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Night photo of a large Shiva lingam decorated with a dense garland covering it in marigold orange, yellow, purple and white flowers, with a crown-like ornament on top. Beside it on a raised stepped platform with metal railings, three priests sit in orange and saffron dhotis; one wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bare chest, another in white sits behind, and a third bare-chested figure sits at the front. Strings of warm lights line a stone wall behind, a red flag stands at left, and seated devotees are visible at the lower right, with oil lamps placed on the steps as part of a ritual abhishekam setting.

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Night photograph of a temple-style procession. A large deity murti. Two people stand on a metal-railed platform at left: one in an orange dhoti with bare upper body holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the murti, while another figure in orange stands beside him with raised arm. Strings of warm lights line a pale stone wall behind, and a red flag is visible at left. Several other people are partly visible at the lower right edge.2016-12-09Night photograph of a temple-style platform with metal railings and steps. Three or four people sit or stand on the platform: a figure in orange cloth at center sits cross-legged with hands joined, another in orange and beaded necklaces sits to the right, and a person in dark clothing stands on the left steps. Behind them a wall is lined with vertical strings of warm yellow lights and a red flag hangs at left. On the right, a large ornate murti of a serpent-hooded deity is decorated with dense garlands of white, yellow, orange and purple flowers. Small oil lamps glow on the platform. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2016-12-09Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone wall decorated with rows of warm string lights. In the right foreground, a large deity murti or statue is draped in dense garlands of white, yellow, orange and green flowers, with a crown-like top. Behind a metal railing, a priest in a dark garment holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, and a second figure in orange cloth stands at left beside a red flag. A few seated devotees are visible at the lower edge. The scene suggests an aarti before a garlanded deity murti. No printed name identifies any physical person.2016-12-09Night photograph of a large cobra-hooded Shiva-linga or deity murti heavily decorated with garlands of white, yellow, orange and purple flowers, standing on a raised platform. Two men stand at left on steel-railed steps, one in orange dhoti with bare chest and rudraksha-style beads, another in orange cloth. A central figure in orange garment with gold necklaces holds a flame or aarti lamp toward the decorated murti. Strings of warm white lights line the pale wall behind, with a red flag at left. Crowd partially visible at lower right.2016-12-09Night photograph of a festival procession on a raised platform. A large flower-decorated float carries a deity murti with a crown-like headdress, its body covered in garlands of white, yellow, orange and purple blossoms. On a metal platform beside it, a woman in a dark top with orange and red garlands sits, and a man in an orange dhoti stands with his back to the camera at the rear railing. A red flag is visible on the left. Strings of warm white lights line a pale wall behind them.2016-12-09Night procession scene at an ashram. A large deity murti (likely a cobra-hooded form) is draped in dense garlands of white, yellow, orange and purple flowers and stands on a wheeled float at right. On a raised metal platform at left, a priest in white dhoti and a shirtless man in saffron-orange cloth stand near the railing; one person raises a lit lamp, a flame kalasha-style lamp, toward the murti. Strings of warm white lights line a pale wall behind, and a red flag stands at left. Crowd members in white are partly visible at the lower right edge.2016-12-09Night photograph of an aarti ritual at a stone wall lit with rows of string lights. In the centre, a person with bare upper body and dark hair raises a flaming lamp with both hands, the flame bright orange. Below on a metal staircase platform, a second person in an orange cloth sits beside a standing figure in orange and dark clothing. On the right foreground, a large deity murti is decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, white and green flowers. Red flags stand at the left edge.2016-12-09Night ritual photograph in an outdoor setting lit by strings of warm yellow lights along a stone wall. A bare-chested man with long dark hair stands on a raised platform, holding a lit flame aloft in both hands as an aarti. Below him, a second man in orange cloth sits near a metal railing and staircase, with a red flag on a pole to the left. In the right foreground, a large deity murti or figure decorated with a dense garland of white, yellow, orange and green flowers is partly visible. A few people are seen at the lower right edge. Oil lamp flames and smoke rise from the offering.2016-12-09December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ceremony on a stone stage before tiered stands crowded with spectators in white and coloured clothing. Centre-right, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti tends a gilded throne-like seat, while another figure in white stands nearby. Left, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a large vehicle covered in yellow, orange and white marigold garlands, shaped like a tall ornamental carriage with a rounded top, and a metal staircase rises beside it. Brass pots sit at the base. Strings of lights line the wall behind, and a multicoloured canopy shades the seats.2016-12-11 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at an open amphitheatre with tiered stone seating. A large Shiva lingam, wrapped in garlands of yellow and orange marigolds in striped bands, stands on a flower-decorated pedestal beside a steel staircase. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands on a red-and-green rug beside a gilded ornate seat and brass pots, while a figure in orange robes stands nearby. Strings of lights line the wall, and several dozen seated and standing people fill the stepped seats behind.2016-12-09Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a lit stone wall decorated with strings of warm fairy lights. In the centre, a woman in a dark top and dark skirt raises a burning camphor flame on a lamp with both hands, an aarti gesture. Behind her, a seated figure in orange clothing sits on a raised metal platform beside red flags. In the lower right, a large deity murti or ceremonial figure is covered in green, yellow and orange garlands, with a bright spotlight behind it. Two or three people are partly visible at the bottom edge.2016-12-09