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Outdoor ritual photo at a forest shrine beside a large dark stone deity murti with a raised arm, under green trees. Several men in rust-orange dhotis and shawls stand on an elevated platform draped with a striped blue cloth. The man at centre wears a long white and red flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp and a brass plate, with a red tassel hanging at his waist. Beside him a bald man in orange holds a brass vessel and a plate of offerings, and a rudraksha mala is visible at his chest. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold borders hold silver plates and vessels.

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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree. Several shaved-headed priests in rust-red and saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with yellow borders stand in a row. The foreground priest extends his arm to hold a brass plate, while others carry brass vessels, one wearing a white flower garland with red-and-white beads. At right, a dark stone deity murti with a tall crown-like headdress is adorned with orange and yellow flowers. A cameraman in white stands behind a tripod. Smoke drifts across the upper left. Seen from behind the priests is a devotee in white clothing, and a partially visible figure stands at the far left.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene under leafy trees: several priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand on a raised wooden platform draped in a blue and red striped cloth. The central priest wears a long white-and-red floral garland and holds a brass ritual vessel, while others hold plates and a small kalasha-style pot. A white-clad attendant with a shaved head stands at right. Beside them is a large dark stone deity murti with raised arm and a stone bull form, and a row of devotees with folded hands stands below the platform. Brass oil lamps and a stepped wooden stair are visible.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo of four priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls performing a ritual beneath a large leafy tree. On the left, a priest in a shawl holds a long garland of orange and yellow marigolds and green leaves. Two priests in the centre and right sit or stand around a low red table draped with a striped blue cloth, holding brass and silver vessels and an offering plate; one bends forward tending the items, while the rightmost priest, wearing rudraksha beads, holds a lit oil lamp toward a black stone deity murti with a crown, garlanded with green foliage. A carved stone arch frames the murti on the right.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual beneath a large spreading tree at an ashram setting. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a raised wooden platform draped with a striped blue-and-pink cloth; a brass lamp and offering plates sit on the table. The man second from right, with a towel-like shawl, holds a vessel raised toward the tree while others in orange wear marigold and yellow garlands. Beside them are two large dark stone deity murtis with garlands, and a woman in red-and-white sari with rudraksha beads sits at the lower edge of the frame. Marigold and green leaf garlands hang throughout the scene.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual photograph under tall trees: a large dark stone deity murti stands at left, its raised arm and hand visible. Several priests in orange and saffron dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand on a raised wooden platform draped in a blue and red striped cloth. A priest in the centre wears a long garland of white and orange flowers and holds a small brass plate; another in the right foreground wears a rudraksha mala and holds a silver vessel on his head. Brass pots and plates rest on the platform. Men in white dhotis and orange cloths stand below. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja offering to the murti.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor puja beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls perform ritual worship before a black stone deity murti on the right, adorned with green leaves and a crown. The man in front left bends over a tray of flowers and offerings on a striped blue cloth, while a man in the centre holds a flaming lamp and small bell toward the murti. A man behind, wearing a flower garland, stands with palms joined in prayer. A tripod and brass vessels are visible on the altar. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly present.2015-02-05Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with a raised wooden platform in the foreground. Four priests in orange and gold dhotis and shawls stand on the platform, with flower garlands on their shoulders. Two men on the right reach up to a large dark stone sculpture of a deity murti wrapped with green foliage and a yellow cloth. One man on the left wears a white garment and holds a ceremonial object. A few devotees in orange stand below the platform. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a blue cloth nearby, is visible at the bottom left. The scene appears to be a ritual abhishekam or puja at the sculpture.2015-02-05