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Night-time outdoor ritual photo. A man in orange saffron cloth with gold borders and a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala holds a lit silver aarti lamp up in both hands, flame rising, looking upward. Beside him a second man in orange and gold robes holds a brass tray with flowers and a bell is raised in the first man's hand. Behind them a drummer in white clothing plays a drum, and a figure in white stands at left. A large white-draped pillar fills the right edge. Foliage and dark trees frame the scene.

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Pre-dawn outdoor photo at night showing a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold border and a long gold-bead mala around his neck, holding a lit oil lamp with a tall flame near his face while ringing a small silver handbell in his other hand. Behind him stands a man in white dhoti and kurta with a red shawl, and another figure in orange robes is partly visible at right. A large white cloth-wrapped pillar. Dark foliage surrounds the scene.2010-11-21Night aarti ceremony outdoors. A standing man in orange and gold-bordered dhoti and upper cloth, bare-chested with a gold necklace and bangles, holds a silver multi-wick oil lamp with five flames aloft in his right hand, smoke rising, and a small silver bell in his left. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti with gold border, gold chains and bangles sits in anjali mudra, palms pressed together. Other people in white are partly visible at the left edge, and a brass bowl sits on the ground in front. Lit lamps and a blurred floodlight stand in the background.2011-12-20January 01 20142014-01-01December 20 20112011-12-20A night-time ritual photograph in a temple-like hall with a golden-decorated shrine behind. A seated young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, rudraksha mala and white forehead and arm markings, holds a lit lamp over brass bowls and yellow flower garland. Two seated young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white ash markings sit beside him, one at a microphone stand. Behind them a man in white plays a long brass horn and another stands with a drum. Incense smoke drifts through the scene.2013-12-21February 04 20172017-02-04December 05 20142014-12-05November 22 20132013-11-22October 31 20162016-10-31December 20 20112011-12-20Night photograph of a puja at an outdoor temple setting. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold necklace and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets holds a silver lamp with three lit flames, eyes lowered. Smoke rises in the dark background. Beside them, a second person in orange and a yellow shawl stands behind. On the right, gold-coloured deity murti statues are dusted with white powder, and a gold tray holds flowers and offerings. Seated devotees in dark robes sit in the background on green cloth, with string lights visible behind. Ritual aarti with lamp and smoke.2011-12-20Dusk outdoor scene at a temple-style open pavilion with a tin roof and palm trees behind. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and a golden-yellow waist sash holds a flaming oil lamp aloft with one hand, and a small silver bell or vessel in the other. He wears a red rudraksha mala and a silver necklace. Beside him stands an ornate gilded wooden palanquin-like utsava vahana with tasselled red and green fringes and a carved gold base. Several saffron-robed attendants and onlookers stand in the background, and a man in white stands near a cloth-covered canopy. The scene matches a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting procession.2013-12-18