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Night ritual in an open-air pavilion decorated with string lights, hanging fabric tassels and green leaf garlands. A large deity murti in red and gold is decorated with white flower garlands and fronted by an ornate canopy. Several priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged on a raised orange-draped platform performing a puja, one with a lit lamp or offering in hand. Male and female devotees in white and red clothing sit on the ground in rows facing the platform, and a small figure sits on a red chair at right. A printed banner on the right carries Telugu/Kannada script and a phone number. Smoke rises in the lamplight.

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Several men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies sit at the altar tending offerings and oil lamps on brass plates and trays of fruit. Seated at right on a red and gold throne, a person in saffron robes is present. Rows of seated devotees in white and yellow clothing face the altar from the front, many with their backs to the camera.2010-10-15A photograph of an evening puja at an outdoor shrine decorated with white floral and ornamental arches, green leaf garland strung across the top, and tall pillars with coloured fabric. At the centre sits a multi-armed Durga murti with a lion mount, adorned with a red garment and flower garlands, holding weapons. Priests in white dhoti and shawl perform the worship: one stands at left with a vessel while another kneels at the altar in front of brass lamps and offerings. Women in orange and red saris sit on the platform around the altar, and a bare-chested priest in orange and white stands at the far right with folded hands. Devotees in the foreground sit and watch from behind. Ganesha and another deity are seen to the sides under decorative umbrellas. The figure at far right, with long grey hair and white body markings, is an elderly sadhu rather than an identifiable teacher from this view.2010-10-16 +1 copies