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Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like site under a large tree. A standing figure in orange robes holds a brass lamp or vessel near a dark stone deity murti on the left, with a pink stone base and offerings. Around him a group of about twenty men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, some wearing rudraksha malas. A dark reflecting pool and white and pink flower offerings lie on the ground. Another orange-clad figure stands at right with palms joined.

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September 28 20082008-09-28September 28 20082008-09-28December 11 20062006-12-11September 28 20082008-09-28Dusk outdoor ritual scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts standing with palms pressed together in namaskar on the left. A man in saffron-orange robes stands at the centre-right holding a lit oil lamp or aarti tray beside a red-and-white striped raised platform with small brass kalasha pots. Other saffron-robed people stand and kneel on white steps at the right, and a bearded man in orange cloth stands at the far right. Palm trees, a tall stone pillar and small buildings frame the background. Orange flags stand at the left edge. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at an open-air shrine.2008-09-28Night outdoor scene at a tree-shaded shrine area with a dark polished floor. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands center holding a small metal vessel, facing a line of people in white dhotis and white shirts with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right, hands joined. A figure in orange sits at far left on a white platform, and another in orange stands behind a silver arch with a small oil lamp flame glowing. Strings of white flowers hang from the branch above.2008-09-28September 28 20082008-09-28September 28 20082008-09-28December 11 20062006-12-11Night photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with lit lamps hanging in the branches. On the left a man in an orange-saffron robe holds a small lit flame or lamp aloft toward a shrine. Behind him several men in white ritual clothes stand in a row, one in a white shirt and light trousers, others in white dhotis and shirts. At right a dark stone or metal deity murti stands on a red-and-white painted pedestal, draped in white cloth and wearing a beaded necklace. In front of the pedestal a white-draped linga-shaped form with a golden hooded serpent above it sits on a stone platform, with a black-and-white patterned serpent figure coiled along the lower foreground and small oil lamps lit on the ground. A figure wearing a white turban and rudraksha-style beads sits near the right edge, but whether this is a living person or a statue is unclear.2005-03-08Night 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.2006-01-01September 28 20082008-09-28