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A night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A bare-chested priest in a red and gold dhoti and shawl stands at the front of an elaborately painted stepped platform, raising a silver-and-white decorated kalasha topped with a garland and green leaves high overhead with his right arm. Two painted lions flank the platform base, and a painted Ganesha figure sits on the right. On the left, a man in white ritual cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel and looks upward. Behind the platform, an illuminated deity murti in a colourful decorated shrine glows against the dark background. Pink lotus shapes and leaves decorate the platform sides.

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A photograph taken at night of a priest seen from behind, bare-chested with a red-maroon and gold-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder, raising one arm high while holding a small ornate object aloft. He stands before a decorated altar with two seated figurines in red and white, potted plants with green leaves, and a pink and white draped piece. Behind him a lit deity murti or shrine glows warmly with lamps. The scene suggests an evening puja or aarti with the priest offering a raised item, though the exact ritual is not clearly identifiable.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25Night photograph of a puja at an outdoor shrine. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a maroon turban, bare-chested with a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti, and white sacred marks on his body, raises a long slender rod toward a decorated deity murti on a tiered pedestal. The murti is draped in orange and green cloth and heavy garlands of white flowers, with a kalasha-like crown and a mound of green leaves. Two carved lions flank the base, and two small seated figures with folded hands sit on the pedestal. Behind, illuminated shrine figures and red-clad deities glow in a lit doorway.2014-08-21Night-time photo of a priest in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl raising a lit camphor flame on a brass aarti lamp toward a decorated deity murti. The murti sits on a tiered wooden peetha with a kalasha-like vase, white and red flower garlands, green leaves and lion carvings at the base. Another person in white with a rudraksha mala bends forward at the lower left. Striped red and white wall behind.2014-11-25Photograph at night of a priest seen from behind, wearing a maroon-and-gold turban, a maroon robe with gold border, and rudraksha beads around his neck, as he adorns a decorated deity murti with white flower garlands and a bead necklace. The murti stands on a painted pedestal flanked by kneeling figures and golden lions, with green leaves and oil lamps nearby. Blurred illuminated shrine figures appear in the background. The priest is a ritual officiant performing puja; his face is not visible and his identity cannot be determined from appearance.2014-08-21Night-time temple ritual photographed from behind. A bare-chested priest in a red-and-gold dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, with a rudraksha mala at his neck, stands before an ornate decorated palanquin or shrine platform. The structure is draped in white and red flower garlands, green leaves, a pink cloth, and a gold-ornamented deity murti topped by a crown-like finial with two golden birds. Painted figures and a lion-faced figure decorate the base. The priest holds a plate or offering tray while attending the deity, with a lit temple hall in the background.2014-11-25August 21 20142014-08-21Night photograph of a temple ritual at a decorated ratha-style deity platform draped in white jasmine garlands, green leaves and a maroon and gold cloth. A deity murti with ornate gold and jewelled adornments sits at the centre on a kalasha-like crown. A man seen from behind, wearing a maroon turban and a maroon and gold wrap with a rudraksha mala, extends his arm to offer flowers or a lamp at the platform. Carved golden lion figures and small seated sage statues flank the base. Lit shrine figures glow in the background.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21