaved-headed man in orange clothes reaching toward a brass vessel and plates on a striped blue cloth, apparently a puja or abhishekam offering. Three people are visible.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual photo under a large leafy tree. Four men in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis stand on a raised red platform covered with a striped blue and pink cloth. Two men at left hold garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers with green leaves. A man in the centre wears a white flower garland and gold armband and stands with hands at his sides. A bald man in the centre-right bends forward, pouring liquid from a white vessel over a dark stone deity murti with an ornate golden arch behind it. The murti is draped with green leaf garlands. A silver lamp stand and a tray of flowers sit on the platform.2015-02-05Outdoor puja at a large tree beside a black stone deity murti decorated with green leaf garlands and an ornate golden arch. Three priests in saffron-red dhoti and upper cloths stand and sit around a low red table draped with a striped blue and pink cloth. One priest seated at left, bald, bends over brass vessels and a silver plate; a standing priest in the center holds a lit lamp toward the murti, while a woman in red sari with marigold and red flower garlands stands behind with hands folded. Marigold garlands hang at left. Oil lamps and offering vessels are set on the table.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual beneath a large spreading tree at an ashram setting. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a raised wooden platform draped with a striped blue-and-pink cloth; a brass lamp and offering plates sit on the table. The man second from right, with a towel-like shawl, holds a vessel raised toward the tree while others in orange wear marigold and yellow garlands. Beside them are two large dark stone deity murtis with garlands, and a woman in red-and-white sari with rudraksha beads sits at the lower edge of the frame. Marigold and green leaf garlands hang throughout the scene.2015-02-05