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November 20 2011

Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered in an open courtyard before large golden deity murtis with red and blue draped garments, crowns and raised arms. Many visitors in white, cream and pastel kurtas and saris stand in rows, some with hands folded. A man in an orange-brown shawl and dark hair stands near the centre-right. A woman in a yellow-orange sari stands near the murtis, and a red-and-gold canopy and a tall lamp pillar are behind the group.

Night photograph of a covered open pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, red-painted beams and hanging decorative tassels. A large golden deity murti with multiple raised arms, wearing a blue shawl and an orange garment, sits on a red draped pedestal. A crowd of devotees in white, orange, yellow and blue clothing stands around it, many facing the murti, with a few people in the foreground at left. Warm lamp light falls on the scene.

Night scene at a stone-pillared shrine with a large bronze-gold deity murti seated on a raised platform, decorated with white and red garlands. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge. Devotees crowd around the platform: a long-haired figure in orange robes with bare back stands in the foreground, while women in white, saffron and orange saris and men in white and orange shawls stand nearby, some with children. Concrete block walls and a light fixture frame the background.

November 04 2013

Night-time ritual on an open-sided stage under a corrugated roof. Saffron-robed priests stand and sit before a decorated deity murti framed by a golden arch and draped in garlands of marigold and red flowers. A priest in the centre raises a flaming aarti lamp toward the murti while another holds a conch-shaped vessel and a bell. Seated saffron-clad devotees face the murti, with a fire burning in front of them and brass pots and offerings on the cloth. A woman in a red-and-saffron sari sits on a red and gold chair at right with hands folded. Seated white-clad devotees fill the foreground, and a pedestal fan stands at right.

Night-time outdoor ritual under an open tin-roofed pavilion with a smoky haze. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a red velvet throne at left, with a lit oil lamp beside him. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth stands centre, raising a ritual object near a low stone platform covered with brass vessels, flowers, fruit and offerings. Behind him a tall gilded kalasha-topped pillar and a deity murti stand by a seated figure in white. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and saris fill the floor at right and in the foreground, with several standing observers near the back. Coloured cloth tassels and red wires hang from the roof.

Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with tall decorative banners at the sides. In the centre, a deity murti is decorated in red and gold on an ornate altar, lit by oil lamps. Several figures in orange and saffron robes stand and sit near the altar performing puja, with brass vessels and flowers arranged before them. A large seated audience in white clothes fills the foreground, some with their hands raised in worship. A man in white stands at the right edge holding a camera or phone above the crowd, and a foreground figure wears a floral garland. Smoke rises from the proceedings.

Night-time outdoor ritual at an open pavilion. Saffron-robed priests sit in a row on an orange-draped platform before a large decorated deity murti under a golden arch, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A bright fire burns in front of the deity, with brass oil lamps and flower offerings nearby. Seated on a red-upholstered throne at right, a robed figure with long dark hair is attended by a saffron-robed assistant, while a standing priest in orange at left tends the ritual. Around the platform sit a large crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothes, many with hands folded. This appears to be a homa or puja at a deity shrine, with a visible fire and offerings.

Night ritual outdoors at a granite shrine with a deity murti adorned with a flower garland, flanked by red cloth drapes. A man in orange robes stands at center holding a lit camphor aarti plate raised high, while a woman in orange beside him sits with hands folded. Devotees in orange and white sit on the ground in front of a low altar covered with a teal cloth, bearing brass lamps, a fire pit with flames, offerings and white sweets. Many people with raised palms face the altar, with a standing fan and bright overhead lights. A man in orange at right holds his hands together, and a bearded man in orange robes appears in the lower right. Shivaratri night puja setting.

Night procession at an open-air pavilion with a corrugated roof. A gilded, illuminated deity murti sits under a teal and red canopy on a raised palanquin-style platform draped in orange cloth. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some with red shawls, walk toward it. A bystander in a teal top and a man in a light blue shirt stand near the right edge. Bamboo poles lie on the left and a brass kalasha stands at the upper right.

Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with a red-painted pillar and a striped canopy at the right edge. Two garlanded murtis stand on decorated golden thrones, one with flowers in yellow, red and pink, the other draped in marigold garlands. In front, a square fire pit with white steps is set in the ground. On the right, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand with brass vessels and rudraksha malas, flanked by a crowd of devotees in white, cream and green clothing with folded hands. The scene suggests a puja or homa at the fire pit.