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Outdoor pandal-style hall during a festival rite beside a large orange-and-gold deity murti of Ganesha, with a pink mesh-patterned ear or headdress and garlands of yellow marigolds draped over its body. Tall brass oil lamps (dipa stands) wrapped in yellow and pink flower garlands stand in a row, with many shallow brass vessels of offerings in the foreground. On the right, a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and a flower garland receives the ritual, while attendants in orange robes and orange turbans stand with folded hands in a line. A rainbow-striped canopy hangs in the background, with a brass lamp and a sitting attendant in orange on the far right. a person candidate: a seated figure in orange and gold clothing with a garland; appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2017-08-25A covered outdoor ritual hall during a homa at a fire pit on a yellow-tiled platform, with flames rising from the offering pit. A man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at the right holding a lit aarti lamp with flame aloft. Seated near the centre under a garland-hung canopy is a figure with a garland of white and yellow flowers, flanked by priests in white dhotis and orange-clad sannyasis standing in rows. Brass oil lamps stand on tall stands wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, and a large ganesha murti with pink trunk and marigold garland is at the left edge. Behind, a crowd of devotees in saffron clothing and watchers stands under overhead lights and a metal roof, with palm trees beyond. Ganesh festival homa with aarti and garland-decorated lamps.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25Outdoor covered pavilion during a Ganesh homa with a large Ganesha murti on the left, draped in marigold garlands, gold-embroidered cloth and a pearl necklace. In front, brass oil lamps stand wreathed in yellow and white flowers beside brass bowls. At centre, a fire blazes in a homa pit, with an orange-clad priest on the right tending it. Behind, a row of saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange and red head cloths stands with hands folded. A figure seated on a gold-and-red throne, adorned with a garland, sits at the far right beneath a striped canopy, with saffron-clad attendants nearby. Lights hang from the metal roof.2017-08-25Outdoor ritual pavilion under a corrugated metal roof during a Ganesha homa. A large Ganesha murti with a raised trunk, wearing gold-tone jewellery and a garland of yellow marigolds, sits at left. Brass oil lamps (deepas) with marigold garlands line the foreground, and brass offering vessels sit on a colourful striped cloth. At right, a sacred fire burns in a fire pit. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange turbans stand in rows, hands joined in anjali. A figure in a seated, garlanded position on a golden throne-like seat with a floral canopy is at right; a saffron-clad attendant stands beside it. Mango-coloured foliage fills the background.2017-08-25A photograph of a temple puja inside a covered pavilion with a tiled floor. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange head cloth and rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large seated deity murti draped in orange cloth, with purple and yellow flower garlands. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth stands beside him holding a brass plate of flowers. Another orange-clad figure sits on a white-covered table in front of the murti, with garlands of yellow and purple flowers draped over them, and a small figure in orange and flowers sits at lower left. Brass lamps and a tall brass lamp stand in the foreground, and a metal railing and roofed buildings are visible in the background.2010-12-27A temple shrine scene with a standing man in a long rust-red robe and red-orange turban, hands folded in prayer before large deity murti decorated with multicolour flower garlands. Behind him stand two young boys and another man in saffron-orange cloth, one holding a small silver vessel and one holding a lit oil lamp. Tall brass oil lamps stand at the left and right edges, and small marigold-type flowers are scattered on the floor. The seated deity figures wear golden crowns and yellow and red garments before a golden arch, with a small purple-clad figure on a silver stand in front.2017-12-02December 31 20092009-12-31A temple ritual at a shrine. A woman in a saffron-orange robe with a pink-purple flower garland stands at right, holding a tall brass lamp toward a decorated deity murti. Two men in saffron-orange robes with gold-beaded necklaces sit at left beside silver and brass plates of flowers and offerings. The murti is draped in dense garlands of yellow, white, orange and purple flowers, and a golden arch frames it. Silver and brass vessels, lamps and flower-filled trays sit on the stone platform, and green foliage and a flowering plant are visible at the edges.2008-12-31A temple shrine photographed from a low angle, with a seated figure in orange robes and a large garland of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers placed across the lap of a larger seated statue. In the foreground, brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and small brass cups sit on a stone platform beside a green cloth. Behind, a standing man in a long orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, gestures with his hands near a brass lamp, while another figure in orange stands further back. A robed priest in white holds a tray. Two deity murtis in bright orange with gold trim and ornate crowns sit on a purple-draped platform, decorated with flower garlands. Red curtains, a pillared stone entrance and a tin roof frame the scene.2010-12-27A temple shrine scene in which a standing person in orange robes and a flower garland holds a tall brass oil lamp before a richly decorated deity murti of a seated deity with a gold crown and red-and-gold garments. The murti is wrapped in marigold and yellow garlands and sits on an ornate gold-trimmed vahana/seat with a white animal-form figure below. Two seated people in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit at left beside brass plates of flowers and a kalasha/vessel set. A blue cloth hangs behind, and the setting appears to be an open temple pavilion with carved stone pillars. The scene suggests puja or aarti offered to the deity murti.2008-12-31Photograph inside a temple entrance of a deity murti on the right, clad in a purple and orange cloth and draped with long yellow, white and maroon marigold garlands. Tall brass oil lamps stand in front, and a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl bends before the shrine. On the left, a monk in orange robes with long garland and hands folded in prayer stands beside another attendant in brown robes, while a seated figure in orange is partly visible near offerings and brass vessels. Silver tinsel hangs at the top left.2008-12-24