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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting with a large dark kalasha-shaped structure and a tall pillar behind. A deity murti is decorated with marigold and flower garlands and placed on a raised white-draped platform framed by green leaves and colourful garland strands. A man in an orange robe and a turban-like head covering sits cross-legged at the left of the platform, facing the murti and making an offering. Beside him, a second man in white clothing sits seated and tends the offerings. A young man in white stands at the far right edge, and a fourth figure is partly visible at the left. A multicoloured parasol canopy is raised above the deity. Strings of coloured lights run along the background roof line.

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November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Night ritual by a large black Shivalinga on a raised platform in a water tank at an amphitheatre-style ashram venue. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a tall ceremonial headdress performs worship at a decorated altar with a deity murti flanked by garlands of marigold and green leaves. Above the altar a multicoloured canopy-umbrella stands on a pole. A second seated figure in white ritual clothes sits beside the altar, and a standing attendant in white stands at the right edge, with another attendant at the left. Strings of lights outline the terraced stone seating, where small groups of people in white clothes are visible in the distance. Water streams down the lingam and a metal stairway leads up beside it.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Night photograph of a water-side ceremony at a illuminated fountain basin with a tall water jet rising behind a lit central structure. In the foreground, several people in saffron and orange robes stand in shallow water around a decorated murti of Krishna-like deity with peacock-feather ornaments and garlands. A central figure in saffron-orange clothing stands on a raised platform near the fountain, with a red-and-gold cloth draped behind. Strings of lights line the water's edge and rows of seated figures are in the background.November 23 20102010-11-23Night view of an illuminated outdoor shivalinga installed in a water tank, with a fountain spraying water behind it. A large decorated deity murti, adorned with red and yellow garlands, sits in a lit alcove at the lower right, flanked by small oil lamps and a row of lit lamps on the tank's edge. A few people in white are partially visible near the lower right corner, seated at the water's edge. A small banner or sign is visible at the top centre. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style night ceremony at a temple tank.2010-11-23Night ritual on a water tank at a fountain-fronted shrine. In the foreground, a white-covered boat carries a golden palanquin-style shrine garlanded with red, yellow and green flower garlands around a deity murti. A priest in an orange-saffron garment and a gold crown sits in front of it, holding a brass vessel, while a second attendant in a white dhoti with a gold necklace sits beside it. A man in white stands at the rear of the boat holding a long pole. Strings of coloured lights and a bunting of red, green and yellow line the far steps, and a fountain splashes behind a dark lingam-shaped structure.2010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23