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Night outdoor puja at an open-air shrine. A line of devotees in saffron and orange robes with gold borders stands holding brass aarti lamps and offering trays, with flames lit. Behind them a deity murti in red and orange garments with a crown, garland and raised hands is set before a gold-framed red curtain, with leafy trees above. A man in a white dhoti and shawl, and a young man in a saffron turban holding a bell, stand among the others. Seated devotees and women in sarees watch from the sides. Some oil lamps sit on the ground. Several people are visible, a group in the photo.

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Night outdoor aarti at an ashram. Several devotees in saffron and rust-red robes with gold borders stand in a row, raising lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) overhead toward a deity murti on a red-draped altar framed by an ornate gold arch. The leftmost man wears an orange turban and rings a hand bell, and another holds a plate of offerings. A woman in a red sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp at the right. Other people in white and red clothes sit behind, and a cameraman with a tripod films at the right edge. Potted plants line the floor, and incense smoke rises from the altar.2013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13Night outdoor evening ritual on a paved courtyard with palm trees behind. Several devotees in rust-red and saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold-yellow borders perform aarti. A man on the left in an orange turban raises a lit oil lamp high in one hand and holds a small bell in the other. Behind him, women and men in red garments hold up clay lamps with lit flames. A woman on the right in red holds a terracotta bowl. Seated onlookers, some in white, watch from the ground, and a decorated deity murti with garlands and orange-red drapery stands on a raised platform at the upper right.2013-10-13December 05 20142014-12-05Evening puja at an outdoor shrine lit by night. Five priests in saffron, orange and maroon dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas and gold chains stand in a row. The priest on the right raises a lit oil lamp in his right hand while holding an open book; other priests hold silver plates and small silver vessels with offerings. Horizontal white tilak marks show on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, ornately dressed deity murtis in orange and red garments with garlands stand before a red draped backdrop. Smoke rises from the lamp. Two seated devotees are partly visible at the lower edge.2013-04-29Night-time outdoor ritual procession with several people holding oil lamps. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a silver aarti lamp with three flames in one hand and a small silver bell in the other. Behind him a woman in a maroon sari carries a brass-toned lamp, a shaven-headed man in orange cloth holds a clay lamp, and a man at the right in white holds another lit lamp. Onlookers in saris and white clothing stand behind, and a small child is visible at left. The scene suggests an aarti being performed in the evening.2013-10-13December 05 20142014-12-05Night ritual scene outdoors with a burning oil lamp and flames rising from a woven basket of lit lamps. A woman in a maroon head wrap, maroon sari with gold border and a red-and-white flower garland stands at left, holding a flame. Beside her a young man in a white turban and white dhoti holds a lamp. A young man in a tall patterned ceremonial crown, gold-bordered saffron cloth and rudraksha beads offers a lit flame, while a shaved-headed man in orange-red cloth holds the basket at right. Dark trees form the background.2014-12-05November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies