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Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof. Many seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and some in white dhotis fill the floor on striped mats, facing a decorated deity murti dressed in white and gold, with garlands and a white floral backdrop. Several standing priests in white and orange cloth attend a shrine area, and a bare-chested figure in white stands near the centre. Oil lamps and offerings sit on a low table in front of the murti, and paper string-lights and bunting hang overhead.

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October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised platform with white and red tiled wall behind. Shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead bands sit in rows facing a golden ornate throne decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow and white, holding a central figure in red and gold garments with a seated deity murti on either side. Smoke rises in the background. To the right, an empty red velvet throne with gold trim displays a framed portrait of a figure in orange. A white-clad priest in the left middle performs a puja with brass vessels and flowers, while a standing attendant in orange with a white forehead band stands at far left. Strings of lights and lamps frame the stage.2013-11-09October 03 20142014-10-03Wide evening photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and strings of coloured fairy lights. Rows of seated participants in white dhotis and saris, some men bare-chested with rudraksha or sacred threads, sit on striped striped mats facing a central stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes stands beside a gold-draped object and a decorated deity murti, with a kalasha and brass oil lamps arranged on the floor before them. A large dark stone figure draped in yellow cloth and marigold garlands sits in the foreground, and a person in orange stands at the right edge near parked cars. The setting suggests a ritual gathering with fire or lamp offerings in progress.2017-03-16September 06 20142014-09-06November 19 20132013-11-19Photo 11712438December 18 20122012-12-18October 03 20142014-10-03September 14 20102010-09-14Photo 11712444