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Outdoor photo of a bare-chested man in orange saffron cloth seen from behind, holding a tall ornate brass lamp with a decorative umbrella-shaped top aloft before a seated deity murti decorated with garlands on a raised platform. Behind is a rocky hill with sparse vegetation and a pale sky. Red shipping-container-style walls, a parked grey van, a water tank and a few distant people in white stand in the courtyard.

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February 06 20172017-02-06Outdoor photo at a hillside site with a rocky, scrubby mountain rising behind a row of rust-coloured shipping containers under a corrugated roof. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands on a raised stone platform, holding a ritual lamp aloft over a seated figure. The seated figure wears a pink garment, a red-beaded mala and a gold necklace, and sits on a brown seat beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with a tasselled fringe. Concrete pillars frame the platform, a white car is parked at left, and a woman in white stands at the right edge. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and ornate clothing, but the identity is uncertain, so the candidate is described only by appearance.2017-02-03Outdoor scene at the base of a rocky, scrub-covered hill with trees. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and saffron shawl with beaded necklaces stands on a raised white-and-red platform, holding a ceremonial multicoloured umbrella over a seated figure. The seated figure wears red-and-white clothing and a red headpiece with garlands and strands of beads, sitting on a red-and-brown pedestal, possibly a statue or murti. A white car and a woman in white at the right edge are partly visible. Red shipping-container-style walls stand behind the platform.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a seated figure in a red turban and pink garment, garlanded with red and white flowers, sitting on a zebra-striped cushion on a raised white platform under a large orange and gold patterned umbrella. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest with bare upper body wears an orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and bracelets, and raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp toward the seated figure. Brass vessels sit at the platform edge. Behind them are orange-painted shipping containers, a white pillar and a rocky hill with scrub.2017-02-06Outdoor ritual at a raised stone platform before a red corrugated-metal compound wall, with a hill behind. A bare-chested man in orange cloth holds up a lit multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated figure under a multicolored umbrella canopy. That seated figure wears an orange robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and sits on a red-brown peetha. In the foreground, several people in orange and white sit on the steps tending offerings and brass items. A woman in a white sari stands at right, and a car is parked at left.2017-02-03Outdoors in front of a rocky, tree-covered hill, a shaved-headed man with a bare upper body and an orange cloth draped over one shoulder raises a silver ceremonial sword or staff overhead with his right arm. He wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet. Facing him, a seated person in orange-red clothing wears a red and gold turban, a white and red flower garland and a white floral garland, and sits beneath a large red and gold decorated umbrella. Shipping-container style orange walls and a parked silver SUV are behind them, and another orange-clad figure stands at the left edge.2017-02-06February 03 20172017-02-03A shirtless man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala waves a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp toward a seated statue on a raised platform. The seated figure wears a red turban, rudraksha beads and a gold garland, and a multicoloured umbrella shades it. Behind the platform rise a rocky hill and trees, with white pillars and a red-brick wall at the sides. Two women in orange saris sit at the lower right with brass vessels and a small lamp in front of them.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03A photograph of a man seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth and a gold necklace, raising a small lit ritual lamp with flame toward a rocky, forested hill under a pale sky. A multicoloured, decorated ceremonial umbrella with a finial sits in the lower right foreground. The scene suggests a hilltop aarti offering. The man is a priest-like figure and his face is not visible; no identity is established from appearance.2017-02-02February 03 20172017-02-03