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Outdoor ritual scene on bare reddish-brown earth beside a tree and a low red brick wall. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair, wearing orange cloth, holds up a lit torch or flame toward the tree trunk. Four younger men stand in a row facing the tree, wearing orange and red dhotis with rudraksha malas; two hold brass plates with offerings and banana-leaf plates, and one has white painted markings on his arms and chest. Trees and bushes fill the background under a pale evening sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Outdoor ritual at a dirt construction site beside a tree trunk wrapped in red thread. A man with long dreadlocked hair and bare back, wearing an orange cloth, holds a flaming lamp to the tree. Four other people stand in a row in orange and red-orange clothing with rudraksha malas; the one at centre holds a silver tray of offerings and another holds a leaf plate, one with white horizontal tilak marks on his face and chest. Red brick wall and trees behind. Five people visible in total.2016-10-31Outdoor photograph of a small group of ascetic devotees in saffron and orange dhotis performing a ritual beside a bare tree on a dirt ground. A figure at left with long dark hair, bare-backed, holds a lit flame to the trunk, where a red-and-white cloth is wrapped. Behind, a man in a red-and-orange dhoti and a bare-chested man with white markings stand with a tray of offerings and banana leaves; a young attendant on the right wears rudraksha beads and stands with hands held together. A red brick wall and green trees stand in the background.2016-10-31Outdoor scene at dusk on a dirt ground beside a red brick wall and leafy trees. A young man with long dark braided hair and bare torso, wearing orange cloth, holds up a lit oil lamp flame beside a tree trunk wrapped in red thread. Four young men stand in a row facing him wearing orange and red-orange dhotis and sashes; one bald man in red-orange wraps and rudraksha beads holds a small brass vessel, another holds a leaf-lined plate of offerings, and the others wear white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and long hair. The ritual appears to be an arati with a lamp and offerings. Nobody visible is identified as a person.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Five people stand on bare dirt beside a leafy tree in an outdoor yard with a red brick wall behind them. Several are bare-chested and wear orange and red dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white ash markings. The man second from left raises one hand toward the sky while a small flame burns in a lamp on the ground. The man second from right holds a metal plate and a banana-leaf offering, and the figure at far left has very long black hair hanging down his back. Pink survey marks and a pale pipe lie on the ground nearby. No individual here is identified as a person.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual at dusk on dry red earth beside a large tree wrapped with yellow-and-red sacred thread. A bare-chested young man with long hair, tilak, and rudraksha malas stands at centre holding a lit oil lamp aloft, flame glowing. Beside him a man in orange cloth holds a silver plate, and another in orange dhoti stands behind. A shirtless attendant with a red cord over his shoulder and rudraksha beads faces away at left. Several younger men in white and orange dhotis stand in the background among trees and a low wall. The scene reads as an aarti-style lamp offering.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual at dusk on sandy ground beneath trees. Four bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on their foreheads and arms stand in a row. The man at centre-right holds a lit oil lamp or fire-tipped object up toward the flame, while beside him another man holds a metal plate. At far left, a man holds a large leaf bowl. Fire flares behind them near a mound of earth, with a green leafy branch in the foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor evening scene beside a red brick wall and green metal gate, with a tree and hanging vines. Four ascetic men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand under the trees. The nearest man on the left holds a flaming oil lamp aloft, his face lifted upward. Behind him, a bare-chested man with a white forehead mark and beaded necklaces holds a silver plate or vessel. On the right, a man with long dreadlocked hair and white body markings on his shoulder faces away, holding a green leaf, while another man with a shaved head and glasses stands at the edge. The setting suggests an aarti or puja performed at dusk.2016-10-31Outdoor photo at dusk of three devotees in saffron and orange dhotis performing a ritual at a tree trunk in a dirt yard. The bare-chested man on the left wears a red-orange dhoti, rudraksha mala and a shaved head, holding a cloth. The center youth in orange wears a rudraksha mala and holds a folded cloth. The young woman on the right in orange with gold border holds a lit oil lamp toward the tree, which is wrapped with thread. Scattered petals lie on the ground. Other figures in orange stand at the left edge, and two people walk in the distant background.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31