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Night-time temple ritual photographed in warm lamplight. In the left foreground a shirtless man in an orange-red turban and red dhoti, with a rudraksha mala across his chest, carries a silver plate of white flower garlands. Behind him, several young women sit in a row in colourful silk saris, wearing white jasmine garlands and red floral strands, with vibhuti on their foreheads. The woman at right raises one arm to adjust her hair decorated with flowers. A basket of red and pink petals and brass oil lamps sit nearby, and a drummer and other ritual participants stand in the background.

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Night-time ritual photograph at an outdoor temple-style pavilion lit by oil lamps. A shirtless priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a silver tray of white flowers toward a row of young women seated on a stone bench. The women wear vivid saffron-orange and purple-blue silk saris with gold jewellery, jasmine garlands and bangles; one holds a long white flower garland. Behind them, other shirtless men in white dhotis and an orange-clad attendant stand near brass lamps and offerings. The scene suggests a puja or garland-offering ceremony. A small lilac logo appears in the top-left corner, and a copyright notice runs across the lower right.2016-10-29Night outdoor ritual scene. A priest in an orange-red turban and saffron-red dhoti, bare-chested with a sacred thread and rudraksha-style beads, stands at left offering items from his hands toward a row of young girls seated on a stone ledge. The girls wear purple, blue and orange-gold silk blouses and sarees with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands, and hold leaf-plates with yellow flowers and fruit. Yellow and orange flower petals are scattered on the ledge, and brass oil lamps and plates stand nearby. Several other figures in saffron dhotis are blurred in the background. The person at left is a priest; no identification is claimed from appearance.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29A photograph of a nighttime ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A bare-chested priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti, wearing a long rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate of white flower petals and garlands on the left. Beside him, a row of young women in orange, red and green saris and salwar, wearing white jasmine garlands and gold jewellery, sit in a line receiving or offering flowers and small brass vessels. The foreground woman in a red sari and gold-patterned skirt holds flowers toward the plate. A glowing fire and a decorated deity murti are visible in the background among green foliage and hanging garlands. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29Night photograph of a ritual scene outdoors. A bare-chested man in an orange-red turban and a red-orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and bangles on his wrists, faces a row of young girls seated on the ground. The girls wear white jasmine garlands with red flowers, sandalwood or white tilak marks on their foreheads, and gold jewellery. The girl in the centre wears a purple blouse and blue-purple sari, and the girl at right wears a brown-gold blouse, both gesturing with their hands toward the man. Oil lamps glow on the ground and fruit or offerings are arranged in the background.2016-10-29Night ritual photograph at an open-sided pavilion with red pillars and a hanging garland fringe overhead. A bare-chested priest in a red-orange turban and orange dhoti with gold borders stands at left holding a tray of orange-yellow flower offerings and reaching toward the seated girls. Behind him, other priests in orange and saffron robes stand, and a white-clad attendant holds a brass tray of flowers. Five to six young girls sit in a row on a stone bench wearing silk saris in green, maroon, purple and pink, with jasmine and marigold garlands around their necks and flowers in their hair. The scene reads as an arati or puja blessing.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Night outdoor ritual photograph. A bare-chested priest with an orange turban and orange-and-gold dhoti stands at left, facing three young women seated on a white cloth. The women wear orange, teal and blue silk saris with white jasmine garlands and red flowers; the central woman in orange holds a small brass vessel and a plate of brass bowls on a green leaf, while the woman at right in orange holds a garland and flowers. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the cloth in front of them, and dark foliage surrounds the scene.2016-10-29