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Night-time temple hall with a red-and-orange striped floor mat. In the foreground, a group of young boys and girls with long hair wear orange-saffron dhoti-style cloths and stand facing a silver-covered palanquin or shrine canopy decorated with garlands, tassels and a red cloth. Inside the canopy sits a figure in saffron-orange garments. To the right, an open shrine with several painted deity murti and a second figure in white near a small yellow-draped table with offering plates. Framed portraits and a wall banner hang along the arcaded pillars. Roughly eleven people are visible, with the saffron-clad children in the foreground and one person in white at the right edge.

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May 22 20182018-05-22A photograph taken inside an open-sided temple hall at night, with a red-and-white striped floor covering. On the left, a seated figure in red clothing and a garland sits on an ornate silver-and-gold palanquin-style seat with a pink canopy and red garland draped over it. Around it, numerous young people in saffron-orange cloths stand and gesture, several with long dreadlocked hair, some seen from behind. Along the left colonnade hang framed posters and ceremonial banners. On the right, a shrine with a deity murti and an altar with decorated offerings sits beneath an arched canopy, and a yellow-draped table holds sweets and items. A white-robed figure stands at the far right edge.2018-05-22Night-time temple courtyard ritual with a crowd of devotees facing a decorated shrine. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and orange saffron robes stand with their backs to the camera, some with red-and-saffron shawls. Many women in white and orange saffron clothing, one older woman with grey hair in an orange top has her hands joined in prayer. On the right a lit shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. On the left a decorated palanquin with red and pink garlands and a Ganesha murti stands near a pillared hall with framed portraits and hanging saffron banners. A white smoke plume rises in the middle. Several orange-clad people are visible near the centre, and the scene appears to be a devotional ceremony or aarti.2018-05-22Night-time group dance in an open courtyard with a red and white striped mat. Dozens of young people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas move energetically, some with long dark hair flowing, arms raised and hands clasped. Younger children in white and grey stand at the front edge. Behind them, framed portraits hang on a pillared hall with hanging decorative streamers, and an ornate yellow arch stands at right under floodlights. Several adults in white and light clothing watch from the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2018-05-22May 22 20182018-05-22Night-time temple ritual in an open pavilion with a tiled floor and ornate pillars. A crowd of devotees, mostly women in orange and cream saris and men in white dhotis with orange or red shawls, stands facing an altar on the right lit by lamps, where a deity murti is adorned with flower garlands. On the left, a small decorated palanquin with floral garlands and a bell-shaped ornament stands near a priest. Framed pictures and garlands hang along the pillared wall. A bald man in a white dhoti and red shawl stands at the front of the group. Smoke rises in the centre. Several people are partially visible at the edges.2018-05-22Evening photograph under a corrugated metal roof lit by floodlights, showing a crowded festive gathering of devotees around a decorated deity murti on a raised white-and-red striped platform. Many people in saffron and orange clothing, including children in orange and green outfits, crowd the open courtyard. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands near the front-left, and several people in white dhotis and shirts stand near the centre. On the right, a seated person in orange robes sits beside a wooden palanquin-style canopy with a red cloth-covered table in front. Scattered red petals lie on the floor, and a large hanging lantern and speakers are visible.2014-08-17A night-time temple ritual inside a pillared hall with striped red-and-white floor mats. In the centre, a figure with long dark dreadlocks and an orange-brown dhoti stands with back partly turned, facing a decorated deity murti on a gold-framed altar garlanded with green, red and white flowers. To the right, attendants in orange robes hold a plate of flowers and a metal vessel, and a cameraman films the scene. Behind the altar stand images of deities and a figure of Shiva with a lingam, with oil lamps and a silver-rimmed pot placed before the altar.2018-05-30Night-time outdoor gathering under a corrugated roof at an ashram-style courtyard. Many people in saffron and orange robes, with children in orange and red clothing and a girl in a green dress and red skirt in the foreground. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand by, and a seated figure on the right, wearing red-orange robes and a mala, sits near a carved wooden palanquin-style seat with gold trim and a red-draped low table. A decorated deity murti with flowers and lights stands in the background, and a red cloth covered with flower petals lies on the floor.2014-08-17May 22 20182018-05-22May 22 20182018-05-22May 22 20182018-05-22