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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting beside a red-brown wall. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in yellow and red marigold garlands and sits in an ornate golden arched frame beneath a fringed multicoloured canopy. Before it, a gold-trimmed low table holds offerings and a brass plate. A man in white dhoti and bare chest holds a flaming torch and a lamp near the murti, while a woman in a white sari with a red border stands at left holding a lamp. A woman in a white top with gold border sits in the foreground, facing the murti, and a man in white stands at right. Dark trees and speakers are visible in the background.

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January 09 20132013-01-09Night outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard. On the left, a golden deity murti or utsava image is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and sheltered beneath a multicoloured canopy with fringed edges. In front, a low table covered with white and peach cloth holds brass plates, a small bell and a dish. A young man in white dhoti, bare-chested, holds a flaming torch and presses his palms together. Beside him, a man in white stands with a lit lamp. Several people in white clothes and saffron-toned garments stand behind, some with hands folded. Speakers and a parked red auto-rickshaw are at the right, and a brick wall lies behind the group.2013-01-09Night outdoor puja before a golden deity murti under a gold canopy with a multicolored umbrella, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Two priests in white dhotis, one bare-chested, hold lit oil lamps toward the image, while a woman in a white sari and another attendant stand nearby. A brass tray with fruit and offerings sits on a draped table in the foreground, and a red wall is behind. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance; the image shows only white-clad attendants.2013-01-09December 12 20112011-12-12Night photograph of a pada puja performed on a decorated gold-and-brass wheeled float. A priest in white dhoti and white head cloth stands before a silver-framed deity murti draped in yellow, red and green garlands, with a red-and-gold umbrella overhead. A man in an orange robe and ornate white-and-silver cap stands at left with folded hands beside brass plates of flowers, a kalasha and oil lamps. A woman in a white top at right watches. Speakers and a lamp sit behind the float.2011-12-12Night outdoor puja at a decorated golden ratha-style cart. A deity murti stands under a gold arch with yellow and red flower garlands, with a small metal lamp and offering plates in front. A white-clad priest with bare upper body and a white shawl pours or offers something at the murti. Beside him, a tall priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a cap with blue patterned trim stands in front of the cart, and a woman in orange sari and maroon blouse assists with offerings. Two women in white and a figure in a grey top stand to the left holding plates of flowers and leaves, and several hands reach in from the right. A golden ganesha relief decorates the cart's side, and a decorated red and gold canopy hangs above.2011-12-12Night outdoor photo of a ritual at a temple-style setting. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands at a gold-trimmed wooden cart-like platform, holding a tray of fruit and offerings. Behind him stands a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands, placed within an ornate golden arch and canopy with fruit offerings on trays. On the left, a man in white holds a lit torch, and other men in white dhotis stand nearby. A woman in white with long dark hair stands in the lower right foreground with her hands near the platform. A dark sign reads 'Welcome to Temple'. Visible people include the central figure, the torch-holder, a bald man in white, a man in orange-brown, and the woman in front.2013-01-09Night outdoor procession at a shrine-like setting. A deity murti is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and sits on a palanquin-style platform beneath a fringed red-and-gold canopy, with gilded arch behind it. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl stands on the platform, arms raised near the murti. Nearby, a man in saffron cloth with a shaved head stands in front; a bald-headed person in orange garments, a woman in white sari, and several people in white clothes stand to the left, with a young child among them. A lit torch burns at the right edge and at the left. Two people in white stand at the far left, one with hands folded in namaskar, and a few figures are seen at the bottom in the foreground. The scene is dark, lit mainly by torches and the platform.2013-01-09January 09 20132013-01-09January 09 20132013-01-09December 12 20112011-12-12Night procession at a temple, with a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl on a golden ratha/chariot beside an ornately decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow, red and white flowers. Fruit offerings, a kalasha-like vessel and brass items sit on the chariot platform. Left, several white-clad devotees hold a flaming torch and a thali, one with hands in anjali. A bald man in saffron/orange robe stands at centre-left, and a man with long hair and gold beaded necklace in white stands at right. A signboard reads 'WAY TO TEMPLE' with an arrow. Speakers and a tree frame the scene.2013-01-09