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October 11 2014

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Night-time outdoor puja at a temple-like pavilion. Devotees in white clothes with red shoulder cloths sit on mats facing the stage. On the left a deity murti sits on a red and gold throne garlanded with flowers; on the right a larger garlanded deity murti stands before a decorated shrine. Two priests in white dhotis stand near the left murti, one holding an object aloft. A seated figure in saffron robes sits at the centre before a pink-draped altar with flower offerings and a kalasha-like vessel; another seated figure in orange-brown cloth sits beside him. A framed portrait hangs near an orange armchair at the right edge. A swami-like figure in saffron could be a candidate, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-10-11Night photograph of a padapuja or homa-style ritual at an outdoor temple-like space. Dozens of devotees in white clothes with red and orange sashes sit cross-legged on mats facing a raised platform. Two priests sit at the platform: one in saffron-orange robes on the left and one in a dark maroon robe in the centre, with oil lamps and offerings in front of them. A third man in white stands to the right. Two large deity murti decorated with flower garlands stand behind on the steps, with a framed photograph on a stand at the right and an orange armchair beside it. Many devotees wear red and orange garlands. Some sit in the front rows with their backs to the camera.2014-10-11Night outdoor ritual at an open-air shrine. Seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes face a raised platform where a figure in orange robes sits before a deity murti garlanded with flowers and a red cloth, while another priest in white holds a lit flame aloft beside a second garlanded deity. Brass plates, offerings and a small fire glow on the platform. The page labels the event a Ganapathy Homa and a padapuja, but the visible scene shows lamps and flowers only.2014-10-11Evening puja at an open-air temple pavilion lit by flames and smoke. A central figure in an orange robe sits before a large decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands nearby by a small fire. Seated in rows on the floor, many devotees in white clothes with red-and-saffron shawls press palms together in prayer. A second flower-decked deity murti stands at the right, and a gold-and-red ceremonial palanquin sits at the upper left. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style red beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a homa-style ritual worship with offerings and oil lamps.2014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11Night-time puja in a temple courtyard. Two figures in orange-saffron robes sit on a raised platform before a silver-framed deity murti draped with garlands and red cloth, and a lit shrine with a painted deity image glows behind them. Lamps and offerings are set on the platform. Around them, a seated congregation in white clothes with red and maroon sashes sits on the ground, many with their backs to the camera, including a woman in red and white with a long braid and a white-haired elder in a striped shirt. The scene has the feel of a padapuja or satsang gathering. a person's presence is not clearly visible; the orange-robed figure on the platform cannot be confidently identified from appearance.2014-10-11Night-time temple ritual in a pillared hall. Seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls face a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers at the left, and an ornate flower-covered shrine with a lit oil lamp on the right. Two white-clad priests stand near the shrine. A seated figure in a red-brown robe sits on a raised platform behind a microphone, facing the shrine. A standing attendant in orange robes is at the far left. Offerings and brass vessels are arranged on the platform.2014-10-11Night-time outdoor ritual with a seated group of devotees in white clothes and red-and-white sashes facing a decorated shrine. Garlanded deity murti with flower garlands stand on a gold-framed altar, and a large Ganesha murti sits on a pedestal at right. A man in orange and blue sits in the front row on a plastic chair, and a robed figure in orange sits on the mat among the devotees, with an empty blue plastic chair in the foreground. Priests in white sit before the altar, and a figure in white walks at the far right. Oil lamps and flower offerings are arranged on the platform, with a patterned mat underfoot.2014-09-11February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20142014-09-11Night-time ritual at an open-air temple courtyard. A sacred fire burns on a raised stone platform at left, beside a golden deity murti decorated with garlands and a gilded canopy. Seated devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls fill the foreground, many with red-bordered shawls, facing the ceremony. A seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with a red-and-gold canopy, and standing priests in white and orange attend nearby. Stone pillars and a tree frame the scene.2016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copies