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Night ritual at a temple-style hall with smoke rising from a fire pit at left. A priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered orange shawl holds a white flag over a decorated pink altar draped with red and white flower garlands, lemons, and green leaves, with a silver oil lamp in front. A bearded attendant in white stands behind it. In the foreground, a long-haired person wearing a maroon headband and pink-and-maroon shawl, seen from behind, faces the altar. A cameraman with a tripod films at left. Ornate deity murtis and colorful hanging tassels decorate the background. The shaved and robed figures do not clearly match a person candidate.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Night-time temple puja at an open-sided pavilion. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl raises a lit camphor flame over a decorated shrine-like altar piled with yellow and white marigold garlands and red flower strands, with lemons, fruits and brass vessels set before it. Smoke rises at left. Behind, a deity murti stands framed by garlands and a yellow canopy, and tasselled paper decorations hang from the roof. At lower right, a seated sannyasi in a brown-orange headwrap, beaded necklaces and leopard-print cloth stands with palms joined in devotion. Another attendant in white dhoti stands nearby, and a photographer's camera is visible at left.2016-12-07A temple ritual photograph at night in a decorated shrine hall. A shirtless priest in an orange-and-white dhoti stands at left, raising both arms and holding flowers over a flower-garlanded altar bearing a pink-and-white tray, kalasha pots and marigold and jasmine garlands. Behind him stands a second man in white and a deity murti under a golden canopy. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border stands beside a tall brass oil lamp and a gold-draped deity figure with garlands. Smoke drifts through the scene, with hanging white tassel decorations above.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Night ritual at a temple shrine: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl holds a lit camphor aarti flame toward a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded platform with fruit offerings. Smoke rises from a fire pit at left, with oil lamps and brass vessels on the floor. A seated priest in white clothes stands with folded hands at centre, and a person in a rust-coloured head wrap and leopard-print garment with a pink shawl kneels with hands together in the foreground. Colourful hanging tassels decorate the ceiling and shrine arch.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a temple ritual before a garlanded deity shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-white dhoti stands at center, extending his arm toward a brass tray of fruit and flowers placed on a covered altar. Behind him, a seated white-bearded man with folded hands and a bare-chested man in white dhoti look on. Large murtis with flower garlands, one holding a sword, stand in the background beside a maroon-clad figure. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and bells line the right side, and a fire glows at the base of the altar. Rows of devotees with folded hands and raised palms fill the lower foreground, and a few hold phones.2016-12-07Evening ritual at a temple-style shrine with a fire pit and offerings in the foreground. A priest in a white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl stands at left, holding a lit aarti lamp over a decorated sivalingam-like murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a kalasha and brass lamps nearby. Smoke rises from the homa fire at left. A seated figure at right, wearing a dark wrapped head covering, a leopard-print garment and a pink-and-white shawl, has hands folded in prayer. Behind the murti, a deity figure in orange and blue garments sits on a decorated throne, and strings of colourful tassels hang overhead. Another shirtless attendant with a gold necklace sits at far right. a person candidate not clearly visible; the seated figure's appearance is insufficient to identify.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07