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Night procession scene outdoors beside trees. A figure in orange robes and a tall white-and-silver crown stands on a decorated cart, facing a deity murti heaped with yellow, red and white garlands on a magenta cloth. Fruit offerings in brass plates sit on the cart. Devotees with palms pressed together stand below: a woman in white with a flaming torch at left, a shaved-headed man in white with a red backpack, a man in white with a lanyard, and a woman in orange with glasses in the foreground. A bright crowd-free dirt road and a car appear at left edge.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night ritual photograph with a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth, a white tilak on his forehead and a gold bead necklace, holding a brass tray of yellow flowers and offerings. Behind him stands a dark deity murti beside a red and gold patterned cloth, and banana leaves hang overhead with string lights. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand in the foreground. At left, a person in white holds a lamp, and pineapples sit in woven baskets at right, consistent with a puja or aarti.2009-09-26December 24 20112011-12-24January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa ceremony under a decorated pavilion with green leaf festoons and string lights at the right. A bald priest in saffron-orange robes, a saffron head covering and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace stands centre-right, holding a brass tray of red fruits and bananas. A young assistant in white kurta with a yellow shawl stands beside him holding bundled sticks. Brass vessels, a tall brass lamp and a kalasha sit on the altar, with marigold petals scattered before it. Figures in orange and yellow shawls sit in the foreground, partly visible at the edges.2009-09-26November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20A photograph of a temple ritual beside a golden-framed shrine. A young man in orange robes and a gold headband, with a long gold-beaded mala, stands before a golden-brown image of a seated figure dressed in orange, wearing a tall orange turban and crown, rich gold jewellery and bangles. Garlands of yellow, red and white flowers wrap the shrine. He reaches toward a brass tray of offerings held by another attendant in orange with a gold mala on the left, while a brass vessel sits in the foreground. The scene suggests puja and padapuja at the murti.2010-12-27April 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copiesA seated guru puja ceremony in a hall with dark maroon drapes and a gold deity figure at the left edge. A young man in white kurta with an orange shawl kneels at left, washing or offering to the feet of a figure seated on a stack of cushioned seats, the figure wearing orange robes with the lower body and feet visible. Two devotees in orange and white kneel at right; one wears spectacles and the other has a beard. Brass and silver bowls, a pitcher, banana leaves, apples, oranges and a bowl of flowers are laid on a white cloth in front. The scene is an arati and padapuja style offering.2006-08-24December 24 20112011-12-24