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Evening 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.2011-11-06November 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 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.2011-11-06Evening puja at a stone shrine with a deity murti dressed in red and gold, garlanded with marigold and white flower strands, flanked by brass lamps and banana leaves. A man in white dhoti with a yellow border holds a lit lamp toward the deity. In the foreground, seated devotees in white and teal clothing sit before metal bowls of food, bananas and fruit, with a lit fire-pit area visible. The scene appears to be a ritual worship session at dusk.2011-11-06Night photograph of an illuminated shrine with a white stone arch framed in gold, holding a seated deity murti of a male and female form adorned with red and yellow flower garlands and red cloth backdrop. Gold-coloured brass lamps and oil lamp stands stand before the murti. Three silhouetted people in the foreground perform aarti: the figure at left raises a lamp, the central figure holds a lit lamp aloft, and a figure at right holds a flaming lamp. Orange curtains hang beside the shrine and a metal railing lines the foreground.2010-07-13A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders performs aarti before a decorated deity murti on a stone shrine. The priest holds a lit multi-flame lamp in his raised right hand. The deity figures are adorned with marigold and yellow flower garlands, red cloth and gold ornaments, seated beneath a gilded arch. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and banana leaves frame the scene. Two or three devotees are partially visible at the bottom edge, one wearing a dark head covering.2011-11-06March 02 20182018-03-02November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 06 20112011-11-06October 04 20112011-10-04February 16 20072007-02-16