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Outdoor ritual on a white marble platform at a temple courtyard. A woman in orange robes and a gold necklace sits cross-legged holding a silver vessel, while a man in a green-patterned tunic and orange wrap kneels and touches a small gold shrine-like object on a gold tray. Nearby stand silver bowls, brass pots and a tray of red flowers. Behind them a standing man in a light blue shirt with a rudraksha-style bead mala presses his hands together. Many devotees in orange shawls sit and kneel on the marble, and orange and red ceremonial banners hang at left.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a white stone floor beside a yellow pillar. A woman in orange sari-style wrap and long dark hair sits cross-legged at left-center, wearing a gold necklace, and pours water from a silver vessel over a small golden shrine-like object on a gold tray. A blonde woman in an orange wrap and white top kneels at right, hands near the golden object. Behind them a man with grey-streaked hair and a light blue shirt stands with hands folded, next to a man in a gold-brocade orange top with a rudraksha mala holding his hands in prayer. Devotees in orange shawls sit on the floor at right and behind, and small brass pots, a steel bowl and ornate canopies with yellow fringe and red-and-blue embroidery frame the scene.2006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor puja at a stone shrine under a concrete canopy, with a crowd of devotees in orange robes seated and standing around. In the foreground a young man in an orange shirt and orange shawl sits cross-legged with a rudraksha mala, beside brass bowls, small pots and a red heap of garlands. A woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace pours liquid from a metal pot onto a brass shivalinga-style murti on a tray, while a Western woman in orange shawl and jeans assists. Orange and yellow ceremonial parasols with embroidered emblems stand nearby, and a row of orange-clad devotees sits on white marble steps. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2006-06-01Outdoor ritual on a white marble platform at a Himalayan shrine. A seated woman in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a silver bowl while a bearded man in a light blue shirt, jeans and a rudraksha-style beaded bracelet bends forward with his hands near a brass pyramid-shaped object and a bowl of liquid. Around them, many devotees in orange shawls sit on the floor, with a man in an orange-striped shirt seated at left. Brightly coloured ceremonial canopies with yellow and red fabric hang behind, and a stone wall with a painted sign rises in the background. Approximately 21-100 people are visible.2006-06-01Outdoor ritual on a white tiled platform beneath a large stone canopy with a central pillar. A man in a long-haired, bearded figure wearing an orange robe, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala sits centrally, holding a metal vessel over a small silver deity murti set on a stand. Nearby, a younger man in orange sits by a steel bowl and a tray of rudraksha beads, and several shaved-head or saffron-clad devotees in orange sit on the steps. Small bowls of yellow liquid. Behind them, ceremonial gold-and-red banners and flags hang beside a patterned lattice wall, and a cameraman films the scene at right.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a stone-paved shrine beneath a large rock overhang, with a white pillar and a lattice wall behind. Two central figures in orange robes sit on the marble platform: a young man on the left pours from a metal vessel, and a long-haired figure in orange with a gold necklace on the right pours liquid from a small silver bowl over a small black deity murti and a white stepped stone pedestal. Brass bowls of golden liquid and a plate of rudraksha malas lie in front. Behind them, devotees in orange shawls sit in rows; a man in white with an orange shawl stands to the left, and a videographer with a camera is at the right edge. Two yellow-fringed umbrella-like parasols with blue emblems stand in the background, along with colourful ceremonial banners. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange robe and ornate gold necklace on the central figure performing the pouring; attribution is appearance-based only.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20062006-06-01Outdoor ritual scene at a rocky Himalayan shrine beneath a large overhanging boulder, with a yellow-and-white pillar and a stone-walled terrace. Two figures in saffron/orange robes sit and stand around a brass puja vessel on a tray, one pouring water or milk from a silver pot over a small metal sculpture. A man in saffron garments with a rudraksha-style mala stands at right, bending forward; a woman in saffron sits at left beside a seated figure with long dark hair. Behind them a large crowd of devotees, many in orange shawls and saffron clothing, sits and stands on white marble steps; a red-and-blue canopy and red banner with white lettering hang at left. Several black bags rest on the ground.2006-06-01Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a Himalayan shrine with a stone wall and a painted sign reading a Hindi/English inscription. Many devotees in saffron-orange shawls and robes sit and stand around a white marble platform. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and blue jeans, bending forward with cupped hands near a small brass shrine, brass kalasha pots and a golden shrivelled-pyramid style murti or yantra object. A younger person in orange on the left grinds or pours from a large steel bowl of grain-like material, and a woman in a maroon top stands beside them. Decorative red, blue and yellow canopies with embroidered elephant and bird motifs shade the area, and flower garlands lie on the platform.2006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a white marble platform beneath a large concrete umbrella-shaped canopy. A man in orange clothing kneels at the platform, tending bowls of coloured liquids and offerings, while a woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged behind a small deity murti with a brass lamp and a plate of red offerings in front. Around them, roughly two dozen people in orange robes and orange caps sit on the stone floor, some with hands folded. Two white-clad men stand near the canopy, one holding a folded cloth, and a cameraman in white kneels at right filming. Golden and yellow decorated umbrellas and a colourful banner frame the scene, with a stone wall behind bearing painted Hindi signage.2006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor puja at a riverside ghat-style temple. A long-haired man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a white stone platform, extending his hand over a brass lamp-like bowl and a small golden figure on a carved wooden stand. Around him, several devotees in orange and saffron shawls sit with palms pressed together or hold brass vessels, flower garlands and yellow marigold offerings lie on a plate. A bearded man in white stands behind the platform, and a red-brick pillar frames the scene. Behind, a crowd of onlookers watches from a staircase railing, and a large red-and-bronze Shiva statue with a trident sits on a rock wall.2008-07-03