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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple procession. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body bends forward to offer a tray at a decorated golden palanquin or chariot shrine. A woman in a yellow sari and red blouse holds a lit oil lamp beside him. Behind the palanquin, a deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a large flaming lamp at right. A shaven-headed man in white robes stands at left with hands clasped, and other devotees in white and orange garments stand nearby. A gold-trimmed table or platform supports the offerings.2013-01-09December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12Night outdoor ritual on a raised stage under a white canopy with an orange valance. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a garland, lifts a silver vessel high with both hands above a fire pit where flames burn. Two garlanded deity murtis stand on a gold-decorated base beside the fire, one with a crown. Behind them a woman in red and orange garments with a garland raises her hand, and devotees in white stand around the stage. A round drum-like instrument and brass items sit at the front. A banner with Tamil script hangs at left.2012-06-03Night-time outdoor ritual at a decorated deity murti on a wooden cart. The murti is draped with yellow, orange and red flower garlands and a purple garland, set against gold-framed decoration and white cloth. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white turban and gold chains stands at the right, reaching toward a brass tray. In the centre a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wears a tall ornate blue-and-white decorated cap and gold bangles, holding a tray. A woman in a yellow sari at left holds a small device. Brass lamps, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a plate of flowers and a tray of money sit on the cart. Ganesha is carved on the cart side.2011-12-12November 20 20132013-11-20Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard with a white marble floor. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-red borders stands barefoot, holding a silver plate with a lit flame, offering aarti to a row of devotees who extend their hands toward the fire in gesture of receiving blessings. Women in saris, including a woman in a purple shawl, a woman in an orange sari with green, and a woman in a light blue sari, press palms together. Hanging decorative banners in red, orange and yellow line the background, with more devotees in white seated and standing behind. An aarti ceremony with devotees receiving the flame.2010-11-12November 18 20152015-11-18Night-time outdoor puja before a decorated deity murti housed in a gold-framed shrine heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, red and white flowers. A priest in white dhoti and white cloth with bare chest stands bent over an offering table, holding an oil lamp, while flames burn at the edges. Plates of fruit and offerings, brass lamps and a kalasha sit on a golden cloth. Two people in white stand at the left; a photographer in light clothing with a camera is at the far left edge. Speakers and a dark background frame the scene, with a partially visible sign reading Temple.2013-01-09November 18 20152015-11-18April 06 20172017-04-06Night photograph of an evening ritual at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof. A person in a red-orange robe with an orange shawl holds a brass lamp of flaming oil or camphor with flowers, extending it toward a second person in a white dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala, who holds a metal plate. Behind them stands a golden deity murti with a decorated arch and a gilded vahana figure on a red-draped base. A square fire pit with ash sits in front, and white-and-red striped steps lie in the background. Two physical people are visible.2014-11-23