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A night outdoor ritual at a temple-style stage. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-bead necklace, holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a fire pit. Behind him, two deity murtis wearing red, yellow and green garlands and ornate crowns stand on a gold-trimmed platform. Devotees in saris and white clothing stand in the background among string lights and a purple backdrop.2012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29February 07 20122012-02-07A night outdoor ritual on a raised platform under an orange and white canopy. A young man in white dhoti and shawl, with a garland and gold-beaded necklace, performs aarti with a multi-wick oil lamp, flames flaring. Two decorated deity murtis stand on a gold pedestal, one crowned and holding a staff, the other crowned and draped in orange, both wrapped in white and red flower garlands. Brass vessels and a yellow-cloth-covered offering sit before them, with a kalasha-like tray and a red-tinted water basin in front. A bystander in a shirt watches; others stand behind a railing. Smoke drifts across the scene.2012-06-03Night outdoor ritual photograph. A standing priest in orange-saffron robes with a gold-bordered shawl, shaved head and gold bracelets and necklace, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand and a small bell in his left, facing a golden deity murti with an arched prabhavali on a gold ornate palanquin-style pedestal. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris and white dhotis sit behind a green-and-white draped platform, some with hands folded in prayer. A brass bowl and kalasha pots sit near leaves on the ground at right, with string lights and a flagpole in the background.2011-11-10Night outdoor puja at an open-air shrine under a white and orange canopy. A man in saffron-brown dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, holds a lit multi-wick aarti lamp toward two silver-decorated deity murtis draped in marigold and red-flower garlands. A fire pit burns in front of the murtis. Several devotees stand in the background, some in sarees, with strings of lights and trees behind.2012-09-29May 05 20142014-05-05June 02 20152015-06-02 +1 copiesJuly 12 20142014-07-12September 29 20122012-09-29