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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard. A bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a brass aarti lamp with burning flame before a dark stone deity statue on the left. Behind him, several people stand with hands folded in anjali: a man in white dhoti and shawl, a monk-like figure in orange robe with a rudraksha mala, young men in white dhotis and sacred threads, and a woman in a green sari. Behind them, an illuminated palanquin or ratha carrying an ornate deity murti decorated with gold and red garlands. Red walls and a small shrine structure form the background. Aarti ritual with devotees in white ritual clothes.2013-01-09Night photo at an outdoor temple courtyard. A large black stone deity murti with multiple arms stands at left, draped in white cloth with a green and red sash. A priest in a bare upper body and white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the murti. To the right, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-bordered cloths stand with palms pressed together in prayer, one wearing an orange shawl. A small shrine with a framed picture and a red brick wall sit behind them, with a tractor-like vehicle at right. Flame and lamps provide the only light.2013-01-09Night outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard: a large black stone deity murti stands at left, garlanded with green and red flower garlands, while a devotee in white dhoti with bare chest and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti hold a lit oil lamp (aarti) before it. Several people, some with faces and hair dusted in pink and yellow powder, stand with hands folded in prayer. A blue-canopied vehicle with a decorated, colourful ornate chariot or palanquin with a striped canopy stands behind. A camera operator in white shirt films the scene. Other devotees in white and green garments stand nearby, with a framed picture on the left wall and ceremonial standards with gold fringe on the right.2013-01-01November 21 20102010-11-21January 1st 2013Night procession scene. A figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe, wearing a long mala of rudraksha beads, holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver bell or vessel in the other, performing aarti. Behind him, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside them, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti adorned with garlands of green, red and yellow flowers. Ornate gold-framed canopies and smoke rise in the dark background under a string of lights.2006-12-23Night photograph of a temple procession at Adikailaasa, Bengaluru. A decorated palanquin or ratha with gold trim, red draping and an illuminated deity murti is carried past a crowd of devotees in white clothes. Several devotees stand with palms pressed in anjali or hands raised in worship, and brass pots, plates and a kalasha are set out on a small red platform in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands at left. A bright floodlight and a lamp pole light the scene. Orange-robed figures stand in the background.2009-02-16July 20 20102010-07-20December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, holds a metal lamp or censer with a flame and performs an aarti. Around him, many devotees in white dress and orange shawls stand with palms joined. Tall brass torches with flames stand at left and right. In the background a deity murti decorated with garlands is carried on a palanquin beneath an ornate golden canopy.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23