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Outdoor courtyard ritual at a stone-pillared shrine with a corrugated roof and a hanging red curtain. On the right, a bald man in orange robes kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar before a brass lamp and a brass aarti-type tray on a low wooden table. Beside him stands a group of devotees in orange and white robes, several with hands folded in prayer and eyes lifted upward; one long-haired man in orange wears a saffron wrap. A multicoloured parasol with a logo hangs over the group, and a golden deity murti stands at the right edge. Several people wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a white shirt stands in the centre left. Visible offerings include small brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot, and a flame on a lamp.

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February 10 20072007-02-10February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard scene under bright sun. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a white flower garland stands center-left, hands raised in greeting, beside a flame lamp on the ground. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis stand with folded hands in namaskar, some holding a saffron flag on a pole. A multicoloured canopy with blue, orange and gold motifs and fringe shades the group, and a young man in white kneels at left holding a flower garland. Stone steps, a red cloth on a pillar and a wet patch on the ground surround the group.2007-02-24October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-courtyard ceremony under a corrugated roof with grey stone pillars. A saffron-robed man with a yellow-orange head wrap and a large gold pendant stands centre-right, hands together near a white-draped table decorated with flowers. Around him, devotees in saffron and white clothes stand with palms joined, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti kneels or stands at left beside a large swathe of red cloth being pulled from the stone platform. A hanging decorative banner with a bird motif is visible overhead. Appearance-based candidate present but uncertain; identity not determined, so the figure is described by role as a saffron-robed sannyasi.2007-08-09Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with a stone shrine on the right. A bald priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at the shrine platform, with a silver kalasha, brass lamp and silver plates on the ledge, performing puja. In front of him, devotees in white clothing wait in line, and one child reaches toward the shrine. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a white cushion at left, with a red-and-white mat and a small oil lamp on the floor. A man in white stands at the front of the line, with a woman in a white sari and gold border with a long braid in the foreground. Corrugated roofing and breeze-block walls frame the scene.2007-02-24A photograph of an open-sided stone courtyard hall where a group of devotees gathers around a raised stone platform draped with a white cloth and flower garlands. A priest in a saffron-orange robe and orange cloth stands at the centre, raising a lit lamp or bell-like vessel toward the platform, while a red cloth is pulled down in front of a granite pillar. Several men in saffron and white dhotis stand with palms joined in namaskar, some wearing orange shawls, one holding a ritual conch or bell. A woman in red and orange sari stands nearby. An orange and red banner with a bird motif hangs from the ceiling. The scene resembles a ceremonial unveiling or ordination-style ritual, with several people in orange robes and white dhotis participating. Whether the central priest is a particular individual cannot be determined from appearance.2007-08-09February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24