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A photograph of a temple-style ritual hall with a large crowd seated on the floor in the background. In the foreground right, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a sash and red rudraksha-style beads is making a hand gesture over a lit oil lamp held in a silver stand, with smoke rising. Left, a large pink-and-white vessel is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and a red-and-white cloth. Hanging decorative tassels and a colourful umbrella-like canopy hang from the ceiling. Seated figure in dark clothing sits on a raised seat near a red-draped table with offerings and brass items.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial worship scene in a large decorated tent with a striped canopy overhead and hanging colourful tassels. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl holds up a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated figure on a gold throne, who wears a red garment and a floral garland with flower-covered offerings nearby. Behind them a large crowd of devotees, many in white, sits in rows. Red and yellow flower garlands drape a pink decorated pot at left, and smoke rises from the lamp. The ritual appears to be an aarti offering.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Inside a large tented hall decorated with hanging colourful tassels and lanterns, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands at right with his back to the camera, holding a flaming lamp aloft in a ritual gesture while smoke rises. Before him, a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with a red cushion, wearing a red garment and a beaded mala, sits with hands folded in greeting. Gold-framed decorations, a fire offering pit with brass vessels in the foreground, yellow and red flower garlands on the left, and a large seated crowd in white and bright clothing fill the background. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti ceremony. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the seated figure is described by role only.2016-12-07A festival hall decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, hanging colourful tassels and round ornamental canopies. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wearing an orange shawl over white dhoti stands with hands folded facing a seated figure on a golden throne with a red cushion, who wears a garland and presses palms together. Smoke rises from a brass lamp stand behind the throne. Behind them, a large crowd of seated devotees fills the hall, and a woman in white stands near the throne. Offering trays and brass vessels sit on a red-draped table at the front. a person candidate is seated on the throne; his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2016-12-07A temple ritual inside a decorated tent hall with hanging coloured tassels, paper lanterns and ceiling fans. A standing priest in white dhoti and orange shawl raises a golden umbrella over a large pink kalasha-like pot topped with a woven basket, garlanded with orange and red flower strings and green leaves. Smoke rises at right. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth sits at left beside brass oil lamps and a bell on a table, and seated devotees in yellow and white line the background before a gilded shrine with a deity murti.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A temple ritual in a covered hall with a tent-like ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and streamers. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti pours liquid from a golden vessel, while an officiant in white dhoti and a white shawl stands before a fire pit with a red and gold altar. Flower garlands and bananas decorate the offering tables with brass lamps and kalasha pots. Seated devotees fill the background, and a standing man in white clothing with a grey beard stands at right with hands folded. Homa/yagna rite with abhishekam-style offering.2016-12-15A priest in an orange-and-cream dhoti and orange shawl, with a red thread on his wrist, waves a large white feathered fan over a fire pit with rising smoke, performing a ritual. Red and yellow flower garlands drape the foreground altar and a decorated palanquin on the left. Behind him a large crowd of devotees, many in white, sits and stands under a ceiling hung with colourful banners and umbrellas. A brass lamp stands at right. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures in the background are too distant to assess.2016-12-07A night ritual in a large white tented hall hung with colourful tassel lanterns and oil lamps. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and shawl raises a lit ceremonial lamp with both hands toward a smoking fire pit. Two men in white dhotis stand at a microphone at left, one bare-chested, chanting. Beside the fire pit sit brass vessels, kalasha-style pots, and heaps of yellow and white flowers and garlands. Behind them a large crowd of devotees, many women in colourful saris, sits on the floor. A gilded deity shrine and a golden peetha are visible at left. Several people in white attire are visible in the middle distance, with more devotees seated behind.2016-12-15