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Photograph of a pradosha puja at AadiKailaasa inside a hall. In the foreground, several seated devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, face a raised tiered dark red velvet-covered base topped with a shivalingam and a golden kalasha-style ornament. A lit oil lamp flame sits at the front of the base, with brass vessels and a pit of white stone in the lower right. Behind the base stands a large white bull statue draped with a gold and red cloth, the nandi. A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits at the center, his back to the camera. About a dozen people are visible.

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A dim temple interior during a ritual, with a seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl and white clothing facing a tiered maroon-draped seat holding a deity murti or ritual object. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame sits before it, and a square stone-lined fire pit with brass vessels and scattered marigold petals is in the foreground. Seated devotees in white clothes, some in orange cloth, fill the lower frame with their backs to the camera. A standing attendant in white stands at the left beside a large painted white ceremonial elephant figure with red and gold cloth.2007-08-26Photograph of a temple ritual in progress inside a hall. A man in an orange saffron robe with a gold necklace sits cross-legged, holding a brass vessel near an oil lamp with a visible flame, facing a tiered throne-like altar draped in deep red cloth and decorated with a red flower garland and a Shiva linga-type form. Around the fire-pit area, white-clad devotees sit with hands joined in prayer, and a large white elephant figure with gold trim stands behind. A white-clad attendant stands at upper left. A square brick-lined fire pit with marigold petals is in the foreground, and the seated audience is seen from behind in the lower frame.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph inside a temple hall during a Shiva puja. A bald man in orange saffron robes kneels at a tiered maroon-draped pedestal topped with a lingam decorated with red flower garlands and a gold kalasha-like finial. He holds a lit oil lamp, an aarti flame, toward the lingam. Nearby, a white-robed devotee kneels with folded hands, and a brass bowl with marigold petals sits on the floor. A large white painted Nandi bull with gold trim and a golden cloth stands behind the altar. Around twelve seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, mostly with dark hair seen from behind, watch the ritual.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26Evening ritual in a warm orange-walled hall. A large deity murti stands at the back, heavily draped in marigold and red flower garlands, with a golden arch behind it. In front, a fire burns on a platform where bare-chested priests in white dhotis perform a homa, one priest tending the flames while others sit with instruments. Seated in rows on the floor are many devotees in white clothes, some with red shawls and long hair. To the right is an empty red velvet chair with gold trim, holding a framed portrait of a person in pink, with flower decoration. The scene is lit by warm lamps and a pink-hued backdrop.2013-07-09Interior of a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, white-washed walls and barred windows. Many children and adults in white clothes sit cross-legged in rows on the bare floor, some with orange sashes. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with shaved head sits on a white platform before a small brass puja setup with bells, a lamp and offerings, while a person in white sits facing him. At left stands a large white bull statue with a red-and-gold harness beside a tiered red-draped platform topped with a small kalasha-like finial. Several people stand near the back wall.2007-08-26July 09 20132013-07-09September 15 20152015-09-15A photograph of an evening ritual indoors. A standing man in orange and saffron robes with a shawl, a red-and-gold sacred thread and white tilak on his forehead, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, facing a fire pit. The fire pit holds a flame with flower petals and offerings in the foreground. To the left stands a golden deity murti in an orange cloth draped over it, garlanded with white flower strands and with hands folded in front of its chest. Seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas sit on the floor with palms pressed together, and a man in an orange shirt sits on a chair wearing a white cap. Other people stand in the background in white and dark clothing, also with hands folded.2012-09-05Pradosha puja before a large white Nandi bull statue decorated with a multicolored garland arch and a striped cloth. Behind the bull, two deity murtis stand on a raised platform under the decorated canopy. In front, a small fire burns on a red-draped stepped altar where a kalasha-like object rests. A man in an orange robe with a shaved head sits near the fire, hands folded, while a younger man in white with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together. Around them, a seated crowd of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls faces the altar.2007-08-26