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Night photo of an outdoor courtyard beside a red brick wall, with a stacked rack of bamboo poles and potted plants. A young man in orange garments and an orange shawl, wearing beaded bangles and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and faces forward. Behind him, a man with a bare chest, dark red-brown cloth, a rudraksha mala and a garland of pink flowers stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, with incense smoke rising above him. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the second man is described as a devotee in prayer. The scene suggests a small evening ritual with a flame and incense.

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November 25 20152015-11-25November 25 20152015-11-25Night photograph in a courtyard with a red brick wall and dark foliage. A devotee in a rust-brown turban and a brown-and-yellow striped cloth, wearing a white and multicolour flower garland, stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre, a priest in white head wrap, glasses, orange-red cloth and a beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a deity murti at right, adorned with a flower garland and a crown-like headdress. Potted plants and bamboo poles sit in the foreground.2015-11-25November 25 20152015-11-25Night outdoor scene beside a brick wall with green foliage at left. A man in a brown turban and brown and gold cloth, wearing a multicoloured marigold garland of orange, yellow, blue and green flowers, stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Beside him a second man in a white turban and white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth holds a lit oil lamp in a brass dish, flame bright against the dark, with a rudraksha mala and a marigold garland. Both appear to be ritual attendants or devotees; no identifiable a person candidate is shown.2015-11-22September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesNight photograph of two shaved-headed priests performing aarti outdoors beside a brick wall and foliage. The priest on the right, in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with white forehead markings and earrings, holds a large brass aarti lamp with a bright flame and smoke rising. The priest on the left, seen from behind in a brown-maroon robe with a gold-edged cloth and rudraksha beads, extends his hand toward the flame. A small brass bell rests near the lamp base. Warm firelight contrasts with the dark greenery.2015-11-24February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20162016-02-17Outdoor evening scene in a garden courtyard with a red wall and green foliage. A man in a rust-brown robe wears a multicoloured flower garland with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and holds a silver trident, standing at left. Two young attendants in orange dhotis with gold borders, one with bare chest and beaded necklaces, stand near a lit oil lamp on a wooden fire-pit stand, performing a ritual. A bright floodlight glows at left and a palm frond is in the foreground.2016-11-12 +1 copiesOutdoor evening scene in front of a red brick wall with a small tree and a wooden stake fence. On the left, a bare-chested person in a rust-brown wrap with a red, white and blue flower garland stands with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed. On the right, a person in an orange saffron garment holds a small brass bell in one hand and a lit lamp or aarti flame on a stand in the other, performing an aarti in front of the devotee.2016-02-17February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copies