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Night-time ritual scene in an outdoor setting with smoke rising through the frame. A bearded man with a white-and-black patterned headband and a crescent emblem sits on an ornate silver throne, wearing a rust-red cloth wrap, a long beaded gold necklace and red wrist threads. Before him stand silver ritual items including a kalasha-like pot, oil lamps and small deity murti, and silver animal figures such as a horse and a bull with floral garlands, arranged on a striped mat. A large dark metal vessel with a burning fire sits in the foreground, and a yellow-edged stone platform lies to the right. A person in a white garment is partly visible behind, and a hand appears at the lower left.

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A seated priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl performs a puja at night beside a fire in a copper vessel. He wears a leopard-print cloth headband, a gold necklace and red bangles, and stirs or offers into the flame with a ladle. Around him are silver ritual vessels, a silver nandi bull, silver deity murti and a brass lamp stand with lit oil lamps. Garlands of white flowers, colourful striped mats and a silver chair complete the setting, with a tiled white-and-red backdrop behind.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in a rust-orange wrap with gold-bordered edges and a leopard-print turban fastened with a white crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair during a ritual. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold waist belt, and red beaded armbands, and holds a stick over a clay vessel of burning offerings. Before him are silver lidded containers on a silver tray, an oil lamp, and a brass figure of a deity, with a silver bull figure behind him and a striped cloth underfoot. Smoke rises from the offering. a person: long dreadlocked hair, orange ornate clothing and gold necklace consistent with the page's identification of a person as present at this event.2017-10-08Night-time outdoor puja scene. A man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits on an ornate silver chair, bare-chested except for an orange-red cloth draped over his body, adorned with red bangles and gold waist belt. He tends a small silver lamp and burning incense at a silver altar holding silver figures, a nandi-like bull figure, a silver kalasha-style arch, garlands and a silver deity murti. A large bronze vessel with smoke and a yellow-bordered square platform stand in the foreground on a colourful striped cloth, with banana plants and temple gopurams behind.2017-10-08Night outdoor ritual scene with a fire pit and offerings. A man seated on a silver-backed chair wears a rust-red sleeveless robe, a long rudraksha mala, gold necklace, leopard-print waist cloth and a crescent-topped dreadlocked turban, with a tilak on his forehead. He grinds or mixes something in a small bowl with a pestle over a flaming brazier. Nearby stand a silver throne-style peetha decorated with white flower garlands, brass plates of herbs and fruit, a coconut, a woven basket and a small oil lamp. Another person in rust-red robes stands at the right edge. Plain pink-and-purple cloths cover the ground, and a yellow-painted stone fire pit sits in front.2017-09-14Night-time outdoor puja at a temple-style shrine. A man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits on a silver throne-like chair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant, and tends a lit oil lamp in front of him. Around him are silver kalasha pots, silver deity figures, silver vahana-style figures, brass lamps and stone mortars on a striped cloth. A fan and a pillared shrine with red-and-white stripes are in the background.2017-10-08A night-time ritual scene outdoors beside a temple-like structure. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth kneels on a striped woven mat, tending a small flame in a brass vessel with a dark-skinned hand gesture over it. He wears a leopard-print headband with a crescent emblem, long dark hair, a large gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads, and red-orange arm bands. Before him are silver puja vessels, silver bowls with lids, a brass deity figure, and silver ratha-style vehicles with a bull and a horse-like mount, garlanded with white flowers. Banana leaves and a silver throne with a chair back stand behind. A person's arm is visible at the left edge. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his crescent headband, long hair, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron-orange clothing while performing the ritual.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Night-time ritual scene outdoors under a canopy hung with colourful tassels. A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits on a silver throne-like chair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold chain pendant, rudraksha-style gold beads and bangles. He tends a small flame in a brass vessel with one hand, beside an oil lamp and a clay bowl of offerings. Silver-plated lingam forms sit on silver trays, along with brass and silver ritual vessels, a silver deity-shrine structure, stone mortars and a green-and-orange striped cloth. Clay pots, a red-and-white striped wall and a steel fan stand nearby.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver throne performs a fire ritual at night, with a bowl of flames in front of him. He wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a leopard-print turban with a crescent ornament, a gold necklace and rudraksha beads, and red wrist bands. Around him are silver ritual vessels, a silver bull (Nandi) statue, silver deity shrines, garlands of white flowers, brass oil lamps and a small brass figure. Stone mortars hold offerings, and a striped cloth covers the floor. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple-style courtyard with red and white striped walls and hanging decorations.2017-10-08