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Night-time outdoor ritual at an ashram. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and body and a rudraksha-style beaded mala around his neck, holds a lit oil lamp with flame and a handbell, performing puja. Beside him, a partially visible person in dark clothing sits at the bottom edge. Behind them, a large dark stone Ganesha murti sits in a blue-and-gold draped cloth, adorned with a red and yellow marigold garland. Strings of fairy lights hang from bamboo poles, with green foliage and a red wall behind.

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Night 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.2017-05-08September 06 20172017-09-06 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a shrine beside a red wall and chain-link fence strung with blue and multicoloured fairy lights. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with white markings on his arms and forehead holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large black stone Ganesha murti adorned with red and white flower garlands, a gold necklace and a striped cloth, set on a stone plinth ringed with marigolds. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth, stands at left with his hands folded. Foliage and pink flowers fill the background.2017-09-06July 31 20152015-07-31Night 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.2016-02-17A night-time outdoor puja before a large grey stone Ganesha murti seated on a carved pedestal. A man in white ritual dhoti with a gold border and a gold-bordered cloth on one shoulder holds a silver aarti lamp with two flames toward the deity, a small bell in his other hand. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange hang on the murti. White pebbles surround the base, bamboo stands behind, and a red wall with strings of small lights frames the scene. The man's face is turned away and he is not clearly identifiable as a person; he is described by role only.2013-12-24May 08 20172017-05-08May 02 20182018-05-02 +1 copiesMarch 16 20152015-03-16Outdoor evening scene at a small shrine beside a red wall and chain-link fence strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A large black stone Ganesha murti stands on a raised stone base, adorned with red and white flower garlands, a gold-toned necklace and a draped orange-red cloth, with a flower offering laid across its base. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl, with vibhuti marks and beaded necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp, an aarti or puja gesture, while a second person with long dark braided hair stands at left in orange cloth, watching. Two people are visible.2017-09-06March 16 20152015-03-16A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing long garlands of white jasmine and red and orange flowers, holds a lit oil lamp before a dark Ganesha murti. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch and decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and an offering of flowers on its base. A second person in a saffron-and-gold garment stands at the left edge, and smoke rises around the shrine. Trees and a building stand in the background.2015-03-16