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Night outdoor puja on a lawn before illuminated multi-storey buildings. In the foreground an orange-draped platform holds a golden kalasha-like arch, a cushion, and several large mango-like fruits wrapped in white cloth, with flowers and a kumkum-marked offering. A priest in red dhoti and bare-chested with red upper cloth raises a flaming lamp at right, while another in red dhoti stands near the platform. Brass plates, bowls and a lamp sit on an orange cloth at lower right. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls face the platform, with a few women in purple and red saris and a fair-haired woman in white and red in the front row.

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May 04 20142014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04Night outdoor ritual on a lawn before a pale multi-storey building. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a saffron head cloth stands at a small yellow-tiled fire pit where a flame burns. Behind him, a large seated crowd of devotees in white and red shawls sits on mats, many with hands folded. To the left, a decorated altar with yellow and orange fruit, a red-and-gold cloth and garlands. A younger boy in orange sits at the lower right near brass vessels and lamps. Dark sky and lit windows frame the scene.2014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04May 12 20142014-05-12Night outdoor puja on a lawn in front of a pale, colonnaded building with lit windows. A priest in red-orange robes and a red turban sits cross-legged on a mat, facing a seated audience, holding a ritual vessel toward a small shrine. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange sits near brass plates of fruit, flowers and oil lamps. On the left, an ornately decorated deity murti or altar stands on an orange cloth, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Over one hundred devotees in white and red-orange shawls sit in rows, many with hands folded in prayer. A sign reading 'a person' is not applicable here: no figure matches the appearance cues needed for identification, so the seated priest is described only by role.2014-05-04Night outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard lit by lanterns, with a multi-storey building glowing in the background. A man in a red-orange dhoti and matching headwrap, wearing a long beaded necklace and bangles, stands at right holding a lit brass aarti lamp toward the seated group. Before him on a dark blue cloth are banana-leaf offerings, small potted plants, a decorated tray and a brass vessel, indicating a puja. Thirty to forty seated devotees in white clothes, many with palms pressed together, face the lamp, and a white parasol stands at left.2013-12-13Night outdoor satsang on a lawn lit by distant building lights. A figure in red and gold ceremonial clothing and a red headdress sits on a gilded wooden throne at the left, on a white flower-petal carpet. Rows of seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, women in green and red saris, face him. In the foreground, several coconuts wrapped in white cloth sit on green leaves and a red-and-green cloth, with brass vessels and trays at right. The figure's appearance is ambiguous at this distance, so the identity is marked unsure.2013-12-09May 04 20142014-05-04