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Evening ritual in a tented outdoor pavilion with a lit screen and hanging paper lanterns. Devotees crowd around a long table covered with a red cloth, fruit, marigold garlands and offerings in brass bowls, which resembles an abhishekam or puja. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits at the table on the right, and another priest sits seated in white near the centre. Several women in white saris and salwar-style outfits stand around the table, one in a white top and another in green and orange. A man in orange robes with long braided hair leans over the offerings on the left. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a banana plant stands at the top of the frame.

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December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time outdoor ritual under a white tent at an abhishekam or puja. In the foreground, several seated priests with bare upper bodies and white dhoti-style cloths, one in a yellow shawl, attend a red-draped altar laid with brass pots, flower garlands, coconuts, bananas, a wicker basket of sticks and bowls of offerings. A long-haired figure in an orange-brown robe bends over the offerings. On the left, a shirtless man with an orange forehead band and silver-grey dhoti stands beside a gold-trimmed throne, and a man in a dark robe sits near it. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saris and white clothes watches. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead, and a screen shows a green image at the back.2016-12-02Outdoor ritual at night in which several devotees stand around a raised wooden platform decorated with orange and pink flower petals, yellow marigold garlands, and fruit including pomegranates and oranges. A bronze bowl sits on the platform, and a shirtless priest in a white dhoti kneels at right offering flowers. A woman in a cream sari with a long grey braid and a brown bag stands at center, while women in white, green, blue and red saris and salwar wear orange headbands and name badges. A banana plant and a dark shivalinga-like stone form are visible behind them, with a red curtain at left. Men in white and a man with a purple headwrap are at the lower left, appearing to attend the abhishekam.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Night outdoor ritual scene at a Rudra Abhishekam-style offering. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari bends over a silver tray heaped with yellow and purple flower garlands, fruit, and an apple, while a woman in a green blouse and cream sari kneels beside her arranging flowers. Behind them a shaved-headed boy in a white dhoti stands with bare torso. Around the offering, devotees wear white, orange, pink and green clothing, several with orange headbands and printed name badges. A dark deity murti with a banana-leaf backdrop stands at left, and a lit white screen glows at right. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2016-12-02Night-time outdoor ritual scene at an ashram. Several devotees stand around a low offering table covered in marigold and other flower garlands, with oranges, apples and bananas set on a brass tray. A woman in a red blouse and maroon-and-brown sari and a woman in a green sari with gold-bordered pallu place flowers and fruit. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain stands at right, and a shaved young boy in a white dhoti with a pink cloth over his shoulder stands at left. Many participants wear orange and white headbands and white clothing. A banana plant and a large screen glow in the background.2016-12-02Devotees gather around a ritual offering table at an abhishekam or puja, piled with fruit, yellow and purple flower garlands and a silver tray. A woman in a green blouse and cream-and-gold sari, with a lanyard badge, stretches her hand toward the offerings beside a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and gold chain who reaches toward the tray. Nearby, a young boy in white and a woman in a red-and-white shawl stand watching; several women wear orange-yellow forehead bands printed with eyes. Behind them, many people in white and pastel saris stand in smoke, with a banana-leaf canopy and a dark deity murti visible at left. No one is identified as a person.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time ritual scene at an outdoor temple-style pavilion. A red-draped platform holds a tray of fruit, marigold-garlanded kalasha pots and small oil lamps, with a banana plant behind it. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and women in saris and kurtas stand and sit around the platform, some holding plates or offerings, forming an abhishekam or puja. A man in a saffron-orange garment with gold border stands at left, and a bare-chested man sits on a colourful striped mat in the foreground. Marigold garlands decorate the shrine area at left. The figures are visible but no individual can be confirmed as the a person from appearance, so the role is given instead.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02