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A seated figure with palms pressed together in namaste sits before a large floral arch of yellow, red, purple and white garlands with a blue fringed canopy above. Behind, two white deity murti stand within the arch, one wearing a crown and gold-and-pearl necklaces. The seated person wears a tiger-striped garment over rust-red trousers, with rudraksha malas and a red flower garland draped over the shoulders. A red-and-blue patterned carpet covers the floor, with a small plate of offerings and flowers at the left edge. The setting appears to be a nighttime puja or darshan stage.

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November 18 20132013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18A photograph of a seated man with bare upper body and a tiger-striped shawl draped over his shoulders, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed, sitting on a red cloth before an elaborate garlanded backdrop of yellow, red, purple and white flower arrangements in a semicircular arch. Behind him stand two white deity murtis adorned with gold necklaces and crowns. Red garlands hang around his neck and a brass plate with flowers and offerings sits at left. A red and gold carpeted floor and red drapes frame the scene. The man is a physical person; the deity figures are statues. a person is not visually identifiable from appearance cues here, so the identity remains unsure.2013-11-18Night photograph of a seated man in a decorated shrine-like palanquin or ratha. He sits with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a striped tiger-print shawl over a dark garment, red dhoti-style lower wear, and a red and white flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him stand two gold-coloured deity murti figures, one with a crown, framed by an arch of yellow, red, white and green marigold garlands and red cloth draping. A silhouetted attendant at lower left holds a flaming oil lamp or aarti flame toward him. Red cloth panels and loose flowers surround the scene.2013-11-18A photograph taken in dim light of a person seated in prayer position with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red and gold garment and a long flower garland. Behind them is a large arch of marigold and rose garlands with red, yellow, green and white flower strands, framing two metal deity murtis adorned with jewelry. A red cloth backdrop and a flower-decorated altar surround the scene. In the foreground at left, a partially visible person holds a lit oil lamp near brass plates of offerings on a patterned rug. The setting suggests a puja or aarti.2013-11-18A man sits cross-legged on a red-and-cream patterned rug in front of a large floral arch of marigolds and roses in red, yellow, white and purple. He presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, wearing a red dhoti, a bare upper body with rudraksha malas and a red-and-pink flower garland. Two metallic deity murtis stand within the arch, each crowned and adorned with jewelry. A brass plate with flowers and a small bowl sit at his left, and red draped cloth frames the stage in a dark setting.2013-11-18A dim photograph of a devotee kneeling with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large arched shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow, red, orange and green flowers. Two standing deity murti figures, adorned with gold-toned crowns and jewellery, flank the kneeling figure within the arch. In the foreground, a person's hand holds an oil lamp with a visible flame. Red draped cloth and a flower arrangement frame the shrine on either side. The devotee wears a red garment and a flower garland. The setting is dark apart from the shrine lighting.2013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18November 20 20132013-11-20November 18 20132013-11-18November 19 20132013-11-19Night procession scene on a decorated float or palanquin. A seated figure with hands folded in namaskar wears a saffron-orange robe and a garland of yellow and red flowers, facing a deity murti framed by a large arch of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red, purple and white. A man in a white dhoti kneels at the front holding a lit oil lamp toward the seated figure, while other men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the sides with hands folded. Lights along the arch glow against the dark background, and a few heads of onlookers are visible at the bottom edge.2013-11-20