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Night outdoor ceremony in front of a decorated open-air pavilion with a striped canopy in red, yellow and green, lit by floodlights. A standing figure in orange robes with a yellow garland holds a lamp or flame toward the scene. Several people in white clothes with yellow or orange sashes stand facing forward, some with their backs to the camera. Rows of dark chairs or seats fill the foreground. Banana trees, paper and flower garlands hang along the fence, and a blue cloth covers part of the stage.

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August 01 20082008-08-01Dusk outdoor ritual scene with rows of many dark black stone Shivalingams arranged on a paved ground, each with a reddish-brown base. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands in front of a string of lights and a tall banana plant; many wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls or sashes, and some women wear saris in orange and pink. Two striped umbrellas and string lights frame the gathering under a blue evening sky with palm and tree silhouettes. A man in white stands at the left edge near a lit lamp, performing an offering among the lingams.2008-08-01Night-time outdoor photograph of a large crowd at a temple courtyard. Many people in white traditional clothes, mostly men and women with hands joined in namaskar, stand in rows facing a lit stage area. Two figures in saffron/orange robes stand near the front of the crowd on the sandy ground, with yellow flower petals scattered nearby. A tall ceremonial pole rises at left beside palm trees, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella shelters a decorated area at right, with a few devotees in yellow-bordered white garments. The scene suggests a devotional gathering in a temple compound.2009-12-21Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual field with rows of Shiva lingams, each draped in white cloth and decorated with yellow-green flowers and small dark pots. A prominent larger lingam in the foreground wears a garland of white and yellow flowers. Banana plants, strings of bunting, bright street lights and a decorated platform with a golden structure stand at the back of the grounds. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2010-12-29Night outdoor ritual at an open ground lit by floodlights and a string of lights. A man in an orange dhoti and garland holds a lamp toward a row of black lingam-shaped pillars and a central fire pit with rising smoke. A devotee in white dhoti with gold border stands at left, and other men in orange robes and white clothes stand behind. At right, a seated figure in white with a white head covering and a garland sits before a small altar with oil lamps. Brass bells and a plate are on a mat in front of the altar, and the scene suggests an evening puja or homa.2011-05-16Evening outdoor ritual at dusk with many black stone Shivalingams arranged in rows on a blue tarp in the foreground, some with green-tinted lighting. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls stand behind them, along with one man in an orange-saffron robe near the centre. A tall green-lit pole with leafy garlands stands at centre, string lights with orange bulbs run across the background, and a thatched hut with an orange flag sits at left. A seated crowd in white and yellow clothing fills the background.2008-08-01September 26 20092009-09-26Night photograph of an open outdoor ground filled with hundreds of black Shivalinga stones, each wrapped in white cloth and decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, arranged in long rows. Bright white floodlights on poles and strings of lights line the field, with palm trees and a decorated structure with a golden canopy in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2010-12-29Night outdoor ritual photograph. A person seen from behind in a saffron orange sleeveless garment with a yellow and red flower garland draped over the shoulders holds a lit oil lamp aarti in one hand, facing a large field of rows of black stone Shiva lingams. A small lingam at front is dressed with a striped cloth and a yellow flower offering on a white draped table. Smoke rises into the dark sky, lit by floodlights; palm trees, strings of decorative lights, a blue draped canopy and a yellow vehicle stand in the background. The figure's identity is not established from appearance, so no identification is made.2010-12-29Night procession at a temple in Bidadi, lit by string lights strung along a white pavilion. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles of a colourful multi-tasselled parasol. Beside them, men in saffron-orange robes walk with a brass tray of flowers and a drum, and a white-clad man carries a tall gold-tipped staff. The procession moves across dirt ground toward a lit shrine area. Five to twenty people are visible in the procession.2009-06-09December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual under a temporary pandal hung with leaf garlands and many decorated umbrellas. At the centre a figure in an orange-red robe holds a lit flame over a raised rectangular fire pit with flowers and offerings, while others in white dhotis with orange shawls stand nearby. Several people stand behind with raised hands, and a small framed deity picture and a brass lamp stand on the right beside flower arrangements and fruit on the ground. A homa-style fire pit ritual under umbrellas.2006-12-22