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Outdoor ritual at a raised stone platform before a red corrugated-metal compound wall, with a hill behind. A bare-chested man in orange cloth holds up a lit multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated figure under a multicolored umbrella canopy. That seated figure wears an orange robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and sits on a red-brown peetha. In the foreground, several people in orange and white sit on the steps tending offerings and brass items. A woman in a white sari stands at right, and a car is parked at left.

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Outdoor ritual scene at a raised platform with a rocky hill behind and pink shuttered containers beside it. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, a sacred thread, holds a lit oil lamp aloft with a flame toward a seated figure. The seated figure sits on a brown cushioned seat under a multicoloured canopy umbrella, wearing a red turban, layered beaded malas and a pink-and-gold garment. Three women and a man in white and grey sit at the lower steps, with a white-clad woman at the right edge. A flame-lit lamp rests on the steps.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a walled courtyard with a hill behind it. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands on steps, raising a lit multi-tiered lamp stand overhead. Seated before him under a multicoloured canopy umbrella is a figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a red headpiece, who appears to be receiving the ritual. Three women in orange and white saris kneel at the lower right beside offering trays and brass items, and another woman in white stands at right. Red-and-white painted pillars and orange shipping-container-style walls frame the scene. A sacred mountain rises in the background under a pale sky.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ritual on a low concrete platform with a hill behind. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti, shoulders draped in orange cloth and a beaded necklace, raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp toward the sky. Before him sits a seated figure. Two people in orange garments kneel at the right with oil lamps and offering vessels. Tall white pillars flank the platform, and stacked orange containers stand behind it.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03A shirtless man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala waves a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp toward a seated statue on a raised platform. The seated figure wears a red turban, rudraksha beads and a gold garland, and a multicoloured umbrella shades it. Behind the platform rise a rocky hill and trees, with white pillars and a red-brick wall at the sides. Two women in orange saris sit at the lower right with brass vessels and a small lamp in front of them.2017-02-03Outdoor ritual at a dusty ground with a low red boundary wall and a rocky hill behind. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands on a raised platform raising a lit lamp toward a seated figure under an orange-and-white canopy; the seated figure wears red and white garments and a beaded necklace. Around the platform, about a dozen people sit on colourful striped mats in white clothes, while others in orange and white sit at the right edge, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Several more people in orange and white stand at the far left by white pillars. Ritual attendants and seated devotees gather for a puja.2017-02-03