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Night photograph at a temple entrance. In the left foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron cloth with white-smeared arms and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a lit oil lamp, flame raised toward the gate. Two grey stone sculptures of deities stand on the right beside bamboo foliage, with petals scattered on the ground. Behind a green iron gate, a crowd in white clothing and a glowing shrine area are visible through smoke. The priest's ritual gesture is aarti, with no visible identifying cues establishing who he is.

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Night photo at a temple entrance. A bald figure seen from behind, wearing an orange-red garment, a beaded necklace and white ash markings on the head and arms, holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a shrine gate. Two grey stone deity statues stand on the right beside green bamboo, and a smoky haze drifts above a yellow-and-red flag on the gate. A faint crowd of onlookers stands behind the iron railing. Without a clearly visible face, the figure cannot be identified as a person.2013-03-02Night photograph of a temple scene outdoors. In the foreground, two figures seen from behind: the right one, a man with a shaved head in a pink and gold draped cloth and a beaded necklace, raises a flaming torch high in his right hand; the left one, shaved-headed and wearing a white and gold cloth with a beaded necklace, faces the statues, with pinkish lighting on his skin and cloth. Beyond them stand grey stone deity murtis on a raised base in front of an orange-red temple wall with a barred window, framed by tree foliage. The lamp flame is the only bright light, consistent with an aarti.2011-12-15Night photograph outdoors at a small shrine beside a red-orange wall. Three grey stone deity murtis stand on a raised platform edged with reddish stones and scattered flower petals. A bare-chested man with white ash-smeared skin and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the murtis while cradling a metal vessel in his other hand. Leafy bamboo and a tree are lit from below, and a faded multicoloured cloth hangs on the left.2013-03-02December 15 20112011-12-15Night photograph of an outdoor shrine. Three dark grey stone deity murtis stand on pedestals against a backdrop of dense green bamboo and foliage. A bare-chested man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms wears a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti with a gold border. He holds a brass bell in his left hand and raises a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in his right, performing aarti before the statues. Small pebbles and red stones ring the base of the shrine.2013-05-27Night photograph of a temple ritual before three grey stone deity murti standing in front of dark green foliage and an orange wall. At right, a bare-chested priest with dark skin wears an orange dhoti and a tall blue and white patterned crown, and holds a brass bell in his left hand while raising a burning flame in his right. Chalk-white markings are visible on his arm and a bead necklace on his chest. The flame is bright orange against the dark background.2011-11-01Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a raised stone plinth in front of an orange-red boundary wall and a dark tree. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds up a lit oil lamp in his right hand while a small brass vessel is in his left, performing aarti toward the murtis. A partially visible person in a striped garment stands at the right edge.2011-12-17Outdoor evening ritual at dusk in a garden near a temple. A tall white-draped pillar holds a large copper bowl with a bright flame rising from it. In front, a man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace holds a flaming lamp or torch up toward the bowl, and another figure in orange stands beside him. Behind them a bald man in white clothing with a red-orange shawl watches. Large grey stone sculptures of deity figures flank the scene, with green leafy trees on the left and a red-brick wall on the right. The setting suggests a deepam lamp-lighting offering.2010-11-21Night photograph of an outdoor shrine court lit by warm lamps. Three grey stone deity murtis stand on a low stone platform strewn with petals, the central figure with a mount beside it. A bald, white-smeared man in a saffron-orange shawl and a beaded mala performs an aarti, holding a bright flame in a lamp toward the statues. Orange walls and leafy bamboo frame the scene.2013-03-02Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with three dark grey stone deity statues standing on pedestals behind a low rubble-stone border, surrounded by dark foliage. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white ash markings on his forehead and body, stands at right holding a brass oil lamp with a flame and a small brass bell in his other hand, performing a lamp offering (aarti) before the statues. Scattered white flower petals lie on the ground.2013-05-27A night-time outdoor ritual at a stone shrine. A bald, bare-chested man with a sandalwood mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck stands at right, holding a brass aarti lamp with a large flame in his right hand. He wears an orange and yellow shawl over his shoulder and small earrings and bangles. Before him stand grey stone deity murti figures draped with garlands of yellow and red flowers, set against dark foliage with strung fairy lights. The man is performing aarti, a lamp offering, to the murtis.2015-07-31At night, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and a decorated cylindrical headpiece with embroidered patterns holds up a brass lamp with a bright flame toward a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a pedestal. Dense green foliage and an orange wall form the background. A few people's hands and partial figures appear at the right edge in the foreground, pressed together in reverence. The scene suggests an evening aarti offering to the stone deities.2011-11-01