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Night outdoor ritual in a garden courtyard lit by flames and lamps. A figure with a red-orange turban, bare blue-toned upper body, red-orange wrap and layered rudraksha malas holds up a large lit aarti lamp toward the seated assembly. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on mats, many with palms pressed together in prayer. A dark cloth-covered altar in front holds green leaves, a decorated pot and brass vessels, with small oil lamps burning on the stone floor. Tall parasols and building lights frame the scene behind. The figure appears to be a person performing aarti, with the candidate's appearance and ritual role visible in the foreground.

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Night outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard lit by lanterns, with a multi-storey building glowing in the background. A man in a red-orange dhoti and matching headwrap, wearing a long beaded necklace and bangles, stands at right holding a lit brass aarti lamp toward the seated group. Before him on a dark blue cloth are banana-leaf offerings, small potted plants, a decorated tray and a brass vessel, indicating a puja. Thirty to forty seated devotees in white clothes, many with palms pressed together, face the lamp, and a white parasol stands at left.2013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13Night outdoor ritual on a garden lawn at a resort, lit by warm lanterns and building lights. A bare-chested man in a red-orange turban and orange-red dhoti with a sash stands at the head of a long row of kalasha-style brass vessels and offering plates on a decorated table cloth, performing a puja. Seated devotees in white clothes line both sides of a stone-paved path, some with folded hands. Potted plants with yellow wraps and small oil lamps sit on the tables. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person but the cues are limited to the turban and orange-red attire, so identity is uncertain.2013-12-13Night outdoor ritual in a garden with lit lamps and a building in the background. At the right, a shirtless man in a red-orange dhoti with an orange-and-cream striped head cloth stands beside a blazing fire pit, holding a ceremonial vessel aloft with both hands. Rows of people in white clothes sit on the grass facing the fire, and brass pots and kalashas decorated with green leaves and flowers are arranged on a mat at the lower left. Further back, a seated figure in orange garments sits beneath a white umbrella near a lamp, with another figure in white standing nearby. The scene appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings.2013-12-13Night outdoor puja in a garden courtyard lit by lamps and a lantern. A priest in red-orange dhoti and a red-orange turban with a bare chest and cream-coloured sacred cords stands at the centre, holding a small object near a brass vessel. Rows of people in white clothes sit on mats facing him, some with hands folded in prayer. Brass pots, kalasha-style vessels, green leaves and yellow-wrapped stems lie on a brocade-covered table in the foreground. A lit lantern stands on a stone pedestal at right, and a seated figure in red-orange robes sits at the far right edge. Umbrellas and a small shrine with a deity murti appear in the background.2013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13Night outdoor ritual in a garden with a sacred fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from a brick hearth surrounded by brass pots, bowls, and vessels with leaf-wrapped offerings. A standing person in a red-orange robe stands on paving stones near the fire, while to the right a figure in a red-orange dhoti and a red-orange head wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold chain presses palms together in prayer. Rows of seated participants in white clothes sit on the grass with hands folded in namaskar, with lanterns and tall umbrellas lighting the scene. A framed golden deity image stands on a pedestal in the background among the lit lamps.2013-12-13December 09 20132013-12-09