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Night-time ritual photograph in a temple courtyard decorated with orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands strung overhead. A woman in a bright orange sari with a red shawl stands centre-right, arms raised with hands together in a devotional gesture, surrounded by men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in saffron cloth. Lit oil lamps and brass plates sit on the floor, and a long white-draped table holds rows of decorated coconuts and offerings beside a pink-cushioned seat. A deity murti stands in a niche at left and a kalasha-style decoration appears at right. Several people are visibly performing puja or aarti. No figure is clearly identified as a person, and the saffron-clad figure is not distinguished by enough cues.

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January 12 20092009-01-12Night photograph of a temple ritual setting decorated with orange and white flower garlands hanging from a canopy. A figure in orange robes stands at center holding a raised light, with a second person in orange and a man in white dhoti and shirt beside them, hands joined in prayer. On the right, rows of decorated kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts sit on a white-draped table beneath a pink lotus-shaped pedestal, with garlands around a framed picture. Brass vessels and offering plates with flowers and fruit are visible in the foreground. This appears to be a puja or aarti with kalasha offerings.2009-01-12Night ritual photo beneath a canopy of orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands hung from a ceremonial structure with a tiered floral tower. 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On the left, several women in orange and saffron saris and garlands stand with hands folded in prayer, beside a man in a white dhoti and shirt. Smoke or incense drifts through the scene and a drum rests in the lower left. A framed picture is garlanded on the upper right. The scene suggests a puja offering, though the exact ritual is not clear.2009-01-12Night photograph of a festival ritual under a canopy of marigold and white jasmine garlands with hanging lamps. A line of people in white dhotis and saris raise brass kalashas and pots overhead. At right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red flower garland and gold necklaces stands beside an ornate saffron-draped platform, with a person (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, garland and gold necklace). Foreground has a row of coconuts wrapped in leaves and mango-leaf decorated pots, plates of fruit and flowers, and a standing bull-headed or horned deity figure on the right. Other white-clad men stand behind.2009-01-12Evening puja inside a marigold-decorated shrine hung with orange and white flower garlands. In the foreground a standing priest in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the altar. Seated at centre, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised cushion, with a second orange-robed attendant seated beside him. The altar holds rows of decorated coconuts or kalasha pots and banana-leaf plates of offerings. Devotees in white and orange stand and sit behind, and a white deity murti is visible at left. Garlands and string lights frame the scene.2009-01-12A night yagna in a flower-decorated pavilion with orange and white marigold garlands hanging from the roof. A standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style neck garland, arms raised, officiates beside a fire pit lined with pink and orange flowers. Men in white dhotis with folded hands stand and a seated man in orange kneels in prayer at lower left. A tiered table holds brass plates of fruit and sweets, rows of kalasha pots topped with mango leaves and coconuts, and a framed photo with a garland. A carved stone deity murti stands at right and a lit oil lamp glows nearby.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A night-time temple ritual under a canopy of marigold and orange flower garlands with string lights overhead. A seated figure in red robes and a crown, with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, sits on a raised red seat at the back, flanked by a decorated pink pedestal. In front, rows of brass kalasha pots topped with coconuts and mango leaves stand on a white-draped table. Devotees in saffron and white sit on the floor, and white-clad priests in orange sashes tend shallow oil lamps and offering plates spread on a cloth. Stone deity murti and a white statue of a seated figure stand at the left, with buckets and a fan visible at the edges. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam with kalasha offerings.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A night-time ritual under a canopy heavily decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. A standing man in orange robes with long dark hair and a mala necklace holds a lit lamp toward a seated group before a fire-side ritual area. Long-haired figure in orange robes sits in the foreground facing the ceremony. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit on mats with brass vessels, fruit and food offerings, and lit oil lamps nearby. White stone murtis of Ganesha stand on pedestals at the sides, with kalasha pots arranged at left.2009-01-12