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Outdoor photo at a shaded campus area beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, offering it to a woman in a white saree with an orange blouse who extends her hands over the flame. Another woman in a blue top bows her head and holds her palms toward the lamp. A woman with a long braid in white clothing stands at right, and more devotees in orange and saffron garments stand behind. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering at a temple grounds.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a shaded ashram ground. A priest in white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands at right holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and offers it to devotees. Devotees stand around with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a man in a white shirt and grey trousers at centre and a woman in an orange-bordered sari at left. Other onlookers in white shirts and a woman in a teal top stand behind. The group is on a dark granite platform. No visible a person candidate is present; the central figure is a priest in yellow shawl and white clothes.2010-06-30July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A young priest in white dhoti with a broad gold border and a gold-beaded necklace carries a silver tray of yellow flowers and a bell, leading a line of devotees. Behind him, women in white and cream saris with yellow or green borders hold oil lamps and fold their hands in prayer; one older woman wears an orange shawl and vibhuti marks. A woman in an orange sari with a red-bordered pallu stands at right with eyes closed, and a man in white stands in the background near a decorated deity murti draped in garlands. A pole and flags are visible at the top right. Several people are shown in the frame, and the scene reads as a puja procession with an aarti lamp.2010-12-28Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured borders wears a long gold-bead mala and a gold pendant, and holds a silver tray of yellow flowers and a silver bell. Women in white and cream saris with green, yellow and orange borders stand around, some with palms joined and some holding lit oil lamps, one woman in an orange-red sari with rudraksha beads on the right. A woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and a vibhuti mark on her forehead. A woman at left and another at back raise hands to the head in devotion. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.2010-12-28A photograph of a devotional lamp ritual indoors. In the foreground a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, his hand extended toward the flame. Behind him several women stand with palms pressed together in prayer; one in a grey-blue jacket bows with eyes closed, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and gold bangles watches the flame. Smoke drifts through the room and a plain white wall with red hangings forms the backdrop.2010-01-01Outdoor photo at dusk on a sandy ground with palm trees and thatched huts behind. In the foreground a shaved-headed young priest in white kurta wears a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala, with sacred ash marks on his forehead, his hands held together in front of him. Behind him a woman in a white and green sari holds a flaming oil lamp in both hands with her palms pressed together in namaskar. Other devotees stand with folded hands: a woman in a white top with blue shawl at left, a man in white shirt, and a woman in white sari with rudraksha mala at right. Aarti or deepa puja setting.2010-01-27Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti with gold border and gold-embroidered shawl, wearing a garland of yellow flowers, carries a silver tray with a lit flame and fruit toward a line of women and devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women wear white and cream saris, one in green blouse with white and green striped shawl, another in red-orange sari. A man in orange-saffron cloth stands among them, and a woman in orange sari with rudraksha-style beads stands at right. Someone in white at far right shows bare shoulders with sacred ash marks. The ground is reddish earth, with a stone platform at left.2010-12-28Outdoor ritual scene under large spreading trees on a dirt ground with a low stone platform. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at right, holding out a brass oil lamp with a visible flame, while devotees cup their hands toward it. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left, and a woman in an orange-and-pink sari with gold necklace and a small name badge stands center, with a young child in pink reaching toward the flame. Other men in white shirts stand behind, one with a name badge. Two people appear to be in the background.2010-06-30A photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram setting with palm fronds and a red-and-yellow striped umbrella overhead. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a large gold necklace holds out a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, while women in white saris with yellow or orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a row of devotees in white clothing watch, and a golden ceremonial staff rises near the umbrella. The people visible number roughly a dozen or more.2009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated tin roof supported by wooden poles, with green trees behind. A man in long dark hair and an orange robe with rudraksha malas holds a lit camphor flame on a metal aarti plate, with a brass bell beside him, while a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a matching flame. Around them devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, several wearing beaded malas. A yellow and green cloth hangs from the pole at top left, and marigold and pink flower offerings lie at the lower right. Arati is being performed.2008-11-11December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles. A standing man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads raises a flaming lamp or camphor fire in his right hand while holding a bell in his left, above a flower-decorated fire pit. Around him devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand with palms pressed together, including a woman in a white sari and another woman in a patterned salwar. A brass bowl sits on the flower-strewn altar, and a decorated yellow-and-green pillar hangs from the roof. Trees and parked vehicles are visible behind.2008-11-11