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Outdoor ritual scene in bright hazy sunlight. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white and orange flower garland raises a lit camphor or oil lamp aloft with one arm while holding a metal bowl. Beside him on a table are brass and silver ritual vessels, a small silver deity murti of a female figure with a teal garment, an ornate brass kalasha-style lamp stand, marigold offerings, and a red-and-orange umbrella canopy with tassels. Behind, a large crowd in white clothes stands with hands folded under a corrugated metal shelter with tree foliage above.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual under a metal-framed roof hung with white and orange flower garlands. In the centre a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes and a white flower garland, raises a lit camphor flame in a metal aarti lamp, with smoke rising. Before him on a wooden table sit brass plates and vessels, and at right a deity murti in teal drapery is decorated with yellow and red flowers. Around them devotees in white and orange clothing stand with palms pressed together, and women in saris, one in yellow, watch the aarti. Behind them stands a large crowd under a tin roof.2006-12-26Outdoor ritual photo under a metal-framed canopy strung with white and yellow marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe and white garland holds a small brass vessel and a lamp, with incense or smoke rising from it, beside a brass tray of offerings and a silver bowl. Two men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand to his right and left, hands folded in namaskar. Behind them a crowd of devotees, including women in saris, stands with hands joined. On the right, a deity murti with a blue-green body is garlanded in yellow and red flowers. A corrugated roof and tents appear in the background.2006-12-26December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor puja at a decorated deity murti under a red and white tasselled umbrella, with a palm tree and orange building behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair holds up a brass lamp or vessel toward the garlanded murti, which is draped in pink, green and white cloth and covered with white and yellow flower garlands. Offerings on an orange-draped table include bananas, fruit, flowers, brass pots and trays. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind the table, with a few other onlookers nearby.2009-12-23July 03 20122012-07-03A photo of an outdoor puja in progress. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe with a maroon-and-gold border and raises a brass bell-shaped vessel and lamp overhead. Before him on an orange-draped table stands a decorated deity murti covered with white and yellow flower garlands and red-and-white mala strands, under a red and gold fringed umbrella. Brass pots, banana-and-fruit offerings, marigold petals and a red-bordered book lie on the table. Behind, several white-clad devotees stand with hands folded, and palm trees and a tiled-roof building frame the scene. a person: the man in orange with long hair and a saffron robe is an appearance-based candidate, performing the aarti as the officiating priest.2009-12-23Outdoor photograph of a ritual under a canopy of colourful striped and fringed umbrellas and a draped awning. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, wearing long flower garlands of yellow and red blooms, stands in the centre holding a lit lamp and smiling. Beside him a bearded man in white with an orange shawl holds a flame-lit object, and around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded. In the foreground a rock is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. Trees and palm fronds frame the scene.2007-01-12A procession scene outdoors under a red umbrella with tassels. In the centre a man in an orange turban, orange robe and white garland raises one fist and holds a decorated brass vessel while standing among copper kalasha pots wrapped in marigold and white flower garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with lanyards and rudraksha malas, walk around him. Palm trees, a white building with yellow marigold festoons and a yellow-and-red banner are visible behind. The page does not place a person at this event, so no a person identification is made.2010-02-18December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof strung with white and yellow flower garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange shawl over a white garment, with a red tilak on his forehead and a white flower garland, holds a small flaming lamp over a brass tray. Behind him, other men in white with orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a maroon sari with gold bangles also joins her hands. Brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and flower offerings sit on a wooden tray in front, and a carved wooden peetha or throne with garlands is at right. The setting suggests a puja or aarti with several devotees.2006-12-26Outdoor ritual under a open tent frame with pink and red draped cloth and strings of small flags overhead. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a white flower garland stands at centre with both palms raised, facing a low offering table covered with a striped cloth, marigold and flower garlands, bowls of fruit, brass pots and a silver vessel. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls and women in white and yellow saris stand with hands folded in prayer. Colourful umbrellas and a large round brass plate are at the right, and white stone blocks lie on the ground at left.2006-12-29An outdoor ritual under a red and orange canopy decorated with rings of green leaves and orange cloth. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at center, holding a lit camphor lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing with hands folded, and young attendants in white with yellow shawls, sit around a fire pit and brass pots wrapped in green leaves. A portrait photo is displayed on a stand at left, a stone statue and white pillar stand in the background, and palm trees surround the site.2009-09-27