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Night-time outdoor photo of a puja at a temple-like courtyard with white pillars. On the left, a deity murti or ceremonial form is draped in red and orange silk with a gold-bordered cloth, a tiered orange headpiece, and white and gold garlands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands centre, holding a brass plate with flowers and a lamp. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a red-and-orange wrap offers a white and blue garland-adorned devotion with folded hands. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with long white and blue-red garlands stands with palms pressed together in prayer. a person: the right-hand figure in orange sannyasi robes with garlands, appearance-based only.

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Night-time outdoor photo of a ritual scene on a raised stone platform. On the left, a draped figure in red and gold cloth with an orange shawl and garlands sits on a seat. Centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a brass plate of offerings. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl and white-and-pink garland, stands with hands folded in front of him. On the right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a white flower garland stands with hands joined in prayer. A woven mat lies on the ground. White pillars and a dim lamp appear in the background.2012-07-23Night outdoor ritual at a shrine. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a white and blue flower garland stands on a woven mat and tosses white petals into the air with both hands. Beside him a woman in red and a red garland is also reaching forward. On the left, a draped figure is covered in red and gold cloth with an orange headpiece and gold necklaces, possibly a murti or statue. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray of offerings. A white pillar stands in the background under a street lamp.2012-07-23January 02 20122012-01-02January 01 20062006-01-01August 09 20152015-08-09Night outdoor puja at a temple courtyard. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a gold border and a thick white and magenta flower garland holds a silver lamp with a flame, offering aarti toward a deity murti at right. Beside him, a bald man in saffron holds a silver plate of white flowers and wears a rudraksha mala. Another person in white stands behind them. Red and white striped plinth, trees and lights in the background.2011-05-16Night outdoor ritual at an ashram. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and magenta flower garland holds a brass lamp with a lit flame and pours or offers from it. Beside her, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver bowl of white offerings, and another man in white dhoti and shawl stands behind. Dark leafy trees and string lights fill the background, with a red-and-white striped platform and a golden arch at right. Printed copyright and source text runs vertically along the right edge.2011-05-16Photograph of an evening ritual at night beneath dark foliage. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead marking and rudraksha beads stands at left holding a silver tray with a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp, offering aarti. A second attendant in maroon robe with gold border stands behind the flame. At right, a seated man in maroon and orange robes with gold border, wearing white and red flower garlands, rests his palms together in namaskar with eyes lowered. Oil lamps and a white mat-style chair appear at left.2014-08-29Night ritual photograph at a temple shrine lit by a flame. A saffron-robed priest in the centre raises a lit oil lamp aarti toward a shrine, with marigold garlands and offerings on the floor. Beside him a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded. On the right, a figure in an orange-red robe with a red turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined near a dark deity murti. At left, a person in white with an orange shawl and a dark-haired figure in a green sari with folded hands face the shrine, while a cameraman films. A red stone platform and red pillar frame the scene.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Night ceremony photograph. A seated figure on the right wears a red-orange turban, red and blue coral-bead garland, gold bangles and orange-gold cloth, and raises one hand in a blessing gesture toward a bowed man. The bowed man wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a white cloth tied over his head and a rudraksha-style brown bead garland, his hands joined in namaskar. A younger monk on the left in orange robes and glasses steadies him by the arm. Behind them a seated monk in orange with a bead mala and gold-tinged vessel stands near a golden object, and several devotees in white and dark clothing watch. The seated figure on the right is a person candidate with turban, garland and saffron-orange cloth, presented as a blessing giver during the ritual.2015-08-09January 01 20062006-01-01