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Night outdoor puja on a sandy beach. A seated man in orange-red robes with a long mala-style necklace sits on a silver-backed chair beside a tall ceremonial staff, a person appearance cue of distinctive long hair and orange clothing, but identity is uncertain. Before a small brick fire pit with a burning flame, a figure in purple shawl and white dhoti stands at a bronze-toned deity murti, holding a lamp and a bell-like vessel. Golden bronze statues of deity figures and a standing figure stand on a red platform. Nearby, a man in a purple-pink turban and garland wears white dhoti. Seated devotees in red and white watch from the background under night lights.

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December 25 20152015-12-25Night outdoor puja on sand beside a small brick fire pit with bright flames. A man with long dark hair, a red-orange garment and beaded necklaces sits on an ornate silver-trimmed seat at left. Beside the fire, a shirtless man wears a magenta turban and rudraksha-style garland and sits cross-legged. A woman in a purple and teal sari stands holding a lamp near a golden deity murti of a standing figure with a crown, and a tall bronze standing figure with a kalasha-like top is being bathed with liquid from a vessel held by a bare-chested man in a striped pink dhoti. A small golden child figure stands at right. Seated devotees in white and red clothing fill the background under dark night sky, with lights and offerings on a blue-draped table.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Night outdoor ritual on a sandy ground at a homa fire pit built of red bricks, with flames rising from a pile of logs. A man with a pink turban and bare torso, wearing beaded necklaces, sits beside the fire. Behind him, a figure in a purple-and-blue sari leans toward the flames. Large golden deity murti statues stand in the foreground, including a figure holding a lotus-like object and a smaller child figure at right. A man in a striped pink dhoti pours from a white vessel near a blue-draped table. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a low ornate wooden seat at left, hands folded. Around him, a crowd of seated devotees watches in the darkness, with lamps and offering plates on the ground.2015-12-25Night outdoor ritual on sand beside a small brick fire pit with burning flames and stacked firewood. Three bronze deity murti stand on a red wooden platform: a central figure holding a trident-like staff and wheel, flanked by a female figure in a striped sari and a smaller figure. A shirtless priest in a pink-purple cloth and white dhoti, wearing a beaded necklace and holding a small pot, pours or offers at the murti while another man raises a kalasha above the central figure. Seated on the left under a silver-framed chair, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and rudraksha-style beads sits with hands folded near oil lamps and brass items. A crowd of seated devotees in white and pastel clothing watches in the dark background.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Night-time abhishekam at an outdoor sandy site: a bare-chested priest in a pink and green striped dhoti, with white sacred markings on his chest and a garland around his neck, pours water from a metal vessel over bronze deity murtis standing on a red wooden platform. Behind him, seated devotees watch, some wearing red-and-white striped shirts with orange lanyards. A silver bucket sits on the sand and water runs down the statues.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Night ritual on a sandy beach beside a red wooden platform. A man seated on a carved wooden throne-style chair at left, in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklaces, presses his palms together in namaste; a sannyasi-style figure with long dark hair and a trident beside him. At center a devotee in a green and gold sari bows and offers flowers before a golden deity murti of a standing figure with a crown-like headdress. Another attendant in a yellow and green sari holds a plate of offerings, and a shirtless priest in white dhoti and purple-pink cloth stands nearby. Crowds of seated devotees watch from behind, and small oil lamps, incense and puja items are arranged on the sand.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25