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Outdoor puja at a raised stone platform before a decorated deity murti of Ganesha framed by an ornate golden arch, draped with marigold and garland decorations. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth stands at the centre, holding a lamp toward the murti, while a small fire burns in a pit in front. Several seated participants in saffron and red robes sit with hands folded in prayer on the platform, and an elevated red throne-like seat stands at the right with a robed figure seated and hands joined. Around twenty audience members in white, saffron, black and striped clothing sit on mats in the foreground, facing the platform. A yellow canopy shades the scene. The page relates this to Ganesh Chaturthi. The figure on the throne appears to be a senior teacher in saffron, with appearance cues that are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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Outdoor ritual at an open-air shrine with a decorated deity murti (a Ganesha-style image) garlanded with bright flower strands and a ceremonial canopy overhead. A fire pit with burning flames sits before the shrine, and a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands at center-back raising an offering. Several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sit on a raised platform, some with hands folded in prayer. Seated devotees in front on striped mats wear white, orange and yellow clothes, and a figure on the right sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat, dressed in orange robes. A homa or puja in progress, with brick steps and construction soil behind.2013-09-09Outdoor Ganesha puja at an open-air stone platform with red and white striped railings. A large Ganesha deity murti stands in a decorated shrine framed by marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with an ornate golden canopy above. In front, a fire pit burns with a flame. 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About a dozen lay devotees in white, yellow, black and orange clothing sit on striped mats facing the fire, one wearing a red headscarf. Trees and a dirt mound are visible behind. Homa/puja setting.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform before a decorated deity murti framed by a golden arch, with garlands of yellow, orange and green flowers and a sheet of flowing red cloth. A small fire burns in a pit with rising smoke in front of an altar. Saffron-robed sannyasis sit and stand on the platform, one holding a brass pot-like vessel and another with folded hands. On the right, an empty ornate red and gold throne stands beside a bald man in orange robes seated with an offering. A woman in a white dress on the left holds a lamp. Devotees sit on colourful striped mats in the foreground wearing white, saffron and yellow clothes, with a man in a striped shirt. The scene resembles a homa or puja. 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A bald priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands at the left of the altar, raising a hand toward the deity while a bell and offerings sit before him. Seated devotees on mats, including a woman in a red sari with a gray border, a woman in a green sari, and a man in a yellow shirt, face the altar. Behind them a man in white sits and a bare-background garden shows dirt mounds and trees.2013-09-09Outdoor ritual scene with a sacred fire burning on a raised platform before a decorated deity backdrop of several goddess murtis garlanded with flowers. A seated figure in white and a standing person in a white dhoti stand near the fire, while a central murti sits on a flower-draped pedestal. Shaved-headed children and young people in saffron and orange robes and red-and-gold sannyasi wraps sit on mats in front, facing the fire. Bunting hangs overhead and a canopy stands in the background. Several people in saffron and red attire sit to the right of the platform.2014-10-03An outdoor homa or yagna ceremony at dusk before a decorated shrine with a large deity murti of goddess forms garlanded in flowers, behind a fire pit with a burning flame on an orange altar. A seated woman in orange and red clothing sits on an elevated orange platform near a bare-chested priest in white dhoti standing to the left. Rows of young boys with shaved heads wear orange and red robes with gold borders, sitting on a mat with kumkum and rudraksha malas. A woman with hair tied back and a white garment with rudraksha mala sits in the front row, and women in red and gold saris sit on the right. A canopy and a second small shrine stand in the background. Only the seated woman on the platform and the people in the foreground are clearly a candidate, but no appearance cues for a person are sufficient, so no a person is identified.2014-10-03