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November 06 20112011-11-06Night-time outdoor ritual before a stone shrine lit by warm lamps, with banana plants flanking the scene. Inside the shrine, a red-garbed deity murti stands with a crown, flanked by two smaller figures, and is garlanded with orange and red flowers. Before it, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head sits at left, preparing offerings from bowls and plates of fruit, flowers and sticks. Five devotees sit on mats in white and green clothes, including a woman in a green sari, facing the shrine as a puja unfolds. Brass lamps and camera equipment are visible at the edges.2011-11-06Evening worship before a stone shrine framed by banana plants and lit oil lamps. Garlanded deity murti with red garments and gold crowns stands at the centre, flanked by floral garlands and a decorated arch. Seated devotees in white and light clothing sit on the floor facing the shrine, some wearing jasmine garlands. At left a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits beside brass vessels and a tray of offerings. A brass oil lamp and tall candlesticks stand near the altar, and a small child sits at right. Roughly six people are visible.2011-11-06December 10 20072007-12-10December 30 20092009-12-30Evening outdoor puja in front of a stone shrine with a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands and a golden crown, flanked by banana leaves and brass oil lamps. A monk in saffron robes with a bare head sits on the left facing the shrine beside a yellow-draped platform holding offerings. A man in white dhoti and a young man in white clothes sit on mats, a woman in orange sari sits near the centre, and others in white and teal sit to the right while a cameraman stands with a tripod. Trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts and bundled herbs surround the group on an orange cloth.2011-11-06A night-time homa or fire ritual under a tin-roofed open pavilion. A large fire burns in a stone fire pit in the foreground. Behind it stands an ornate shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and red flowers, lit by oil lamps, holding a deity murti with a multi-armed form and a red cloth hanging at the side. Above the shrine sits a small arched niche with a deity figure, flanked by two recumbent bulls. An orange-robed priest sits cross-legged before the fire, while several young boys in white dhotis and kurtas sit on mats around it, with brass pots and vessels arranged on the floor. A young boy in a pink top sits at the right edge.2007-12-10December 02 20162016-12-02Photograph of a night ritual inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. At the back, a stone shrine holds a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and red and gold cloth, with a bull figure above. In front, a seated priest in an orange robe tends a fire pit built of bricks, with flames rising from it and brass vessels arranged on the floor. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts sit on mats, and brass lamps and ritual implements are laid out. The scene suggests a homa or yagna.2007-12-10Night puja at an open-sided pavilion with a striped roof and banners on the sides. A stone shrine is heavily decorated with marigold and red flower garlands and red-and-yellow fabric, holding two deity murtis, one with a tall crown. Several men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand and perform the ritual, one holding a lamp and another facing the shrine. Rows of seated devotees in white and colourful saris face the shrine, with brass oil lamps on the floor in front.2007-12-10September 22 20092009-09-22July 21 20102010-07-21