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Outdoor temple courtyard scene at dusk beside a stone wall, with bamboo scaffolding behind. Many people, mostly in white and orange, sit and stand in crowded rows. In the foreground a large group of seated figures in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands sit before a ritual tray holding fruit, sweets, flower petals, oil lamps and small brass vessels. A priest in white dhoti, bare-headed and seen from behind, presses his palms together facing them. A bare-chested man in orange at right performs a puja over a stone structure draped with pink, white and yellow flower garlands. Other devotees in pink, red and orange saris sit with hands folded in prayer.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple courtyard ceremony at dusk with a large crowd seated and standing in prayer, many with hands in anjali. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti with a gold border sits before a tray of offerings, bowls of food, fruit and flower garlands, while a man in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp in an aarti-like puja. Nearby, a saffron-robed man with a tilak and a bald head sits cross-legged, and a woman in pink and another in green sit among devotees. Pink, white and yellow garlands drape a stone pillar on the right. Bamboo scaffolding and a pink temple wall form the background. Photographers are visible at the lower edge. The scene resembles a puja or aarti at a temple.2011-12-20Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a large stone wall behind. Seated on the ground in the foreground, a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace and holds a small object. Beside him, bald men in orange robes with beaded garlands sit with hands joined. Foreground left, a figure in orange dhoti sits near a brass plate of flowers, a lit oil lamp and offerings. Women in orange, red and yellow saris sit among seated devotees, many in white, and a standing crowd with uniformed police lines the back wall.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard at dusk. A man in orange robes and rudraksha malas holds up a lit camphor flame on a metal lamp, while a bare-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits in front with a brass bell and offering plates. Several seated devotees in orange and white clothes press palms together, and a woman in orange sits at the front-left. Bamboo scaffolding and a thatched roof frame the area, with a flower garland of pink, white and yellow blossoms draped on a stone pillar at right. A crowd of white-clad devotees fills the background.2011-12-20