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A night-time outdoor gathering under a canopy where many devotees sit cross-legged on mats facing a decorated deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Many attendees wear saffron-orange robes with red and gold-bordered cloths and rudraksha malas, some with shaved heads. A standing man in orange-gold cloth stands at an orange-draped platform holding a ritual object, while people in white clothes stand near the back. A small golden lamp-like object and flower decorations are visible near the altar, and a fan is on the left.

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October 03 20142014-10-03Night-time outdoor ritual at a pandal-style open hall with a white and gold deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by bright lamps and a golden kalasha-like offering on a table. A man in orange robes holds a lit flame aloft toward the deity during aarti. Many seated devotees, mostly shaved-headed young men and boys in orange and red robes with rudraksha necklaces, sit on mats in the foreground and listen attentively. A figure in orange sits on a raised orange seat at left near a golden display. Strings of lights and paper decorations hang overhead.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A night-time ritual in an open pavilion with a decorated deity murti at the back, framed by white and yellow garlands and flower arrangements. A priest in a long red-orange cloth stands at the shrine lighting or offering near the murti, with a small flame visible. Rows of seated people in red and orange robes, several with shaved heads, sit on a mat facing the shrine, while devotees in white and cream and a child in pink watch from the lower right. A lit lamp and framed image sit on a side altar, with colorful banners on posts at the top corners. The scene reads as a puja or aarti gathering.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night-time ritual scene in an open pavilion with a lit oil lamp and a decorated deity murti framed by a white arch and garlands. Many shaved-headed boys and young men in saffron-orange and red-trimmed robes sit cross-legged on the floor facing the altar. In front of the altar, robed priests in white and maroon stand and perform worship, one holding a lamp. A camera operator in white stands at right, and a red-clad attendant with a bell-like object stands at left. Coloured bunting and banana-leaf decorations hang overhead.2014-10-03Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof. Many seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and some in white dhotis fill the floor on striped mats, facing a decorated deity murti dressed in white and gold, with garlands and a white floral backdrop. Several standing priests in white and orange cloth attend a shrine area, and a bare-chested figure in white stands near the centre. Oil lamps and offerings sit on a low table in front of the murti, and paper string-lights and bunting hang overhead.2014-10-03Night-time ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a decorated deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers on a draped platform. Many shaved-headed boys and young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, facing the altar, many with white and gold-bordered cloth over their shoulders. In the foreground, a standing priest in orange and gold dhoti holds a ritual object near a low table with brass vessels. At the left, a seated figure in an orange-red robe sits before a small altar and offerings. Drummers in white and orange stand at the right, and a few girls with flower-decorated hair sit at the far right. Two-tone colourful cloth hangs in the background and a ceiling fan stands at left. Ritual setting for puja or darshan.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor evening ritual at a temple courtyard with a large deity murti decorated with yellow and white flowers and garlands on a raised platform at the right. Dozens of saffron-robed and maroon-robed young students sit cross-legged on paving stones facing a low wooden altar and a fire pit with oil lamps. At the altar, several people in red garlands and white dhotis perform puja, one wearing a pink turban. Behind them, a wooden seat with orange cushions stands empty beside a lit shrine with a lamp, and strings of flags and marigold garlands hang overhead. Students in maroon with gold-trimmed shawls sit in the foreground, many with shaved heads.2014-10-03Night photograph of an outdoor ritual before a decorated deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, dressed in white and ornamented with white floral garlands and a crown, on a raised dais with a red cloth and garlands. Rows of women seated on the ground in orange and red saris with white jasmine flowers in their hair face the shrine. Near the dais, a bare-chested man in a red and gold dhoti stands holding an offering, and a man in white clothes kneels nearby; a white fan-like object is visible. Brass vessels, lamps and a tall decorated pillar with banners frame the scene under a tent roof.2014-10-03Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform: a homa fire burns in front of a decorated deity shrine with a gold arch, flower garlands and yellow marigold offerings. Several shaved-headed sannyasis in orange robes sit and stand around the fire, one in red robes sits centrally facing it. A priest in white dhoti stands at the shrine side. On the right, a seated woman in orange robes sits on a red-and-gold throne-style chair holding a small offering, a standing attendant in orange beside her; a fan stands nearby and a devotee in white sits in the foreground. Cloth-covered yagna steps and a pot of offerings lie at the side.2013-10-15