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Night outdoor ritual at a raised platform. Two decorated deity murtis stand on a golden base, garlanded with white and red flowers; the left figure wears an orange turban and ornate jewellery, the right wears a yellow sari and crown. A tall brass lamp with a lit flame stands behind them. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style gold chain and tilak stands with hands folded in prayer beside a fire pit with flames and small offering cones of sacred items. Green and white cloth covers the platform.

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A night outdoor ritual at a temple-style stage. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-bead necklace, holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a fire pit. Behind him, two deity murtis wearing red, yellow and green garlands and ornate crowns stand on a gold-trimmed platform. Devotees in saris and white clothing stand in the background among string lights and a purple backdrop.2012-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20122012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29October 15 20122012-10-15Night outdoor puja on a raised platform with two metal deity murtis decorated with garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, standing behind a green-painted altar holding flower offerings and a lit oil lamp. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace and shaved head works at the right, bringing his hands over a silver vessel with a small microphone in front of him. Another orange-robed figure stands partly behind the deity at upper left, and banana leaves cover the ground in front. Lights glow in the dark background, with a speaker stack at right.2012-09-29Night ritual outdoors on a raised platform. Two metal deity murtis stand adorned with flower garlands of red, white and yellow blossoms and jewelled necklaces, with a kalasha-like brass vessel and pink flower offerings in front. A man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head sits cross-legged at the right, playing a small hand bell or cymbal-style instrument near a microphone, with a brass bowl beside him. Flames rise from a fire pit in front of the murtis. Another person in orange stands behind the left deity. Banana leaves cover the floor and a dark tree line and speaker stand appear in the background. Green and gold ornamental stone platform.2012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29Night outdoor puja at an open-air shrine under a white and orange canopy. A man in saffron-brown dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, holds a lit multi-wick aarti lamp toward two silver-decorated deity murtis draped in marigold and red-flower garlands. A fire pit burns in front of the murtis. Several devotees stand in the background, some in sarees, with strings of lights and trees behind.2012-09-29Night outdoor fire ritual at an open stage under a draped orange canopy. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at right, holding a small metal vessel over a large flame. Two decorated deity murtis stand at left, garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, one with an orange turban and crown. Flower offerings lie on a golden tray in front of the flames. Several people in white shirts and a woman in pink watch from behind a low rail, and a microphone stands on a stand. The a person candidate is a shaved-headed priest in saffron, without the hair or crown cues needed for an identification.2012-09-29May 05 20152015-05-05A photograph at night of a temple shrine where a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and bare chest, holds a lit camphor flame on a metal plate toward a deity murti. Two stone-grey murtis of a couple stand behind a pedestal heaped with garlands of yellow, white, red and pink flowers, with gold crowns and jewelled ornaments. A trident-like staff and brass oil lamps stand beside the shrine, with fruit offerings in front. The setting is an open granite pavilion with carved pillars and dark trees behind, consistent with an aarti during a Shivaratri puja. The man's identity is not established by appearance.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16