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Outdoor temple ritual at night under a canopy hung with red and yellow lanterns and a blue-and-yellow umbrella. A large blue deity murti with long black hair, yellow garland and raised hand stands at left. At right, a man with a dark beard wears an orange-saffron robe, a long white and red flower garland and a wooden rudraksha-style mala, holding a lit oil lamp aarti flame toward the murti while ringing a small hand bell. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing, some with painted foreheads, stand with folded hands, and a child in a purple outfit stands in front. A golden rooster-shaped vessel sits at lower left.

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Night-time photograph of a ritual at an outdoor temple-style setting with hanging lanterns and a yellow umbrella. A central man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange-brown dhoti, a white and red flower garland, and a brown rudraksha-style mala, and holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large blue deity murti with long black hair and yellow-and-white garlands. Behind him stand several devotees in orange and saffron robes with white forehead markings, a boy in blue and a girl in yellow. A man at right in orange clothing holds his hands in anjali. Swamiji (probable) cues are the swept-back long hair, saffron-orange clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland on the central man, so swamiji is set in_person. Around fifteen people are visible.2016-10-30Outdoor evening ritual at a temple-like shrine decorated with hanging paper lanterns, marigold and fern garlands, and yellow and orange umbrellas. A large blue-skinned deity murti with long black hair, a yellow shawl and a yellow-and-white garland holds a lotus-like flower in its raised hand. In front, a bearded man in an orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, performing aarti. Around him, several young boys in orange and saffron dhotis stand with hands folded, one boy in a purple tunic and white garland watching closely. A brass rooster-shaped lamp sits on the ground in front, with smoke rising from incense. The bearded figure resembles the a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and a flower garland, though the identification is uncertain given the crowd of similarly dressed devotees.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30A nighttime outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging paper lanterns and fabric streamers. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-brown robe and a long garland of white and red flowers, with a rudraksha mala at his neck, and extends his hand toward a large costumed figure of a blue-skinned deity with long black hair, white and gold headdress, and a yellow shawl, who holds a small offering dish. Brass oil lamps and scattered flower petals lie on the ground. Around them stand priests in white dhotis with white forehead markings, young boys in saffron and white garments, and devotees under orange and blue ceremonial umbrellas. The man's appearance with long hair, rust robe, rudraksha and garland is consistent with Swamiji (probable).2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ceremony at night beneath strings of hanging lamps and leafy garlands. A tall, bearded man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-brown dhoti with a white flower garland, stands with hands folded at chest level facing a large blue-skinned deity murti with long black hair, a yellow shawl and a floral garland, who holds a pink lotus. Behind him, saffron-robed devotees and a young boy in a purple dhoti watch. Nearby, a golden peacock-shaped lamp, a silver bowl of pink lotuses, and yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas are visible. A camera operator stands in the background.2016-10-30