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Night-time outdoor ritual photograph in a garden. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with a bare chest and gold waistband holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand while ringing a handbell in the other. Beside him, a devotee in saffron-orange cloth with a wrap over the shoulder stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, three grey stone deity murtis stand on a plinth, and a low pile of rough red-brown stones is scattered with white flower petals and offerings. Dark foliage and a red wall form the background. Two physical people are visible, and the scene reads as aarti at a murti.

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October 03 20142014-10-03January 09 20132013-01-09A photograph taken at night in a garden shrine. Several people stand or kneel facing a group of grey stone deity statues under dark foliage. A woman with long dark hair in white cloth with gold borders stands at left, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes with gold-bordered white cloth kneels at center, holding a small lit oil lamp or flame. Another person in white garments with gold borders stands near the statues, and a shaved-headed man in a white garment with gold borders presses his palms together at right. A red backpack is visible at right, and a reddish wall lies behind the statues. Five people are visible in the frame, and the shrine is worshipped as a puja at night.2013-01-09Night-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 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.2013-03-02Night photograph at an outdoor shrine beside stone statues of deities, one with a garland of white and orange flowers draped over it. A bare-chested young man with his back to the camera, wearing a white dhoti-style cloth stained with pink and yellow powder, gestures toward the statues. To the right, another young man in a white cloth with a gold border holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a small metal vessel. Both have pink and yellow powder on their skin, and the background is dark foliage.October 31 20112011-10-31November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a raised stone plinth in front of an orange-red boundary wall and a dark tree. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds up a lit oil lamp in his right hand while a small brass vessel is in his left, performing aarti toward the murtis. A partially visible person in a striped garment stands at the right edge.2011-12-17Night 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.2013-01-09A night-time outdoor ritual at a stone shrine. A bald, bare-chested man with a sandalwood mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck stands at right, holding a brass aarti lamp with a large flame in his right hand. He wears an orange and yellow shawl over his shoulder and small earrings and bangles. Before him stand grey stone deity murti figures draped with garlands of yellow and red flowers, set against dark foliage with strung fairy lights. The man is performing aarti, a lamp offering, to the murtis.2015-07-31December 15 20112011-12-15