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A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl stands at left, raising a long-handled brass vessel with a cream feather fan while smoke billows around him. Beside him, a silver-toned oil lamp stands with red garland. In the centre, a large pink-and-white palanquin-style altar is heavily garlanded with marigolds, red roses and white flowers, holding brass kalashas and a deity murti in the niche. Two men in white stand behind it, one bare-chested with a chain. Hanging coloured tassels and white beaded strands decorate the pavilion above.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesNight ritual at a temple: a man with a bare upper body and orange-saffron shawl over white dhoti raises a golden umbrella-shaped fan (chamara-like ornament) over an offering. The offering is a tiered pink-and-silver pedestal covered with yellow and red marigold garlands, banana leaves and a white cloth, set in front of a silver lamp stand decorated with a red rose garland. Smoke drifts across the scene, a kalasha-like brass vessel stands nearby, and another man in white dhoti sits behind. Colourful tassels and hanging strings decorate the pavilion above.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Outdoor night ritual at a temple-like setting. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-yellow cloth over his left shoulder stands at left, holding a small ritual item and sending smoke toward a decorated altar. The altar is a tiered structure draped with white jasmine and red flower garlands, marigold strands and mango leaves, with a red-and-yellow kalasha-like pot at its top. In front stands a tall silver oil lamp (deepa) with a flame, and a red garland hangs on the right. Other priests in white dhoti stand in the background and a drummer sits at lower left. Smoke from incense or camphor drifts through the scene, with stone carvings on the right.2016-12-07 +1 copiesA night-time temple ritual photograph. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl and a mala stands at left, swinging a golden ceremonial fan or chamara-like implement toward a decorated altar. Smoke or incense drifts through the left side. The altar is adorned with garlands of red roses, white and yellow marigolds, and green leaves, with a pink-and-gold structure and a brass lamp at right. Behind the priest, a second bare-chested man in white dhoti stands and assists. Hanging strings of beads and orange-and-green fabric decorations frame the scene.2016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a flaming brass aarti lamp toward a flower-decorated kalasha on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow marigold and red rose garlands. Smoke drifts across the left side. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod and two other white-clad attendants stand nearby. Hanging strings of beads and yellow fabric trim frame the top.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame aloft beside a decorated palanquin draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings. A brass lamp stand stands at right. Photographers with cameras on tripods film the ceremony at night beneath hanging decorative strings and a temple structure with a yellow fringed canopy. Smoke drifts across the left side of the frame. A small red tilak marks the priest's forehead and a rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07