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A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a decorated pandal at night. In the centre, a bearded man in a plain brown robe and a flower garland stands on red carpet with his hands at his waist. To his left, a bare-chested attendant in a maroon dhoti with a green-edged cloth and a beaded necklace holds a silver tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them, a second attendant wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala with a tilak. To the right, a large deity murti is heavily dressed with garlands of white, orange and yellow flowers and gold ornaments, beside a dark standing figure. Petals are scattered on the floor, and brass lamps and a banana plant decorate the space.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Photograph of a temple-style ritual in a hall with a maroon drape backdrop and gilded thrones. On the right, two ornately decorated deity murti figures sit on a gold-embroidered cloth, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands, crowns and jewellery. In the centre, a seated figure in a pink-and-green silk cloth wears a garland and necklaces. On the left, a priest in white dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland holds a brass bowl, while a woman in an orange sari with a yellow garland pours or offers from a vessel. Rose petals and marigold leaves scatter the white floor, and a brass oil lamp stands at the left edge.2015-01-09A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red wrist thread, stands at left smiling while holding a lamp and incense burner over a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in garlands of green leaves, white and yellow flowers, red and orange blossoms, and pink lotus-like flowers, with a gold-and-maroon cloth. Another adorned deity figure with a crown and gold jewellery stands at right, wrapped in floral garlands. Framed portraits hang on the pillared hall wall behind, and a dark statue sits on a pedestal at center.2018-05-30A standing man in a brown-orange saffron robe and a pink-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp aloft with his right arm during a temple ritual. He has long dark hair and a full beard. Behind him stands a richly decorated deity murti covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a large golden arch and a dark stone figure beside it. Red carpet and scattered flower petals cover the floor. To the left, a seated young attendant with a white sacred thread and bare upper body holds a brass plate, and another attendant in orange cloth stands nearby. A decorated golden throne-like seat and a striped canopy frame the left side.2016-12-19A photo inside a decorated temple-style pavilion with a red floor scattered with petals. A standing man in a plain rust-orange robe and a pink-and-white flower garland stands barefoot before a large ornate deity murti draped in orange and gold cloth and heaped with yellow, orange and white garlands. Next to him a bare-chested assistant with a topknot, a white and orange sash and beaded necklaces holds a lit aarti lamp and a tray. A younger attendant in maroon cloth and white beads kneels at left beside a low ornate altar. Yellow marigold garlands hang on a silver pillar at right, and a fringed palanquin-style seat with flower decorations sits at left. Three physical people are visible.2016-12-19June 28 20142014-06-28July 13 20152015-07-13A night-time temple ritual photograph in a shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, banana leaves and hanging strings of flowers. Two richly garlanded deity murtis sit on golden thrones under ornate arches, one wearing a crown and a silver-patterned robe. In the foreground, a priest with bare upper body, sacred white markings and a maroon-and-green cloth waves a ceremonial item toward the murtis, while a second attendant in saffron-orange dhoti and beaded necklaces holds a fan-like ceremonial object. Brass vessels and a striped mat lie in the foreground.2016-12-19December 02 20172017-12-02December 19 20162016-12-19A man with long dreadlocks and a full beard, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned dhoti-style wrap, stands at right and holds a lit ritual lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Garlands in white, yellow, orange and magenta drape the central figure and adjacent images, and a gold-framed arch surrounds the shrine. Floral garlands, fruit and small lamps sit on a golden tray at lower left. A figure at far left adjusts a garland on the altar. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, bare chest with beaded mala, rust-brown wrap, performing aarti before the deities. Two other people are partly visible at left edge, and the altar figures are statues.2016-12-19