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A night-time outdoor ritual at a stone-walled enclosure. A man with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold-bordered waist cloth and beaded wrist bands, holds a silver lamp with a large burning flame and stands before three dark stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands. Small white pebbles line the base, and a red wall and dark foliage with small blue fairy lights frame the scene.

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December 24 20132013-12-24Night outdoor scene at an open-air shrine. A shaved-headed person in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at left, holding a silver multi-flame aarti lamp with several burning flames toward a dark grey stone Ganesha murti with a trunk, adorned with yellow marigold garlands. The murti sits on a stone base before a red wall with bamboo and fairy lights; the person's arm has pale ash markings. Smoke rises. Small pebbles and a stacked stone ring surround the base.2013-12-24A night-time outdoor puja before a large grey stone Ganesha murti seated on a carved pedestal. A man in white ritual dhoti with a gold border and a gold-bordered cloth on one shoulder holds a silver aarti lamp with two flames toward the deity, a small bell in his other hand. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange hang on the murti. White pebbles surround the base, bamboo stands behind, and a red wall with strings of small lights frames the scene. The man's face is turned away and he is not clearly identifiable as a person; he is described by role only.2013-12-24Night photograph of a priest performing aarti before three dark grey stone deity statues set against a dark hedge and red brick wall. The priest stands at right, bare-chested and shaven-headed, with white markings on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder and an orange dhoti. He holds a brass lamp with a burning flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. The central statue shows a standing deity with multiple arms beside a peacock, flanked by two smaller standing figures. Pebbles and a low rock border lie in the foreground.2013-05-27October 03 20142014-10-03Night photo of stone deity statues outdoors among green foliage and bamboo, decorated with marigold and orange flower garlands. A person in white ritual clothing at right holds a silver lamp with a lit flame aloft, with a small silver vessel in the other hand, performing aarti before the murtis. Small stones and earth lie at the base of the sculptures. The lit flame and garlands mark an evening puja. Only the lamp-holder's arms and white-clad body are visible; a partly visible pink-clad figure stands at the left edge.2013-01-01 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor temple shrine. A tall black Shiva lingam is draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers and an orange cloth, with a small red deity figure at its base. A long-haired person in orange saffron robes and gold bangles stands at the right, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, facing the shrine. At the far right edge, a bald person in white ritual dress holds a silver tray of green leaves and flowers. Red and white striped pillars, a golden gateway and dark trees surround the courtyard.2011-12-20January 01 20142014-01-01January 09 20132013-01-09December 22 20162016-12-22January 1st 2013Evening outdoor ritual at a dark stone shrine beside a red compound wall with barbed wire above. A standing priest in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame, and a fire-spinning or aarti-style flame glows bright orange. A drummer's drum edge and a long wind instrument are visible at left. A dark stone deity murti or shrine stands at right, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Fairy lights are strung through bamboo and foliage. A stone-and-cobble base lies below. No other people are visible.2015-02-19