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Night ritual photograph. In the foreground, a row of young women seated on colourful cloth mats hold pink lotus flowers and wear marigold garlands, bright saris, gold earrings and bangles. At right, a bare-chested man with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, walking past the seated women. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a camera, and another man in white stands nearby. A large gold trishul stands in the background among smoke and warm light, with a painted deity figure visible at upper left. Hindu temple ritual setting.

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Night ritual photograph at an outdoor temple-style stage. A row of young women in colourful silk saris, green, pink, purple and red, with flower garlands and pink lotus flowers in their hands, sit in a line facing right. Behind them a gilded, ornate seat holds a deity murti or portrait figure beneath a trident-topped staff. On the right a standing priest in an orange-brown turban and bare upper body holds a lit oil lamp and a brass bell in a puja. Smoke drifts through the dim light. A cameraman in white with a red shawl films nearby, and another seated devotee in red sits at the lower right.2016-10-10A priest in an orange-red turban and bare chest holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, performing an evening aarti ritual. He wears an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala across his chest. Beside him, a row of young women in colourful saris, garlands of yellow and orange flowers and pink lotus blossoms sit seated along a mat. Behind them a man in a white shirt and light trousers photographs the ritual, and a bare-chested man with folded hands stands in the background near a trident-topped staff. A gilded deity murti is visible at upper left, and a brass bell lies at the priest's side.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Night photo of an aarti ritual at a temple. On the left, a row of about seven women in colourful saris (green, pink, purple, red) sit with garlands of yellow and red flowers and pink lotus blooms in their hands. On the right, a shaved-headed man in a rust-coloured dhoti and wrap, with a brown turban and bare upper body, holds a burning camphor flame on a lamp toward them. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near a metal trident and a glowing golden deity murti is partly visible at the upper left. The scene is lit by warm light and rising smoke.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Night ritual photograph in a decorated temple hall with smoke rising and a bright spotlight. Five or six young women sit in a row on a raised platform wearing green, blue, red and pink saris and garlands of white and yellow flowers, with pink lotus blossoms in their hands. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in a maroon turban and ochre-brown cloth stands at right holding a ritual vessel and offering it toward them. Behind them are ornate gold and white deity figures, brass lamps and kalasha-style pots, and small seated attendants at the back right. Marigold petals cover the floor.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Night photograph of a temple hall during a festival puja with several deity murtis draped in garlands, decorated with white and colourful halos behind them. Six young women in saris sit in a row on a raised platform, holding flowers and garlands, with smoke rising in the background. In the foreground a young priest with a red turban and bare upper body holds a brass plate with a lamp. Flower petals are scattered on the floor. Overhead hang green-and-orange decorative strings. Two or three other people are visible at the right edge. The page refers to Navaratri, but no a person is visible in this image.2016-10-10Night-time photo of a young priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-red turban, bare upper body with a saffron-orange dhoti and orange sash, carrying a tray of offerings toward a row of young women seated on a raised stone platform. The women wear colourful silk saris in red, green, purple and blue, with white jasmine and marigold garlands, and hold pink lotus flowers. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the floor. Behind them stand large painted clay deity murtis, including a Ganesha figure and a goddess figure with a crown. This appears to be a puja scene during a festival, with the priest offering prasad. Several other people are partly visible in the background.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10