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February 06 20142014-02-06February 06 20142014-02-06October 03 20142014-10-03December 20 20132013-12-20February 06 20142014-02-06February 06 20142014-02-06February 06 20142014-02-06Night ritual at an open-air temple pavilion. Orange-robed priests stand at a decorated deity murti with silver arch, garlands and a kalasha-style offering, performing abhishekam or puja while smoke rises. A seated figure in orange and red clothing sits on an orange throne-like chair at right, facing the altar. Around twenty seated devotees in orange and white saris and dhotis, many with hair in buns, sit on the floor facing the shrine. A large oil lamp burns at left, and a banner with a map and text hangs at upper left. A screen beside the altar shows a video.2015-11-13Night-time outdoor ritual with a large crowd seated on colourful striped mats facing a raised stone platform. A brass kalasha-style altar and a golden throne-like seat draped with white garlands sit at the centre, with a lit oil lamp and a small flame on the platform. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls, and a few wear yellow and red. In the right foreground, a large figure in a dark gold-embroidered shawl sits with his back to the camera beside a wooden bench. A priest in orange stands at the right edge, and a woman in white stands at the left. A lit screen shows an image in the background and string lights hang overhead.2016-02-22February 06 20142014-02-06Night outdoor gathering on a raised green-draped stage lit by a bright overhead lamp and string lights. A shaven-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands center-front while gesturing. Behind him, thirty or more young boys and girls sit in rows wearing maroon kurtas and maroon shawls with gold trim, some with rudraksha malas. Loudspeakers, wooden poles, a water bottle and a brass puja tray with a lit lamp and flowers appear in the foreground. a person is not identifiable from appearance in this image.2012-04-06A night-time outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style open pavilion. On a raised orange platform in the centre, a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland sits facing the assembly, while two attendants in orange stand beside him. Behind them a row of people in white dhotis and shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a large seated assembly of devotees in orange and red robes, many women with hair in buns and white flower garlands, face the platform. A brass lamp and an offering tray sit at the platform's base. At upper right a large deity murti with a flower-decorated face and garland is shown, and a fan and striped cloth appear nearby. a person candidate is a seated figure in orange on the central platform, identity uncertain from appearance.2014-10-03