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Night ritual photograph at an outdoor pavilion. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange tilak and rudraksha mala stands with hands joined in namaskar before a stepped altar with a carved stone peetha flanked by lion figures. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and glasses holds a brass tray of flower petals toward the altar. Seated devotees in white and pink headwear, some with rudraksha malas and sandalwood marks, sit on the floor to the left. A low yellow-and-red platform in the foreground holds offerings of fruit and flowers, with brass vessels and an oil lamp at the edge. Several people stand in the background in white.

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December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A night ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a white canopy and hanging lamps. At centre, a square wooden homa fire pit with a smoking fire sits on a red floor, scattered with petals and flowers. Several men in white dhotis stand and kneel around it; one holds a brass vessel and another pours offerings. On the right, a decorated deity murti with garlands of yellow and red flowers sits on a silver-and-gold setting, with brass lamps and a kalasha nearby. At left, seated men in white clothes chant into microphones, with fruit plates and a ceremonial bowl in front of them. A standing man wears an orange turban and rudraksha mala. Hanging decorations and lamps fill the upper area. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person by the cues required.2016-12-07October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05 +2 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11May 02 20172017-05-02September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesMay 25 20172017-05-25Night ceremony at an open-air hall with a crowd of devotees standing and seated, many with hands folded in prayer. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and red-and-blue beaded necklace sits on a low wooden platform, holding a lit flame and a small bowl. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers decorate the wooden platform and coconuts in front. Two shirtless attendants in white dhotis sit in the foreground, one wearing a saffron-orange shawl and the other a yellow sash. Strings of lights and a golden ornamental structure appear in the background.2016-12-05 +1 copies