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Outdoor ritual on the stone ghats of a riverside temple complex with tiered pagoda roofs and crowds on steps. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print garment and a marigold garland, raises a long ceremonial trident-like staff. Near the centre, a saffron-robed priest with a shaved head sits on a red cloth before a decorated green altar with orange marigold garlands and small shrines, with plates of offerings, fruits, sweets and a kalasha-like vessel. Other saffron-clad sadhus sit with a laptop, and white-clad women and a man with a camera watch from the carpeted area. Spectators line a balcony above the temple.

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Outdoor ritual at a riverside temple complex with tiered stone steps and multi-roofed shrines. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange robes sits on a red cloth before offering plates, brass lamps, flowers and a cone-shaped offering, while another orange-robed person sits at a laptop. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print garment and an orange wrap, raises a trident-like ceremonial staff toward a decorated deity form with orange garlands. Devotees in orange, red and purple clothing sit on the floor, and a large crowd gathers on the steps and balconies behind them.2012-08-01Outdoor ritual at a riverside temple ghat with stone steps and multi-tiered temple roofs behind. On a red cloth, a bald priest in orange robes sits before plates of offerings, flowers and oil lamps. A devotee in orange holds a trident aloft above a decorated deity murti on a golden base, garlanded with orange flowers. Seated women in orange and red saris and several monks in orange robes face the ritual, while a large crowd gathers on the steps and balcony.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor ritual at a multi-tiered Hindu temple complex with golden roofs, stone steps and ghats along a river. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair, a flower garland and a leopard-print top raises one hand while seated on a red cloth. In front of her, a shaven-headed man in orange robes sits on a red mat beside brass plates of offerings, flowers and oil lamps. Behind them, several people in orange and white sit on carpets watching, one in orange holds a camera and another in orange works on a laptop. A decorated deity murti sits under flowers on a green altar, with a crowd moving along the steps behind.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor ritual at a temple complex with a gilded pagoda-style roof and white stone walls. A bald priest in an orange-saffron robe sits on a red cloth at the centre, surrounded by brass and silver puja vessels, plates of offerings, flowers and a small ornate deity murti. Devotees sit on rugs and red cloth around him: a woman in a white shawl with a saffron sash, a man with a camera, and a person in orange holding a laptop. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair and an orange flower garland raises a ceremonial item. Behind them, a crowd climbs stone steps toward the temple, with marigold garlands on the railings and a yellow flag on a pole overhead.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor puja at a temple complex with stone steps and white and grey shrine structures behind. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes sits cross-legged on a red cloth, surrounded by silver plates, bowls of flowers, spices, incense sticks, and silver vessels. Behind him a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands and stands on a green cloth. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print top and marigold garland, raises a silver trident. Crowds of devotees stand and sit on the steps in the background.2012-08-01Outdoor ritual at a riverside temple ghat with stone steps crowded by onlookers in the background. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a red cloth, writing on a sheet of paper beside brass and silver puja plates, flowers, wood sticks, a kalasha and a silver container. Nearby, a woman with long dark hair and a marigold garland, in a leopard-print top, raises a silver trident aloft while a laptop sits open on a rug. Behind the ritual area, a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands sits on a green cloth beneath an umbrella, with lamps lit before it. Pagoda-style shrines stand in the background. Eight to ten visible people in the scene, seated and standing.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple complex with white and grey shikhara-style shrines behind a large crowd standing on stone steps. In the foreground, a bald priest in orange robes sits cross-legged on a red cloth beside a spread of silver and steel puja vessels, bowls of flowers, leaves, spices and offerings. Facing the shrine, a person with long dark hair, a leopard-print garment and an orange-marigold garland raises a silver trident. Another person in orange sits at a laptop on the right. Before a deity murti draped in marigold garlands, a kalasha and lamps are arranged on a green cloth. Several seated devotees in orange and purple clothing sit on the red mat at the right edge.2012-08-01