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A night-time temple ritual under a decorated canopy. A seated figure on a red and gold throne wears an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads, facing a white altar stone. Several priests in white dhoti and shawl sit around the altar; the foremost priest, bare-chested, performs a puja with a brass vessel and offerings. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit, dried red chillies, white flower petals and garlands. Behind them stand a large decorated murti of a deity with garlands, colourful hanging tassels and a bright festoon. A standing attendant in white robes with a red-bordered cloth is at right, and devotees sit on mats at the far right edge.

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October 15 20102010-10-15Night-time outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-like setting. A seated priest in white dhoti with a shaved head and sandalwood markings on his forehead and arms tends a white stone yajna platform with a dark square fire pit. Behind him, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads sits upright on a red velvet throne with gold trim; a seated white-clad assistant stands beside. Several white-clad attendants sit in the background. Plates of flowers, grains, fruits and coconut-like offerings lie on a white cloth in the foreground, with brass vessels and oil lamps nearby. Behind the platform are decorated deity figures, marigold garlands and colourful striped hangings.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesNight-time puja before a large deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount, decorated with white floral arch, garlands and flowers. Seven men sit on a cloth in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha or gold necklaces, several with shaved heads. A seated figure on a gold-framed red throne wears a blue turban and blue garment with a garland. One priest on the left pours from a vessel; men in the foreground hold offering items and a small metal bowl of flame. Fruits, bananas, coconuts, brass lamps and a wooden drum-like instrument lie on the floor, and red-and-green string lights hang in the background.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Night ritual at an outdoor puja pandal decorated with leaf festoons, hanging colourful tassels and a string of lights. A large murti of a goddess with a crown and garlands stands in the background at left. Seated in white dhotis, several priests with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas perform a homa at a low fire-pit platform, with brass plates of offerings, flowers and sweets nearby. A person in a blue garment and a red-cushioned gold throne sits at the rear right, and a saffron-robed figure stands behind the priests. Devotees in yellow and white sit on the ground in the foreground.2010-10-15Night-time outdoor ritual at a square stone fire pit (homa/yagna) with a lit flame rising from it. A standing priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp or ritual flame aloft. Around the pit, several shaved-headed men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit with plates of offerings, flowers and grain, and some have palms joined in prayer. On the right, decorated deity murti of Ganesha and a lion-mounted goddess stand under garlands, with a lit torana of coloured lights and hanging green leaf garlands overhead. Ceremonial brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels sit on the floor.2010-10-15