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Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard. A man stands barefoot on a red-and-white cushion, wearing an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and matching shawl with a gold waistband, a garland of white jasmine, red roses and marigolds, gold bangles, and a gold-coloured lamp or flame vessel in his raised right hand, offering aarti. He faces a seated green-and-gold clad deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands, placed on a yellow cushion over a woven mat scattered with petals. Behind them are rows of dark stone statues, including a seated meditating figure and bull-shaped sculptures, a green tarpaulin fence, and trees under an overcast sky. A second man in orange robes holds a silver plate at left, and an older man in white stands in the background.

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January 06 20132013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20132013-01-06 +1 copiesA standing man in orange saffron robes and a long white and red flower garland performs aarti with a flame in a lamp held before a dark stone seated deity murti. Behind him, two men in orange robes stand near a flower-decorated floral murti seated on a yellow cloth and bamboo mat scattered with petals. Dark stone statues of seated figures and animals fill the courtyard, with trees and a street lamp beyond.2013-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20132013-01-06Outdoors under large shade trees, a man with long swept-back hair and a sandalwood tilak stands barefoot on a striped cloth-covered dais. He wears a rust-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a gold necklace with pendant, gold armlets, and a long white, green and red flower garland with red tassels. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, set within an ornate gold arch. Flower petals scatter the ground, and a red-framed stand holds offerings near the shrine.2015-02-05 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05 +1 copiesMarch 07 20122012-03-07Photo 11692680 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +3 copiesOutdoor photograph of a woman seen from behind in an orange saree with a gold-coloured waist border, wearing a long garland of white flowers and red roses with green leaves over her shoulder and a gold armlet. She holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame, performing a ritual before a row of black stone deity murtis and nandi bulls in an open-air setting.2013-01-06July 29 20082008-07-29