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An outdoor ritual at an open-air shrine with white-and-maroon striped walls and a red carpeted staircase leading up to a decorated deity murti niche. In the foreground a person seen from behind wears a maroon dhoti-style cloth with a gold-bordered sash, a floral garland, and a tied headband, standing before a low stone fire or water pit with a small brass implement on the ledge. To the right, two drummers in orange-saffron robes and orange headcloths sit beside a drum with a rudraksha-style mala on one. Palm trees and banana plants surround the courtyard.

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Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with a standing woman seen from behind, wearing a rust-red draped garment, a gold-coloured waist belt, a white flower garland, a decorated headband and a hair bun. She faces a stepped shrine with a tiered decorated structure, a small deity shrine under a canopy, and a square basin with a tap. A figure in orange robes sits at the right edge beside an orange cloth and microphone stands. Trees and palms frame the scene.2014-08-17September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. On the left stands a large deity murti, adorned with garlands and flowers, set on a red-draped platform. Orange-robed young sannyasis stand in rows at the back. In the foreground, a young boy in orange kneels before a low altar with brass plates of flowers and fruit, and a large round drum-like instrument. A man in a red-and-gold dhoti and shawl, with a long red-and-white garland, stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, seemingly leading the puja. A red-cushioned armchair sits empty near the murti. The scene reads as puja or satsang.2014-09-09A covered outdoor temple courtyard with a tin roof and palm trees. A bare-chested man with long dark hair stands at right in red-and-gold dhoti, hands folded in anjali, wearing a red-and-yellow marigold garland. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line toward a raised concrete platform with a square yagna pit, while a white-clad attendant stands nearby. At left, a golden vahana-like figure with a yellow cloth and floral garlands sits on steps. Kolam designs decorate the ground near a dhwaja flag pole.2015-09-08 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard with a raised shrine platform draped in red cloth. Behind it stands a deity murti with a tall golden crown, multiple arms and garlands, flanked by two smaller figures in red and gold ornaments. Seated on mats in front, several shaven-headed young boys wear red dhotis with gold borders and white body markings. Adult devotees in red and orange robes sit nearby, one woman in saffron standing at the side, and a woman in red with gold border bows near the platform steps. A square fire pit with a brass bowl and flower offerings sits in the middle. Trees and a thatched canopy frame the setting.2014-07-11Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard with a tall red stone platform on the left. A bare-chested man with long hair pulled back, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a floral garland of red and orange flowers, climbs a red-carpeted wooden staircase toward the platform. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands by a white-draped table with offerings. Several saffron-robed monks with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand in a line holding brass plates of offerings and flowers, while women in matching orange saris with hands folded stand nearby. A large blue and orange ceremonial umbrella and a brass trident-topped staff stand at the right edge. The ground is patterned brick paving.2014-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09August 25 20172017-08-25October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesNight ritual photograph at a fire ceremony. Three people stand with their backs to the camera before a lit fire pit. A man on the left wears an orange-brown head wrap and a bare upper back, holding a tray of offerings. Two figures on the right wear orange and white cloth wraps; one holds a tray with a green-wrapped bundle, the other stands bare-backed with a dark bead necklace. Behind the fire, a red-and-gold throne holds a seated deity murti or figure draped in yellow garlands, flanked by a brass lamp stand and a decorated kalasha. A large steel vessel and brass pots sit in the foreground. Flowers and a rope of leaves hang overhead. This appears to be a homa/yagna or puja setting with fire offerings.2016-10-10