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A photograph of a ritual inside a decorated tent with gold-painted pillars and hanging orange and yellow decorations. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dreadlocks wears an orange shawl over a white garment, with a flower garland, seated on a leopard-print cushion beside a golden murti. A bald priest in a white dhoti with a maroon border bends forward, holding a brass lamp stand and offering flame before a red-draped altar decorated with marigolds, a clock-style display and a pink kalasha with mango leaves. Behind them a large crowd of mostly women in saris and white clothing watches, some with hands raised in prayer, and a photographer stands among them. A printed ' and ''

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December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesA photo inside a covered pavilion with gold-painted pillars and hanging lamps, showing a ritual scene. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a flower-decorated shawl, sits with hands folded in namaste on a leopard-print seat beside a gold lion sculpture. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border stands at right, offering a lit oil lamp with flames toward the seated figure over a red-draped table. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes watch, while a black Shiva lingam with garlands stands at left. Marigold garlands and a decorated kalasha sit on the table. Oil lamps are lit; this is a puja/aarti setting.2016-12-15A photograph inside a decorated tent with white ceiling and hanging lamps, showing a priest in white dhoti and white shawl with orange-red border performing an aarti with a lit lamp before a seated figure at left. The seated man wears an orange-red garment, white and pink garland and a leopard-print cushion, with long dark hair and a tilak. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many women in saris and salwar, watches. A golden deity murti and gold-ornamented shrine stand in the background; at right a large kalasha-style decorated altar with fruit, flowers and a clock is set on a red-draped table. Golden peetha and floral garlands complete the scene.2016-12-15A temple-style pavilion with gold-framed shrine decorations, marigold garlands and hanging lamps. In the foreground, a bare-chested, grey-bearded priest in white dhoti with a red border holds a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward a shrine, with smoke rising. Seated on a leopard-print cushion at left, a long-haired man in an orange-red garment and a shawl with folded hands sits near a golden figure; a dark deity murti stands behind. Seated devotees fill the background. The red-carpeted offering table holds fruit, flowers and brass vessels, and a mango-shaped decoration appears at right. Aarti is performed as a puja.2016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a large tent temple hall with white ceiling, hanging colourful lamps and gold-framed deity panels. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange garment with rudraksha-style beads sits on a leopard-print seat with palms joined in greeting, facing a white-clad priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and bare chest who holds a small brass lamp and bows before a red-draped altar table with a clock, fruit, flowers and a decorated kalasha. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many women in saris, watches and photographers film. A golden figure sits in the foreground, and a tall black Shiva lingam with flower garlands stands at left. Marigold garlands frame the scene.2016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15A photograph inside a temple-style hall with hanging lamps and gold-coloured decor. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a garland of white and pink flowers, sits on a leopard-print seat facing right. Across from him, an older white-robed priest with a white beard and a sandalwood mark on his forehead holds a lit lamp in a brass dish toward a golden deity murti in the foreground. Behind them, a table holds flowers, bowls and a pink-and-gold decorated object. A photographer and several onlookers stand in the background. A wall clock sits on the table. Visible people: about four or five.2016-12-15 +1 copies