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Night outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like site. In the foreground a bright fire burns in a large bronze vessel with a copper-toned pot beside it. Striped pink, green and yellow cloths cover the ground. A silver-coloured ornate palanquin or canopy shrine and silver processional structures stand center-left, decorated with marigold garlands. Along the right, dark stone deity murti figures in tiers are draped with yellow and orange garlands. A seated man in saffron-red clothing with a dark headdress and white-and-red garlands sits at right beside silver ritual vessels, apparently performing puja. He appears to be a priest officiating; no clear appearance-based cues for a person are visible. Abhishekam-style offerings and homa-like fire are visible.

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Night photo of an outdoor ritual at a shrine. A large fire burns in a dark metal vessel on the left, while a bronze-and-silver palanquin-style canopy and small silver shrines stand on a rainbow-striped cloth. Behind them, a tiered stone platform holds many dark murti figures draped in yellow and orange garlands. On the right, a man with a black turban, rudraksha-style white beaded garland and red-and-orange cloth sits cross-legged beside brass and silver ritual vessels, appearing to tend the homa. Stray tree branches frame the top.2018-01-31Night-time outdoor ritual scene on a striped colourful cloth-covered floor. In the foreground, a large metal bowl holds a flaming fire, with a second empty metal bowl beside it. Behind them stand silver-coloured ceremonial palanquin-style canopies and a silver ratha-like shrine decorated with garlands. On the right, a tiered row of deity murtis with yellow and white flower garlands is set against dark foliage. A man with a dark turban and white dhoti, wearing a red-and-white garland, sits on the floor at right beside brass puja vessels and a second person in a similar seated posture, performing a puja. A few other figures in saffron and pink clothing stand near the murtis.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night-time outdoor ritual photograph at a Thaipusam-style procession setting. A seated man in a dark turban and red-orange cloth, with rudraksha beads and a ceremonial necklace, sits on a raised seat at the right beside a microphone stand, his bare upper body visible. Behind him stand dark deity figures draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. In the centre, an ornate silver palanquin-style canopy and silver-plated shrine structures with a silver bull figure, garlanded and arranged on a striped pastel cloth. Brass pots, a bowl and offering plates sit on the floor in front, and a small lit ritual lamp is visible at the lower right. Ornate silver chariot-like shrine and a decorated temple cart appear at the left.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night-time outdoor ritual scene with a rainbow-striped cloth covering the ground. Silver-toned ceremonial structures stand in a row, including a canopied pavilion, arched shrines, and a silver nandi bull decorated with marigold garlands. At right, a seated man in a dark turban and red-brown dhoti, bare-chested and wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together in prayer or namaskar. Behind him, dark standing figures in red garments and yellow garlands stand near a row of decorated deity murtis. Silver kalashas, brass pots and a small bowl of vermilion or turmeric sit on the cloth in front. A decorated chariot or palanquin with red and gold canopy appears at upper left.2018-01-31Outdoor ritual scene on a marble platform in front of a row of stone deity statues draped with white and multicolour garland strands. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red-brown dhoti and bare upper body, with white and orange ash markings on his arms and forehead, sits cross-legged at left and gestures over brass vessels and small ritual items. Nearby, an ornate silver canopy with a dome-topped pavilion and silver peacock and animal figures stands beside a large bronze bowl. A photographer in red at right raises a camera, and smoke drifts through the frame. Blue-draped statues and a white-clothed figure with a sheathed cloth form part of the backdrop.2017-12-12January 31 20182018-01-31A night-time temple ritual in a decorated shrine. A single man sits cross-legged on a colourful striped rug at lower right, wearing a dark cap or turban, reddish-brown cloth wrap and multiple bead necklaces, and pours or tends a small oil lamp or offering in front of him. Behind him, a large dark stone deity murti with many arms and a pink garment and red-and-white garlands stands above a tiered arrangement of statues of seated figures, each draped in marigold garlands. Bright purple and pink lights illuminate an ornate silver shrine canopy at left, with silver vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a metal lamp stand on the floor in front.2018-03-03