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Night-time outdoor scene beside a golden ornate arched backdrop with cross-shaped cutouts. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and rudraksha beads bends low at a raised platform, bending toward a seated person's head. Nearby, bare-chested attendants in orange cloths stand, one with long matted dreadlocks, holding up a white and blue deity murti with flower garlands and a tall white ceremonial staff. A green tree overhangs the left side. Looks like a blessing or healing moment.

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Night-time photograph of an outdoor ritual at a golden, ornately carved shrine-like structure with cross-patterned panels. A man in saffron-orange clothing bends forward over the platform, with a microphone and mic stand before him. Beside him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti with a white crown-like headdress and a garland of yellow flowers. To the left, several bare-chested men in orange cloth and beaded necklaces stand attentively, one holding a white cloth and another raising his arm toward the murti. Trees and darkness frame the scene.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15Night-time outdoor scene at a temple-like shrine with a large blue-skinned goddess murti, Kali iconography, with a white-and-blue face, protruding red tongue, white crown, yellow marigold garland and multiple hands holding objects. She stands before an ornate gold arched backdrop with a green base platform lit by string lights. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with long matted hair stands before the murti, while another seated figure in white with a striped shawl and sacred thread on the left wears rudraksha beads and a forehead tilak. A third person with long hair in a dark garment kneels at the platform's edge. Trees and foliage frame the top left.2017-11-15Night photo of a figure in an orange saffron robe with head covered, kneeling on an elevated pink-and-green platform before a white deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. Behind the figure stands an ornate gold arched throne-like backdrop with cross-pattern lattice panels and red accents. A camera operator with a monitor and recording equipment is visible at left, filming the scene. The scene is lit by warm artificial lights.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15Night outdoor scene at an evening ritual on a raised wooden platform draped in white cloth and strung with fairy lights. Centre stands a blue-skinned deity murti with white-and-silver headdress, garland of yellow flowers, and raised arms holding implements, set before an ornate gold scrollwork backdrop. A standing figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap holds a small lit lamp or offering toward the murti, with smoke drifting through the trees on the left. A seated man in orange clothes with a rudraksha-style necklace sits at the right of the platform beside the murti. Two other people in orange stand and sit around the platform, and a few devotees in white stand at the left edge. Brass pots and flower offerings lie on the platform.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15Night outdoor scene on a decorated illuminated float or chariot with fairy lights. A standing young man in orange dhoti and orange turban, bare-chested with white markings, holds a lit flame or lamp aloft with hands joined, in front of a large golden ornate arch. Behind him a blue-skinned deity murti with white headdress and a flower garland stands beside a seated orange-clad man with white markings on the chariot. Another person sits near the base, with a brass lamp and offerings on the platform. Smoke drifts at left, and a man in white dhoti with hands joined stands at the lower left edge. Setting is night foliage and rocks.2017-11-15Night procession on a decorated ratha-style float lit with string lights. A standing priest in orange robes and an orange turban holds a lit oil lamp in an aarti gesture before a large white and blue deity murti with a trident, garlanded with yellow flowers and set against an ornate gold arch. Beside the float, a seated attendant in orange with white sacred markings sits near the deity, and another priest in white dhoti holds a smoking vessel aloft at left. Incense smoke drifts through the scene.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15