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Night-time ritual outdoors at an ashram. In the foreground, a man in saffron/orange cloth with long, swept-back dark hair and a white garland extends his arm toward a raised altar. The altar holds a golden shrine-like structure draped in white cloth and yellow-and-red marigold garlands, flanked by many brass-and-wire lanterns or lamps with green leaves and pink offerings. Behind him, several men wear white dhotis with saffron shawls, and devotees in white and orange stand under ornate saffron and gold palanquin-style canopies (ratha/palanquin). A photographer stands in the background and a red-and-maroon tent with gold accents frames the scene. Lamps and offerings suggest a puja or aarti.

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Night-time temple ritual at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white and red flower garland, raises one arm and holds a small object, a gold-coloured item, while smiling. Behind him several men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand and move about. At the right, a golden throne-like seat with a white cloth is draped in red-and-yellow flower garlands, and a white-clad figure sits near it. In front, rows of brass-based lamps with woven wire cages hold small flames on a raised platform, surrounded by pineapple-leaf-like bunches of offerings and marigold petals. Red and gold drapes and a bright orange flag appear in the background, with paper triangle bunting strung overhead.2007-01-01December 25 20062006-12-25January 12 20092009-01-12January 01 20072007-01-01Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy with tall poles. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits on a blue cloth before a microphone, with a wooden stand and a tall wooden pole nearby. Around the altar, rows of brass kalashas wrapped in white mesh and wrapped with green leaves and yellow and pink flowers, topped with coconuts, are arranged on the red-earth ground, with flower strings laid out in lines. Behind them, a group of people in white and saffron clothing stand watching, including women in white saris and a woman in a lavender sari, with a golden vehicle visible in the background. Carved orange wooden palanquin-style structures frame the foreground.2008-11-11A night ritual photograph in a canopied outdoor pavilion. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe stands with both arms raised high, palms together, facing a tiered arrangement of offerings. Behind him, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a loose line, some in orange cloth, holding small items. The offering pyramid is covered with yellow marigold garlands and dozens of small brass-and-mesh cages holding green leaves and white-wrapped fruit or coconuts on a banana-leaf base. Upon a golden throne-like seat at the back sits a figure draped in white and garlanded, beside a decorated deity murti and brass lamps on a red-draped altar. Pink and red striped drapes and hanging umbrellas frame the scene under a dark sky with a single bulb overhead.2006-12-22December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at an open-air shrine. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a gold-trimmed shawl and a white garland, holding a small vessel and pouring over a black stone shivalingam garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Behind him, a seated man in white with an orange shawl sits beside a wall of multicoloured flower garlands. Other men in white and orange shawls stand nearby, one holding a camera. A crowd watches from the left under colourful canopies, and palm and banana leaves frame the scene. Whether the man at the lingam is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2007-01-01November 21 20102010-11-21December 30 20062006-12-30