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Night photo of a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim, standing at left and holding a small flame-lit oil lamp toward a white stone Ganesha murti with four arms, seated on a lotus pedestal inside a green-lit arch framed with strings of green fairy lights. Bamboo and bushes shade a terracotta wall behind; stones and a spotlight surround the base. The figure is seen from behind, appearing to perform a deepa aarti offering to Ganesha.

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November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01February 17 20162016-02-17Night photo of a small outdoor shrine with dark stone sculptures of Shiva and Parvati standing under a golden arch, surrounded by bamboo and a tree strung with coloured fairy lights. In the right foreground a person in an orange dhoti-style garment with a white wrap, long dark hair, stands before a chain-link fence, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. A stone-rimmed base and a wooden post with a solar lamp light the scene. The shrine is decorated for a lamp festival.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A night-time photograph in an outdoor garden. A single priest or devotee stands in profile on the left, wearing an orange saffron robe with a gold-bordered sash and a white hat with a decorative patterned band. He holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, offering it toward a grey stone statue of Ganesha seated on a carved pedestal. The Ganesha murti has a raised trunk and multiple arms, set against an orange-red boundary wall with pink flowering shrubs and bamboo at the sides. The scene suggests an evening puja offering.2011-10-30Night photo of an outdoor puja at a black stone Ganesha murti draped in a blue cloth and garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style neck cord and arm bands, raises a lit oil lamp toward the deity while holding a small bell or handbell in his other hand. Strings of fairy lights hang among bamboo and green foliage behind a red wall, and a small floodlight and a partly visible person sit at the lower edge. The setting suggests an evening ritual of aarti.2017-05-08December 12 20162016-12-12December 22 20162016-12-22December 12 20162016-12-12Night-time outdoor ritual scene. On the left, an illuminated white stone statue of a multi-armed deity murti, seated with trunk-like features, lit in green light and framed by strings of fairy lights and bamboo foliage. Centre right, a figure in an orange-saffron robe raises a lit torch high in one hand, its flame bright against the dark sky. Behind, a few people in white and orange clothing stand on a paved path near a white ceremonial umbrella, with a small group of onlookers further back. A green-robed devotee stands near the statue. The scene suggests an evening ritual or procession.2016-02-17December 12 20162016-12-12