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Evening outdoor ritual at a temple-like shrine. A figure in a white robe with a white head covering and gold-patterned shawl bends forward with folded hands before a square stone yagna pit set in the ground. Beside the pit, a priest in a white dhoti with red borders and a sacred thread stands with hands joined in a gesture of offering. Other devotees in white and light-blue clothes stand behind with palms pressed together. To the right, a grey elephant deity murti sits on a draped pedestal under a garland of yellow, white and purple flowers, with a tall brass lamp stand and a silver kalasha nearby. Palm fronds frame the scene.

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A photograph of a ritual at dusk beside a shrine. In the foreground, a person in white robes with a white head covering and gold-patterned shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed over a square stone-lined pit of water. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands near a decorated deity murti of an elephant-headed deity on a blue-grey mount, adorned with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers and a golden umbrella overhead. A tall brass oil lamp and metal vessels with offerings sit on a red cloth. Two other people in white and light blue shirts stand nearby with hands joined, and a few more people in white are visible in the background.2010-09-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk with smoke rising. In the foreground a bald woman in a yellow sari with folded hands stands beside a square homa fire pit with a black interior and white-and-gold tiled border. 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In the foreground, a woman in white and a woman in a white top with lavender pants lean over a square fire pit, one pouring offerings. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shawl and a woman in an orange sari stand by, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. A water vessel sits at the base of the murti. A banner with a red and white border runs behind the group.2010-09-05Dusk ceremony at an outdoor shrine with a sky tinged purple-red. In the foreground a woman with braided hair, glasses and an orange-and-yellow top stands with her hands held over a square fire pit. Behind her a man in white dhoti with red border and a bare-chested priest with shaved head in white stand near offerings. A woman in white with beaded necklace stands at left. On the right a deity murti sits on a blue-grey vahana-like seat under a yellow lotus-shaped canopy, wrapped in garlands of white and yellow flowers and purple-pink floral backdrop, with a brass lamp stand and palm fronds nearby. Smoke rises from the pit.2010-09-05Evening outdoor ritual in front of a large Ganesha murti decorated with purple and yellow flower garlands and a golden canopy. A priest in white dhoti with red border and bare chest stands at a fire pit or kund, with smoke rising around him. A woman in white clothing with her hands pressed together in prayer stands at the left, another woman with a shaved head in white beside her. Brass lamps, a plantain plant and a silver ritual vessel stand near the platform, and a blue-grey vahana with gold trim sits beneath the deity. Several other people in white and light clothing stand in the background.2010-09-05Photograph of a night-time ritual under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion at a temple. A standing devotee on the left in orange-red robes with a gold border and a red-brown shawl holds palms together in namaste facing the shrine. At the centre, a kneeling priest in white dhoti with gold border offers worship at a golden deity murti decorated with garlands of orange and white flowers. Another priest in rust-red robes holds a brass plate near the murti, and a white-clad attendant stands with a brass vessel to the right. A square stone pit or yajna kund sits in the foreground, and a striped white and maroon wall and steps form the background. Four or more visible people, a ritual pooja scene.2014-11-23Night temple ritual under a open-sided metal roof. A priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl kneels at a small fire lamp beside a homa pit, with a gold-framed deity murti decorated with flower garlands behind him. A standing man in rust-red robes with gold borders holds his hands in anjali toward the shrine, while another man in red-gold robes stands to the right and a person in white clothes holds a ceremonial vessel. The stone pit is lined with marigold petals and a red cloth covers the base of the murti. Striped white and red walls frame the courtyard.2014-11-23January 03 20152015-01-03July 20 20102010-07-20December 07 20162016-12-07