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Night puja before a gilded arched shrine decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. A deity murti is adorned with garlands and ornaments, and a smaller deity figure sits on a pink-and-gold garland before the shrine. Four young shaved-headed students in saffron-orange robes sit on the steps facing the shrine, with a brass oil lamp burning on a tray in front of them. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and a yellow-and-white turban sits with a rudraksha mala, sacred ash marks on his arms, and a brass lamp beside him. Blue and purple cloth covers the platform, and kalasha pots stand on either side of the altar.

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October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 15 20132013-10-15Night photograph of a temple ritual before a decorated deity murti set on a red-and-gold draped altar, framed by a golden arch and a garland of multicoloured flowers. Four boys in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth, bare-chested, with beaded necklaces, sit cross-legged on low wooden stools facing the altar, their backs to the camera. Brass vessels and silver plates sit on the floor before them, and a marigold-covered kalasha-style pot stands on the altar. A man in white with a cream turban sits at the left edge, reaching toward the altar. Stone steps with red and white bands form the backdrop, and a standing fan is visible at right.2013-11-20October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 15 20132013-10-15October 15 20132013-10-15October 16 20132013-10-16October 15 20132013-10-15