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Outdoor ritual in a leafy compound: a bald, bare-chested man with white and red marks on his forehead and a rudraksha crown, wearing a dark red-brown shawl, a long white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds up a silver lamp with a bright flame toward an offering. Beside him a monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a second silver lamp, and a man in orange holds a brass tray. Behind them devotees stand with folded hands, including a woman in white and men in orange. A blue and white banner with a saffron-robed portrait stands at right. Several people are visible in the scene.

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April 27 20122012-04-27Outdoor aarti at a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a low white-walled platform. A bald man with a red-beaded rudraksha headband and white jasmine and red flower garlands, bare-chested with a rust-orange cloth, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and gestures toward it. Beside him, a long-haired man in orange robes and a white-and-red garland stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Red-and-purple cloth hangs from the tree and folded mats sit on steps behind them.2012-04-27 +1 copiesNight-time ritual outdoors beneath a large tree. In the centre, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit flame or aarti lamp toward a red-painted deity murti or shrine at lower left. Behind him, several attendants in white dhotis and orange cloths stand in a line, one holding a long ceremonial staff and another carrying a brass vessel. On the right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. A poster on a stand at right shows a photograph of a robed figure. The scene suggests a puja or aarti.2012-04-24Outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A bald, bare-chested priest in a rust-orange dhoti with a white and red flower garland holds a brass handled lamp to his face, its flame lit at his forehead, and rings a small bell in his other hand. Beside him a second man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Red and white cloths cover low stone platforms, with small red mats on the steps and a white stone border around the tree base.2012-04-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, at a red-earth courtyard with low white stone platforms and small patterned mats. A bald man with a crown-like gold-beaded headband and a tilak wears a bare chest with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a long jasmine and red-flower garland, plus a rust-brown dhoti, and holds a brass oil lamp with a flame; a brass plate sits in the foreground. Beside him a man with long dark hair, in an orange saffron-coloured robe draped over one shoulder and wearing a red and white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. The scene suggests a puja or aarti ritual.2012-04-27 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-style ritual under a leafy tree. In the centre, an older man with a shaved head and a dark wrap, wearing a white jasmine garland with red flower accents, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, raises a silver lamp with a flame toward his face. To his left, two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes hold a brass plate of flowers and a brass tray. Behind them, a woman in white and men in white dhotis and orange cloth stand near a white-rimmed stone platform and a small banner. Red and white floral offerings lie in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate for the figure with the lamp is uncertain, so the identity is not asserted.2012-04-27A bald man in orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulders and around his waist holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame aloft in both hands, looking up toward it. He wears a white-and-gold bead headband, a long white and red flower garland, gold bangles, and a white forehead mark. Behind him are green trees, a red mound of offerings, and a black-and-yellow dotted border on the ground. The lamp suggests an aarti.2012-04-27 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and purple garlands hanging from its trunk. An elderly bare-chested priest with a shaved head and a brown-and-red wrap, wearing white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, raises his hands in a blessing gesture while holding a brass plate of white and yellow flowers. To his left, a man in saffron-orange robes holds the plate. On the right, a younger man with long dark hair, wearing saffron robes, a white and red garland and gold bangles, stands with hands folded in front of him beside a white raised platform with a prayer mat. Dusty earth and a mat cover the ground.2012-04-27 +1 copiesDecember 18 20132013-12-18November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies