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A night-time ritual in an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. A priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti stands centre-left, holding a lit lamp toward a row of women seated on a raised platform. The women wear red and orange saris and garlands of yellow and white flowers. Behind them, a white and red decorated shrine holds a deity murti, with brass oil lamps in front. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees sit or stand on the left, and yellow flower petals are scattered on the floor. A world map display hangs on the back wall, and hanging garlands decorate the ceiling.

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A ritual scene under a corrugated roof at night. A man in an orange turban and orange dhoti stands at left, holding a brass vessel and gesturing toward a row of women seated on a raised stone platform. The women wear red and orange saris, garlands of white flowers, and sit on a striped cloth with scattered yellow petals. Behind them stand painted clay deity figures, including a Ganesha-like figure with an elephant head and a decorated image in white and gold, beside a large golden trident. Seated devotees, many bare-chested or in orange cloth, fill the left foreground. A map display with a printed photo hangs on the back wall, and a brass lamp stands at right. Prayer ritual, puja setting.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Evening ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and red beams. A barefoot priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a matching orange head turban stands at centre, bare-chested with a gold-edged cloth draped at the waist, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a green leafy branch in the other, offering aarti. Seated on a raised platform at right, two women in red and maroon silk saris wear floral garlands, and a third sits beside them in a dark dress. Along the floor, rows of seated devotees wear garlands and orange cloths, and a man at left holds his hands in anjali. A deity murti sits in a decorated shrine with a trident at the right edge, and a world map hangs on the back wall. Strings of colourful tassels decorate the ceiling.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10A night-time homa or fire ritual under a corrugated roof. A priest with a bare chest and orange-saffron dhoti stands at left, wearing an orange-red turban, holding a white book and gesturing toward a row of young girls seated on a raised platform. The girls wear white and orange garlands, colourful silk saris in maroon, green and pink, and sit before a blazing fire pit. Behind them stand floral-decorated deity figures of Ganesha and a goddess. A map of the world with lit points hangs on the back wall. Several men and boys in orange and white sit on the ground at left, and a microphone is set on the platform.2016-10-10Night ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a roof of corrugated sheeting. A standing priest in an orange-red turban and orange-red dhoti with a sash stretches one arm toward a fire pit, holding a small offering vessel, while reading from a book. Five young girls sit in a row on a raised platform wearing white-and-pink garlands of flowers, one in a green sari and one in a striped skirt set, with a tray of flowers and food nearby. Behind them stands a large golden trident and a deity murti in ornate gold dress beside the flames. Seated devotees in orange cloth and white fill the left foreground, and a background wall displays a world map with green lights.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10A night ritual scene in an open-air pavilion lit by flame. A young man in an orange-red turban and orange-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holding a flaming lamp and a small brass vessel toward a row of young women seated on a stone ledge. The women wear colourful silk saris and lehengas in red, pink, green, blue and purple, with jasmine and marigold garlands, lotus flowers held in their hands, and gold jhumka earrings. Marigold petals are scattered on the ground. Other men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand in the background, and a photographer is visible. The setting appears to be a festive puja or aarti.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10A night-time ritual photograph on an open stone-floored pavilion. In the centre, a shirtless man in an orange-red turban and orange-red dhoti stands with his back partly toward the camera, extending his hands toward a row of young women seated along a low stone ledge. The women wear saris in blue, pink, purple and multicoloured patterns, with gold jewellery, flower garlands and fresh flowers held in their hands and in their hair. Seated on the floor at left, a group of boys and men in orange and white clothes, some wearing marigold garlands, hold open books. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the ground. A camera is visible at the top left corner.2016-10-10Night ritual photograph: a row of young women in colourful silk saris with flower garlands and jewellery sit on a raised stone platform, holding flowers and offerings. In the foreground a man with bare upper body and a saffron-orange turban and dhoti, carrying a tray or plate, stands facing them. Behind them are painted deity figures and a decorated backdrop with garlands, and the floor is strewn with yellow marigold petals and kolam designs.2016-10-10