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Outdoor ritual scene under a large banyan tree with a dark stone deity murti on the right. A bare-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders holds a brass plate. Beside him, a man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and a long white and red flower garland stands holding a brass lamp with a flame, performing aarti before the murti. Another figure in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at the left edge, and a few other people are partly visible. Sunlight flares through the leaves above.

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February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual photograph under a large leafy tree with bright sunlight filtering through. In the foreground, a bald priest in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti holds a silver plate, while a man with a long white and red flower garland and gold bracelets, in a matching maroon and gold dhoti, holds up a flaming oil lamp or aarti lamp toward a tall dark bronze deity murti of a standing figure. Another attendant in a white dhoti stands to the left holding a bell or implement. A cameraman operates a tripod-mounted camera on a raised platform behind them. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at an outdoor shrine.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree. In the foreground, a priest in orange-red dhoti with gold borders pours liquid from a white vessel onto a tall black stone deity murti decorated with green vine garlands. Beside him, a man with long hair, a white flower garland with multicoloured strands, and gold bangles wears an orange-red dhoti and stands with his hands at his sides. Two more priests in orange-red cloth stand at left. A white-clad attendant is visible in the background. Brass vessels and a flower-filled plate sit on a striped cloth in the lower left.2015-02-05Outdoor 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.2015-02-05Outdoor 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 20152015-02-05Low-angle photo of an outdoor puja beside a large black stone murti of a seated deity, with a leafy tree overhead. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a broad golden-yellow border and a white-and-green garland wears a gold chain and a white tilak. He holds a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a bell in the other, offering aarti to the statue. To the right, another man in a red-brown cloth with a golden band stands with folded hands, and a partially visible person in red-brown holds a brass plate.2015-02-05 +3 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05