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A night-time photograph inside a temporary pandal decorated with leafy garlands, red and white streamers, and a corrugated roof. A man in white dhoti and white head-wrap with gold armband and gold beaded necklace leans forward holding a silver tray. Beside him a sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with white tripundra marks and a long white beard receives it, while a younger man in orange cloth stands behind. At lower centre a seated devotee in white bends toward a flower-strewn altar. Painted clay deity murtis with garlands and a kalasha-style decoration appear at left, and string lights glow in the background.

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Night photograph inside a temple-style pavilion with a dark wooden roof and hanging leaf garlands. A man in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold armlet and gold beaded necklace leans forward to take a silver tray from an elderly sannyasi in orange-red robes with white ash markings, long white beard and rudraksha mala. Another person in orange robes stands behind, and a figure in white crouches at the lower edge. Behind them are decorated deity figures, white flower arrangements and red lights.2010-10-16A dim temple hall shows a ritual in progress before a lit deity murti with a large white and gold ornate backdrop and a peacock-feather-style umbrella canopy. Two men in white dhotis stand at a stone altar with oil lamps, brass bowls and flowers. The man on the left, with bare upper body and white sacred markings on his shoulders and chest, holds a ritual implement. The man in the centre wears a white cloth on his head, a white shawl and a beaded mala, and holds a silver tray. Strings of small coloured lights and red and cream hangings decorate the walls.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA dim temple hall lit by oil lamps and a string of red lights. A standing figure in a saffron-orange turban, white shawl and white dhoti, with a dark beaded mala at the neck, holds a silver plate and raises a hand in blessing. In front of him a man in white clothes and a maroon undershirt kneels with his head bowed. Behind them, painted deity murtis in gold and red stand on the altar, with a brass oil lamp burning and offering trays set on the floor. The floor is covered with a white cloth edged in orange. The scene suggests a puja or aarti being performed, and the plate may hold offerings.2010-10-16A night temple puja at a shrine with a large decorated goddess murti under a fringed pink canopy, flanked by smaller deity figures with ganesha-like figure at left. Two priests in white dhotis stand at a stone yagna platform: the one at left, with bare upper body and white marks on his arms, faces away, while the central figure in a cream turban, white dhoti and shawl, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beaded mala, holds a silver thali of offerings. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and a fire pit with offerings sit on the platform, and red-and-white lights and hanging decorations fill the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at an ashram under string lights. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace holds a silver tray covered with a red cloth. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a cream turban and gold ornaments stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, other men in white clothes stand or sit near a carved wooden seat and a table laden with fruit, plates of food and brass vessels. Two large hoops and garlands hang overhead, and a lit building with a sign is behind. Other ritual attendants in white are visible in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual photo at an outdoor ceremony with smoke in the air and string lights glowing red in the background. A standing man in white ritual cloth with a white shawl, gold beaded necklace and cream turban holds a small object and smiles toward the stage. Beside him a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with a kalasha-like vessel and a sadhu with a long white beard, bare upper body, white body markings and a rudraksha mala stands in orange-red cloth. In the foreground a seated man in white with a gold necklace offers flowers and a plate of offerings. Behind them other people sit in white clothing and a backdrop with colourful banners and a decorated display frame the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall with orange-painted walls. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl extends his hands toward a brass tray. A clean-shaven, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and a small head microphone holds a yellow-cloth-covered tray with flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a silver kalasha with a green leaf. On the far left, a young attendant in maroon and gold holds a plate of red flowers. Desc notes: the long-haired man shows compatible presentation cues but identity is uncertain.2013-03-07May 10 20182018-05-10May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesA night-time ritual scene at a temple with black stone deity murtis draped in yellow and white garlands behind. A man in a white dhoti with a pink head cloth and sacred ash marks on his arms stands at left holding a silver plate. Centre, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and red shawl with tilaka and a rudraksha mala bends forward to offer items from a brass plate. At right, a bare-chested man in a black turban, red cloth and garlands of white and pink flowers sits on a silver-framed seat with a smiling expression, receiving the offering from the plate. A small brass lamp and offerings sit near a silver lamp stand, and a silver chariot-like pot is visible at lower centre. The scene suggests an offering or aarti ritual.2018-01-31