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Night outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A saffron-robed figure with an orange head wrap holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a dark stone deity murti of a seated figure with a cobra hood, decorated with a red and white flower garland and marigold offerings on the ground. Two bald saffron-robed monastics stand at left with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and white kurtas, and a woman in a green sari, stand with hands folded. A yellow marigold garland hangs across the tree area and a bell and tray sit on a white cloth.

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December 30 20082008-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a shrine decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and pink blossoms. A bare-chested older man in a saffron cloth holds a brass plate and stands before a carved stone or metal base. Around him, many men in saffron or orange robes and some in white dhotis stand with hands folded or raised, and a bearded man holds a long staff. On the right, a younger man in orange with a saffron turban and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bell and a lamp, and a man in orange with a gold chain holds a bell. Hanging aerial roots and a tree canopy frame the scene at night, with a floor covered by a patterned mat.2007-12-30Night-time outdoor ritual at a shrine decorated with yellow and white flower garlands beside a carved stone figure. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in an orange cloth holds a brass plate and raises one hand in blessing, with a rudraksha mala and a light necklace. Beside him stands a long-haired figure in an orange robe and turban-style orange head wrap, holding a staff, with a long rudraksha mala. At right, a robed attendant in orange holds brass oil lamps and a bell. Other robed men in orange and white dhotis stand behind, with large banyan roots and hanging aerial roots overhead. Light from a lamp on a stone base at lower left. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a temple.2007-12-30December 11 20062006-12-11December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30November 20 20062006-11-20A man in saffron-orange robes stands at night beside a large banyan tree, holding up a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. He has long dark hair swept back and wears a red undershirt beneath the orange cloth. To the right, a second man in white dhoti and white top with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of offerings. Another partially visible figure stands at the far right edge. The ground is bare earth with a low stone rim at the bottom edge. The appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though it is not certain.2007-02-25January 01 20062006-01-01December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Several saffron- and orange-robed sannyasis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar near a golden deity murti decorated with a thick garland of yellow, red and purple flowers. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a white flower garland faces the group, and a camera operator is visible behind. Orange-red offering mounds and scattered marigold petals lie on the ground, along with a small brass bell and a lamp. No candidate for the page's named a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.2009-12-30