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Night festival scene at an open-air ground with a large ornate golden throne and a floral-decorated chariot structure with striped red-and-white garlands. A man with long hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange-red dhoti, stands before the golden throne, holding a ritual vessel and performing a ceremony as others in white and saffron clothing surround him. Devotees in white and yellow sit in the foreground, and rows of seated audience members fill the bleachers behind, with a large screen showing video and bright lights overhead. Scene suggests a puja or abhishekam beside a decorated procession vehicle.

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Night-time temple festival scene under floodlights, with a large ornate golden palanquin or ratha decorated with striped white and orange fabric panels. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the palanquin holding a long ceremonial staff, while another bare-chested priest in a white dhoti works beside him. Women in yellow and white saris and white outfits kneel close to the palanquin, some with long dark plaits, and a woman in a white sari with a floral border stands at the right. Behind them rows of seated devotees fill terraced steps, and a screen at left shows a video feed of many participants. A man in a dark robe with a gold necklace stands near the palanquin, possibly part of the rite. The scene suggests a rathotsavam procession with pada puja performed at the chariot.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night ceremony at an outdoor stage with a large floral-decorated arch and an ornate gold throne-like structure. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti stands at the centre holding a ceremonial lamp aloft, a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. Nearby, people in white and cream dhotis and saris, some with bare upper bodies, sit or kneel in devotion, a woman in golden-yellow sari sits at the right edge, and a woman in a white sari with a floral border kneels in the lower right. Behind them, a seated audience fills tiered stands under string lights, and a screen shows a grid of video feeds. Ritual lamp-lighting and devotional worship appear to be taking place.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night-time outdoor ritual at a festival with a crowd seated on tiered stands behind. A long-haired man with a swept-back mane, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate gold throne with a leopard-print cushion and raises his right hand in blessing toward a shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti who bows and holds an orange cloth. Behind the throne is a large gold-carved canopy decorated with white, orange and green floral garlands. A woman in a cream sari with long dark braids stands at the right, and other attendants in orange and red garments and rudraksha garlands stand nearby. Lamps and flower offerings sit at the foot of the throne, and a bank of video screens showing participants is at the left. a person is the seated figure in orange-brown with a rudraksha mala, giving a blessing from the throne.2017-02-24