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Night outdoor ritual photograph in front of a row of black stone statues draped with yellow marigold garlands and red flower accents. A seated priest in a rust-red dhoti with a dark head wrap sits cross-legged on a rug before a silver-colored altar with a small silver shrine and a silver peetha-like seat. Spread across colourful striped cloth in the foreground are silver trays of pink and red rose petals, white flowers, red roses, kumkum, turmeric, grains and other offerings. A microphone stand stands near the priest, and a crescent moon shows in the dark sky above, with a lamp-lit silver shrine behind. Offerings and flower trays suggest a puja or Pancha Archana offering, though the exact rite is not clearly visible.

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Night outdoor ritual scene with a large spread of offerings in metal plates across a colourful striped cloth: red and pink petals, yellow and white marigold-type flowers, red powder, grains, pulses and seeds. Behind them, a seated figure with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a red-brown cloth and beaded necklaces, sits with hands folded in anjali mudra before a white ornate canopy and carved white shrine structures decorated with garlands. Dark stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange flowers line the right side, and a tree stands at the edge under a dark sky with a moon. A digital clock reads 09:15 at left. Ritual setting consistent with a puja or pancha archana offering.2018-01-31Night outdoor ritual photograph with a crescent moon in the dark sky. Dozens of metal plates heaped with flowers, grains, spices, nuts and powders cover a colourful striped cloth in the foreground. Behind them, a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested with rudraksha-style adornments and a floral garland, sits with palms pressed together in namaste near a microphone stand. Ornate white silver-toned shrines, canopied palanquin-like structures and a pedestal with a deity murti stand beside him, decorated with marigold garlands. Dark statues wearing garlands line the right edge under a tree, and a red digital clock reads 09:15.2018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor temple scene under a dark sky with a crescent moon at upper left. A seated man in a maroon-red garment and white turban sits cross-legged on a colourful striped rug at lower left, in front of a white ornate shrine and a small white canopied structure. To the right stands a row of black stone deity murtis, each draped with yellow and white marigold garlands and red-trimmed cloth, with a green and orange shawl hanging over one figure. Ornate white and gold decorations and an overhead garland of yellow and purple flowers frame the upper right. Scattered powders lie on the ground in the foreground.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at Adi Kailash Aadheenam with a crescent moon in a dark sky. In the centre-right, a man in a dark turban, rudraksha mala and light garlands sits with palms pressed together before an ornate white silver shrine and deity murti decorated with marigold garlands. Heaps of colourful offerings, pink flower petals, red and yellow powders and grains, cover the cloth-covered ground in the foreground. A digital clock reads 09:15 at left, and a large metal vessel sits beside a stone mortar. Attribution of the seated man to a person is not established by the scene itself.2018-01-31Night outdoor ritual under a dark blue sky with a crescent moon and a small blue bird logo at upper left. A man sits cross-legged on the right with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a dark turban, rudraksha beads, a bare chest, and a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and lap. He sits beside an ornate silver throne-like palanquin decorated with flower garlands and silver lions or animal figures. Behind him stands a silver shrine canopy with a glowing gold tree. Foreground shows colourful striped cloth on the ground, many silver bowls of red kumkum, yellow turmeric, grains, pulses, pink and red flower petals, and a digital clock reading 08:37 PM. A few people stand at the far left in white clothes. The a person identity is not established by appearance here, so the figure is described by role only.2018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with a tiered stepped display covered in rows of garlanded figures, many with yellow and white marigold garlands. At the top sits a central deity murti under an illuminated yellow and white striped canopy. A standing figure at the right edge, bare-chested with a red-orange shawl and bangles, holds hands in namaskar before the shrine. Foreground has striped multicolour cloths, round metal vessels, and small heaps of kumkum and flower offerings. Trees and a red wall frame the scene.2018-01-31Night-time outdoor photograph of a festival puja at a shrine. Rows of large stone statues of seated figures, adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, line the right side. In the foreground, many metal plates hold offerings: red and yellow flowers, white and pink petals, coloured powders such as kumkum and turmeric, grains, pulses, coconuts and sweets, spread on a striped cloth. A single person in red-and-orange robes and a red turban sits in the centre, near a silver palanquin-style shrine on the left with a decorated canopy and a deity murti.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor shrine tiered with rows of small seated deity murtis, many garlanded in marigold and flower strands, with a central decorated shrine canopy framed by floral arches. Floor is covered with colourful striped cloth and trays of flowers, kumkum and turmeric. A bare-chested figure in rust-red dhoti and wrap with long hair stands at right with hands in anjali, facing the shrine. Lights and foliage surround the scene.2018-01-31