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A photograph of a festive temple-style ritual at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground, a figure seated on a raised platform wears saffron-red robes and a thick flower garland of yellow and red blossoms, with a dark braided topknot and white markings on the face and arms. Beside them, a standing woman in orange-red robes and a dark rudraksha mala gestures with open hands toward the seated figure. Several white-clad and orange-clad devotees stand close, some with palms pressed together. Offerings of flowers and brass items sit on a table, and a stone pillar with carved relief and a red cloth stand behind them. Palm trees and a crowd fill the background, with a small LIVE sign visible at right.

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March 07 20162016-03-07Outdoor temple-courtyard ritual at a Mahashivaratri event. In the foreground a seated figure with a tall dark braided hair bun, wearing a red-orange robe, a thick yellow and red flower garland, gold necklaces and white ash markings on the arms, works over an offering at a stone shrine. Behind them a standing devotee in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a red cloth and a pot near a yellow carry bag. Around them many people in orange, red and white garments crowd close, some with white ash on their foreheads. A carved stone pillar, palm trees and a red cloth canopy frame the scene, and a small sign reading LIVE is visible at right.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photo at an outdoor temple setting under a palm-fringed sky during a Pratyakshya Pada Puja. A seated figure with a tall, dark, piled hairstyle wears an orange-red garment, a yellow and red marigold garland, and white ash markings on the arm, while smiling and touching a white-dusted murti or feet area. Several devotees stand behind, including a woman in an orange-red shawl with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks, a woman in grey with a light shawl, and a man in orange with white tripundra markings. A red cloth hangs behind the seated figure beside a carved stone pillar and a LIVE sign.2016-03-07Outdoor temple-style ritual at a corrugated-roof shelter with palm trees behind. A person with long black hair, saffron wrap and orange garland of yellow and red flowers sits on a raised stone platform with white ash-marked arms, pouring or applying offerings. Around them, several devotees in orange and red clothing, rudraksha malas and a woman in white with a mala crowd close, holding out hands with offerings. A stone pillar with carved detail frames the scene, and a LIVE sign is visible in the background.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Outdoor temple-precinct scene at a Mahashivaratri puja. In the left foreground a long-haired man in saffron-orange draped cloth wears a thick garland of yellow and red flowers and has white ash marks on his arms, applying a white powder or ash with his hand over a red-and-yellow offering. Beside him a second man in orange robes and rudraksha beads, with hair piled high, stands near a pillar and kalasha-like offerings. A woman in a white sari with a maroon border and two devotees, one in white and one in orange, receive offerings at the right. A red cloth hangs behind, palm trees and a striped awning overhead, with a small LIVE sign visible in the background.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple ritual with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a person with a tall dark swept-up hairstyle and a white horizontal mark on the forehead wears a red-and-orange garment, a red and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and is applying white powder to a stone linga. Beside them, another person in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white-painted face gestures toward the linga. Behind them, many devotees in white and orange clothing gather under a palm-lined open-air temple pavilion with carved stone pillars, a red curtain, and garlanded deity figures on the left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Outdoor photograph of a Mahashivaratri padapuja at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a sunlit sky. In the foreground a seated figure in orange-red robes with a wide white-smeared forearm and a yellow-and-red flower garland offers white powder over a stone or lingam-like form, while a devotee in white reaches in to help. Behind, a figure with long dark matted hair, a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace, dressed in red-orange, looks on. Other devotees in red and white stand nearby, and a red cloth hangs from a striped awning beside a stone carved pillar with a small LIVE sign.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07