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Night photo at a temple entrance. A bald figure seen from behind, wearing an orange-red garment, a beaded necklace and white ash markings on the head and arms, holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a shrine gate. Two grey stone deity statues stand on the right beside green bamboo, and a smoky haze drifts above a yellow-and-red flag on the gate. A faint crowd of onlookers stands behind the iron railing. Without a clearly visible face, the figure cannot be identified as a person.

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Night photograph at a temple entrance. In the left foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron cloth with white-smeared arms and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a lit oil lamp, flame raised toward the gate. Two grey stone sculptures of deities stand on the right beside bamboo foliage, with petals scattered on the ground. Behind a green iron gate, a crowd in white clothing and a glowing shrine area are visible through smoke. The priest's ritual gesture is aarti, with no visible identifying cues establishing who he is.2013-03-02Night photograph outdoors at a small shrine beside a red-orange wall. Three grey stone deity murtis stand on a raised platform edged with reddish stones and scattered flower petals. A bare-chested man with white ash-smeared skin and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the murtis while cradling a metal vessel in his other hand. Leafy bamboo and a tree are lit from below, and a faded multicoloured cloth hangs on the left.2013-03-02January 09 20132013-01-09Night-time outdoor scene at a temple-like compound. Several men in white ritual clothes, some with shaved heads and one wearing red-orange cloth, stand in a line near a gate. At right, three grey stone deity statues stand on pedestals beside a dark stone wall with a small lit shrine doorway behind. A tall illuminated lamp or shrine glows through the gate at left. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border appears to hold a ritual item. Dark ground, bamboo and red brick walls surround the scene.2013-01-09Night photograph of a priest performing aarti before three dark grey stone deity statues set against a dark hedge and red brick wall. The priest stands at right, bare-chested and shaven-headed, with white markings on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder and an orange dhoti. He holds a brass lamp with a burning flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. The central statue shows a standing deity with multiple arms beside a peacock, flanked by two smaller standing figures. Pebbles and a low rock border lie in the foreground.2013-05-27At night, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and a decorated cylindrical headpiece with embroidered patterns holds up a brass lamp with a bright flame toward a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a pedestal. Dense green foliage and an orange wall form the background. A few people's hands and partial figures appear at the right edge in the foreground, pressed together in reverence. The scene suggests an evening aarti offering to the stone deities.2011-11-01December 15 20112011-12-15Night photograph of a temple scene outdoors. In the foreground, two figures seen from behind: the right one, a man with a shaved head in a pink and gold draped cloth and a beaded necklace, raises a flaming torch high in his right hand; the left one, shaved-headed and wearing a white and gold cloth with a beaded necklace, faces the statues, with pinkish lighting on his skin and cloth. Beyond them stand grey stone deity murtis on a raised base in front of an orange-red temple wall with a barred window, framed by tree foliage. The lamp flame is the only bright light, consistent with an aarti.2011-12-15Night photograph of an outdoor shrine. Three dark grey stone deity murtis stand on pedestals against a backdrop of dense green bamboo and foliage. A bare-chested man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms wears a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti with a gold border. He holds a brass bell in his left hand and raises a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in his right, performing aarti before the statues. Small pebbles and red stones ring the base of the shrine.2013-05-27January 09 20132013-01-09Night scene at a temple-like courtyard. In the foreground, a line of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing toward a lit gateway. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a small oil lamp near a low mound of stones, beside two dark grey stone deity murti sculptures framed by bamboo. A glowing lamp-lit shrine and a small flag are visible through the green iron gate in the background.2013-01-09March 02 20132013-03-02