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October 12 20132013-10-12Outdoor temple ritual under a corrugated metal roof with a large decorated Devi murti on a tiered platform, shown with multiple arms, crown and a large halo, flanked by smaller deity figures. A seated figure in an ornate red-and-gold chair sits before a teal and orange canopy, wearing an orange-brown wrap, while a man in an orange dhoti raises a flaming aarti lamp toward the deity. A musician with a drum sits nearby and a person in white stands at the right. A woman in an orange sari kneels in the foreground beside a square fire pit and offering items, with kalasha pots and garlands on the floor. Palm trees and a motorbike appear in the background.2013-10-12A photograph of an open-sided, corrugated-roofed pavilion with red steel posts, where a ritual is underway. On the left stands a deity murti with a yellow cloth draped behind it, garlands and a pink-and-gold figure beside it, set on a red-draped platform. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread holds a ritual implement over a square stone fire pit. Beside it a seated figure in white clothes tends small offerings. On the right, a person in a red-and-saffron robe sits in a tall orange-cushioned chair, bare-shouldered, with hair in a bun, facing the ritual. Several women in saffron and white saris stand near the wall, and a silver tray holds offerings.2014-10-02Outdoor Navaratri puja at a temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof. On the left, a large decorated deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini Devi with multiple arms and a crown stands on a blue-draped platform, with smaller figures beside it and a golden lion-like mount. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari sits on a red and gold throne beneath a teal and orange canopy. A man in orange dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a ritual implement near a tall brass lamp stand with flames. A seated woman in orange kneels at lower left among offerings, flowers and a fire pit with a kalasha. Two men in white sit near a drum at right. Palm trees and a wall are behind.2013-10-12Outdoor puja under a corrugated metal canopy at an ashram. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a large orange armchair, with a framed photo on a yellow table beside him. Devotees in orange and saffron robes stand and sit around a raised white platform where a man in white ritual cloth kneels before a decorated deity murti of a goddess draped in garlands, with a red and gold cloth, lamps and fresh banana leaves. A standing priest in a red-brown dhoti gestures near a stainless steel table. Red walls, palm trees and strings of bunting frame the scene.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03October 02 20142014-10-02December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13January 03 20152015-01-03