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Night photo of an outdoor temple ritual. A man in saffron-orange robes, with a white and red-yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp aarti toward a dark deity murti decorated with blue and gold cloth. A small white-and-orange seated figure stands on a red-and-white base in front, and a multicoloured fringed umbrella shades the scene. Around him, about eight men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded, one holding a brass offering tray with a plant and flowers. Trees fill the background.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A night-time outdoor puja at a shrine. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white-and-orange floral garland and rudraksha beads stands at the centre, holding a lit flame toward a dark stone deity murti dressed in a blue and gold garment and crown. A small white and orange seated figure sits on a red-and-white striped plinth in front. A row of people in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together, and one man in orange and another in orange robes stand nearby, with a red-and-green fringed umbrella overhead. Colourful rangoli patterns decorate the wet stone floor. Swamiji (probable): the central saffron-robed man wears a garland, rudraksha beads and long swept-back hair, consistent with the page's identification of the event.2010-12-29Night-time ritual outdoors where a woman in a saffron-orange shawl and matching head wrap holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and red waist cloth beside her. Behind them stands a figure in a decorated ceremonial headdress and ornate garments near a lit torch, under a black ceremonial umbrella. Several men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, including one in white ritual dress, stand around the lamp, and a flaming torch rises at right. Smoke drifts above the scene.2013-02-11December 29 20102010-12-29July 27 20082008-07-27December 30 20072007-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01July 22 20132013-07-22November 19 20092009-11-19August 01 20082008-08-01Night ritual at a temple-like outdoor pavilion lit by a flame. A deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated on a golden pedestal under an ornate yellow and red canopy with colourful fringe. A standing priest in an orange saffron garment with a blue-and-silver patterned tall cap holds up a lit oil lamp or camphor flame toward the murti in an aarti gesture. A seated attendant in white with a gold garland tends a brass vessel nearby, and an onlooker in a red and white shawl sits at the right edge. Strings of small orange pennants and decorative poles frame the background, with stone sculptures visible behind.2010-11-20