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Night outdoor ritual scene. On the left, a shirtless priest in orange dhoti and an orange-red turban stands holding a plate of flowers and a small book, facing a row of young girls seated on a raised concrete platform. The girls wear flower garlands and colourful silk half-saris in blue, pink, green, and yellow, with jasmine and marigold strands in their hair. To the right, a large yellow-and-white deity murti of Ganesha, adorned with garlands, sits beside the platform. Strings of dried leaves and marigold decorations hang overhead, with an oil lamp glowing nearby. Several adults in white and orange clothing sit in the background.

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Outdoors at night under a open-sided pavilion with hanging yellow leaf garlands and a red pillar, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red turban and orange-red dhoti with a gold border stands at left, extending a hand toward a row of young girls seated on a raised platform. The girls wear flower garlands of white jasmine and orange and red marigolds, in colourful silk saris and dhavanis in pink, green, purple and yellow, with jewellery and hair ornaments. Two bare-chested assistants in white dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one holding an open book, and a brass pot sits on the platform. A watermarked archive photo of a ritual scene.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Night outdoor ritual scene with six young girls seated in a row on a raised concrete platform, each wearing marigold and white flower garlands, traditional silk half-saris and blouses in blue, orange, pink, green and yellow, with hair pulled back and some with jewelled hair ornaments. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a matching orange turban and a bare upper body stands at left, holding a brass plate heaped with white flowers, facing the girls. Behind him, other men in white dhotis and orange cloths are visible, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace. Red pillars and a strung garland of leaves and fabric streamers hang overhead, with a brass kalasha-style vessel on the platform.2016-10-10A night-time ritual scene at an outdoor temple-style setting. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red turban and red-orange dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a brass tray with banana leaves, flowers and offerings toward a row of young women seated on a stone ledge. The women wear white jasmine garlands, sindoor and vibhuti-style forehead marks, and silk saris in purple and blue, and one in orange and green with a gold border. Marigold petals lie on the ground. Another person in white stands in the background, and a few other priests in orange and red are partially visible at left. This appears to be a Deepavali-related puja offering, with no a person candidate clearly identifiable.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29Night photograph of a ritual at an outdoor ashram pavilion strung with yellow leaf garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a red turban, stands at left holding a tray of offerings and a small book. Five or six girls in colourful silk saris and half-sarees sit on a raised platform wearing flower garlands and ID badges. A large decorated Ganesha deity murti with a yellow garment and gold ornaments stands at right. Two more priests in white dhotis and orange cloth stand in the background, and a world map banner hangs above.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard with a row of young women seated on a stone ledge, each wearing white and purple or orange saris with jasmine and flower garlands and vibhuti on the forehead. A man in an orange-red turban and bare upper body with a red-orange dhoti and gold border stands at left, extending his hands to offer something to the women, who hold leaf plates and offerings. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit along the ledge, with yellow and pink flower petals scattered on the stone. Other men in orange and saffron dhotis stand in the background, and a dark palm-fringed setting surrounds the scene.2016-10-29Photograph of a night ritual at a pandal decorated with flower garlands and marigold petals on the ground. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti and orange-red turban, with a sash over one shoulder and a beaded necklace, stands with his back to the camera facing a row of young women seated on a raised stone platform. The women wear saris in red, green, blue and purple with gold jewellery and long marigold garlands; some hold pink lotus flowers. Behind them stand painted clay deity murti of Ganesha, with a crowned figure at the right, and small offering plates. The priest appears to be performing a puja before the seated women; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-10-10A night-time ritual scene in which a bare-chested priest in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron dhoti stands at left, extending a small brass bowl toward a row of young women seated on a stone ledge. The women wear colourful silk saris in pink, green, blue and red, with gold borders, jasmine and marigold garlands, bangles, earrings and tilak marks; several hold pink lotus flowers. Other people in white dhotis and an oil lamp are visible at the edge, with yellow flower petals scattered on the ground.2016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29