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Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple courtyard with a large crowd. In the foreground, an orange-robed figure bends forward at the lower right, with another orange-clad person seated beside them, and a brass vessel is visible at the right edge. Rows of devotees stand on green banana leaves with hands pressed in anjali, wearing white dhotis and saris with red shawls and white forehead markings. A tall decorated kalasha stands in the background, with bright floodlights and strings of lights overhead and palm and banana plants around the courtyard.

Night-time outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard under a corrugated roof, with string lights and a bright floodlight above. On the left, a seated figure in saffron/orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl and flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne, hands folded. In the centre, a standing person in an orange robe with a pink-striped border gestures with both arms toward a line of people in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing red-and-saffron sashes, who stand with hands folded in prayer. A young child in white holds a brass oil lamp with a flame, and a framed deity murti or painting stands in the background among palm fronds. Devotees in white and saffron line the courtyard, with smoke or incense rising near the lamp.

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Evening outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with a large red-painted shrine and a golden kalasha-topped structure above. Many devotees sit and kneel on paved ground with hands folded in anjali, several men in white dhotis with orange-red shawls, and women in orange saris. Brass pots and small vessels sit on leaf-and-flower arrangements in front of them, and a black stone deity murti stands draped with a yellow cloth and garland near the shrine. Some men on the right are bare-chested with rudraksha-style necklaces and yellow cloths, and a man in a white shirt with orange shawl stands at centre. No individual is identifiable as the a person from appearance.

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Outdoor temple-side ritual photograph. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with a yellow border kneels with palms pressed together before a brass lamp with a bright open flame. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl sits with hands folded, and another in white with a bare chest and beaded necklace kneels in prayer. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange and yellow garments with a beaded necklace sits with palms together, his face lowered. A silver tray of yellow flowers and rice sits on the stone floor, with small bowls of kumkum. Behind them a standing crowd of devotees and photographers watches, including a man in white shirt and a man in blue jacket, and a woman in white sari. Dark carved stone pillar at left.

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A pooja hall under a thatched canopy at night, with strings of coloured lights overhead. A large crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas, while a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered upper cloth stands at the right and a woman in a white sari and bead garland stands in the centre with hands folded. Trays of food offerings and small oil lamps are arranged on the floor in front, and a deity murti sits under a decorated canopy at the right. A printed copyright line appears on the right side of the photo.