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Night photograph of a temple ritual at a decorated ratha-style deity platform draped in white jasmine garlands, green leaves and a maroon and gold cloth. A deity murti with ornate gold and jewelled adornments sits at the centre on a kalasha-like crown. A man seen from behind, wearing a maroon turban and a maroon and gold wrap with a rudraksha mala, extends his arm to offer flowers or a lamp at the platform. Carved golden lion figures and small seated sage statues flank the base. Lit shrine figures glow in the background.

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August 21 20142014-08-21Night photograph of a puja before a decorated Ganesha murti on an altar. A man seen from behind, wearing a rust-red turban and maroon-and-gold draped cloth, has his bare upper back and arms raised with palms pressed together in worship. He bears white markings on his arms, and a rudraksha mala hangs at his back. The Ganesha murti is wrapped in white flower garlands and draped in orange and green silk, with gold ornaments, leaves and kalasha-like decorations, flanked by two smaller Ganesha figures holding flowers. Background is dark with warm lamp lights. Appears to be a Ganesha Chaturthi puja.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21Night photograph of a temple deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands, a pearl and bead necklace, gold ornaments and green leaves, placed on a red-and-gold ritual platform. A man in a maroon and gold dhoti-style wrap and maroon turban stands at left, bare-shouldered and marked with white ash lines on his arms, holding a long cane or staff toward the murti in a ritual gesture. Two small carved figures of seated sages with grey beards sit on the platform's base, and a glowing lamp-lit backdrop appears at right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at the deity. No face of the standing figure is clearly shown, so the person is described by role only.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21A night-time puja at a decorated deity murti of Ganesha, dressed in an orange and green cloth and wrapped in white and yellow flower garlands. A priest with his back to the camera, in a red-orange turban and reddish-orange dhoti with a gold border, holds a flame or oil lamp toward the idol. The deity sits on a red-trimmed pedestal flanked by two yellow-orange lion figures and small seated figures with mustaches. Ornate vessels and leaves surround the altar, and a lit shrine with a red and gold decorated figure appears blurred in the background. The flame and incense smoke add a warm glow to the dark setting.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21Night photograph of a puja at an outdoor shrine. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a maroon turban, bare-chested with a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti, and white sacred marks on his body, raises a long slender rod toward a decorated deity murti on a tiered pedestal. The murti is draped in orange and green cloth and heavy garlands of white flowers, with a kalasha-like crown and a mound of green leaves. Two carved lions flank the base, and two small seated figures with folded hands sit on the pedestal. Behind, illuminated shrine figures and red-clad deities glow in a lit doorway.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21Night photograph of a puja at a Ganesha deity. A figure seen from behind in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and a red-brown turban, bare-shouldered with white sacred-ash marks on the arm, flings red and pink petals and flower bits into the air toward the altar. The central deity murti is an elephant-headed Ganesha form wearing a crown, a large necklace, and heavy garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, seated in orange and green cloth. Two smaller Ganesha figurines flank it, decorated with green leaves and garlands. Blurred warm lights and a palm frond appear in the dark background.2014-08-21