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A large open-sided pavilion filled with hazy smoke or incense, where many men sit on the ground in green dhotis and green shawls with striped orange-and-yellow turbans. Some wear pink or magenta cloths beside them. Several people sit around a central altar with decorated deity murtis, a tall ornate peetha/throne draped in purple and gold, and a canopy with fringed gold trim. Bronze lamps and offering trays, a large cake, and pots sit on the floor. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti stands near the altar and another stands at right. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering, possibly a puja or abhishekam. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.

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January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph inside a large covered pavilion with a metal truss roof and banana plants at the left. Many men in green and saffron-yellow robes and orange-and-green turbans sit on the ground in rows, some with rudraksha malas and some with bare shoulders. In the foreground a sitting priest in green robes and a yellow-bordered cloth tends a fire pit or homa area, with flower petals scattered nearby. At the right, a man in a pink dhoti and bare chest stands beside a decorated altar with an ornate canopy, a seated figure draped in flower garlands, and deity murtis on pedestals framed by marigold garlands. Additional decorated shrines and deity images line the background.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual under a large open-sided tent with a sandy floor. Several priests sit on the ground in front of an ornate decorated structure garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, with a canopy above it. A priest in a bare-chested pose wearing a yellow dhoti stands with folded hands, while others in pink and green cloth and yellow dhotis sit near brass plates, bowls and offerings. Statues of deity murti are displayed on decorated stands and a seated figure in a green cloth sits to the left. Several seated devotees in green and pink clothing and a woman in a pink sari attend the rite, with a yellow plastic basin and brass trays of offerings in front.2015-01-13A photograph of a large open-sided pavilion filled with smoke or haze during a ritual. Many men are gathered on the ground in dhotis and head cloths in green, pink, yellow and orange. Several are bent low over brass vessels and offerings, some with bare upper bodies, while others stand in saffron and orange robes. A cameraman in white clothing films the scene at the centre-left. Banana plants, sugarcane stalks and a decorated golden palanquin or ratha with garlands stand at the right. The ground holds scattered flowers and ritual items.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a large open-sided pavilion filled with smoke or haze. Many men sit on the ground in green and orange-red dhotis and yellow-orange headcloths, some bare-chested, with brass plates and offerings before them. A few standing men wear pink or white dhotis; one standing figure in white garments with a white head covering stands near the centre. A decorated deity murti stands on the right beside stacked firewood, and banana leaves and tall decorative poles frame the scene.2015-01-13A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a large open tent with a corrugated roof. A decorated palanquin-like ceremonial structure with a golden canopy and garlands of yellow and orange flowers stands at center, surrounded by a deity murti in a yellow dhoti and green cloth at left. Many priests in pink, yellow and green dhotis and orange or yellow turbans sit cross-legged on the ground, while a bare-chested man stands at center in a green and yellow wrap. Brass vessels and plates of offerings sit in front, and banana plants and colourful bunting line the right side.2015-01-13A large open-air tent ceremony with a sandy floor, where many priests in green and yellow ceremonial clothing and orange-striped headwraps sit or stand around a rectangular homa fire pit lined with white and red rims and scattered marigold flowers. Several bare-chested men in pink and yellow dhotis tend offerings and vessels, and a figure in a saffron wrap stands at the back. Behind them stand decorated deity murti and a large ornate canopy with floral garlands and banana plants. Nobody in this scene is identifiable as a person by the cues the guidelines require, so no candidate is marked.2015-01-13