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Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard lit by oil lamps. A priest in an orange-red turban and orange-red dhoti with gold border, bare-chested with rudraksha beads, holds a lit taper over a brass lamp stand. Five boys in white and red garments wear white and yellow flower garlands and sit on a raised stone platform scattered with yellow and pink flowers. Behind them, drummers in orange cloth play large drums, and more young men stand in the background.

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October 29 20162016-10-29Night ritual scene in an open pavilion with a dark tin roof and hanging floral garlands. A bare-chested man in an orange-red turban and orange dhoti stands at left, holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) over a stone platform, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Several young boys sit in a row along the platform, wearing flower garlands in red, yellow and white and orange-red clothing, with white ash marks on their foreheads. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange clothing hold a brass plate of offerings. Scattered yellow marigold petals cover the platform, and a Ganesha murti decorated with garlands sits at right. A small bright map backdrop with green lights hangs in the background.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29Night ritual photograph at an open-air pavilion. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass bowl and extends an offering toward two seated young boys in saffron-orange robes with flower garlands of marigold and red roses. Behind them, other robed figures and seated devotees attend, with marigold petals scattered along the low stone platform and a yellow-draped table in the background.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Outdoor night photograph of a Hindu ritual. A bare-chested priest in a red-orange turban and red-orange dhoti with gold border stands at left, raising garlands of white jasmine flowers toward a row of seated children. Several boys in saffron and maroon dhotis and rudraksha malas sit on a white cloth, one holding a garland, and a girl in a purple and gold sari at right wears rudraksha beads. Small oil lamps and flower petals lie on the ground, with a brass vessel and dark foliage behind.2016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29