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Night photograph at an outdoor tank-side ceremony with a lit green-water pool and strings of yellow marigold garlands along its railings. A man seated on an ornate silver-and-gold throne-like chair, wearing a brown robe, red flower garland and gold-toned ornaments, holds a small silver vessel while a golden trident-style staff stands beside him. Around him, men in saffron and yellow dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded in namaskar, and a man in a green-bordered white dhoti with bare upper body joins them. Spectators stand along the edge and in the stands behind. Setting suggests an abhishekam or aarti-type gathering, though this is not certain.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night ceremony at a temple tank with green water, lit by a line of small oil lamps along the steps and a gold-framed deity murti at the upper right. A man in a deep orange-brown robe with long dark hair sits on a red-draped seat with a golden lion-shaped support, hands folded in namaskar, while a trident and a gold-topped ceremonial staff stand beside him. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes stand on the steps, and a bare-chested man with a gold-coloured ceremonial garland approaches carrying a brass plate of offerings and a decorated pot. Stands and steps fill with onlookers in white and orange garments.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph at a tank with steps and a raised stone seating area, lit by floodlights, with rows of stadium-style seating behind. A man with long swept-back hair and a beard, wearing a rust-orange robe and a pink-and-white floral garland, sits on an ornate dais with a gold lion-shaped armrest and a gold staff, while seated devotees in orange and brown robes and rudraksha malas face him. Nearby, men in white dhotis, a man in yellow with rudraksha beads, and others in orange sit or stand along the steps, and a standing man in an orange-and-green shawl holds a decorated coconut with flowers. Yellow and orange marigold strings hang along the railings, and a white cloth-covered figure is in the lower right corner.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23