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A photograph of a night puja in a temple hall decorated with orange and white marigold garlands hanging overhead. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a red undergarment holds a burning camphor flame on a lamp toward the altar. Seated on the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace sits on a raised platform beside a seated man in white dhoti and shawl with hands folded. Behind them, a few standing devotees in white are visible. The altar holds rows of cone-shaped sweets and offerings in brass bowls on a white cloth, with plantain-leaf plates of food and a silver vessel in the lower right. Pink and gold decorations frame the shrine area.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A night-time ritual beneath a canopy densely hung with orange and white marigold garlands. In the foreground a standing priest in an orange robe with a bare shoulder holds a ritual vessel and gestures toward the altar. Seated on a raised dais in orange robes and a garland is a figure with a crown-like head covering, flanked by other seated devotees, one in white. A white-draped table holds rows of conical sweets or offerings and a large lotus-shaped base, with brass vessels, banana-leaf plates of food and many small oil lamps along the floor. Garland-decorated pillars and a banner frame the scene.2009-01-12Night-time ritual in a festooned pavilion ablaze with orange and yellow marigold garlands hanging from the roof. At centre, a seated figure in orange robes and a red-beaded mala sits on a low dais before rows of brass kalashas topped with mango leaves and coconuts on a white cloth-covered table, with fruit and food offerings laid on banana leaves in front. A standing person in an orange wrap, seen from behind, faces the dais beside a bright oil lamp. Several seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the floor, some with hands joined, and a pink lotus-shaped pedestal and a framed photograph garlanded with flowers stand at right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam with kalasha worship.2009-01-12A night ritual in a marigold-decorated hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a salmon-pink shawl over a pink top and gold-toned necklace, stands at the left holding a lit lamp or aarti flame toward a platform of conical sweets and offerings. Behind him a seated figure in saffron-orange robes conducts a puja beside a white-cloth-covered table holding numerous small conical offerings, steel vessels, and plates of food. Garlands of orange marigolds and white flowers hang overhead. A white statue and framed photographs appear on the right, and several white-clad devotees stand in the background. The scene reads as a puja or aarti with abhishekam-style offerings.2009-01-12Evening ritual in a marigold-decorated pandal hung with orange and white flower garlands. In the foreground a figure in orange robes stands with back to camera, holding a lit lamp. Behind a white-draped table, rows of conical sweets, fruit and small bowls are arranged as offerings. Seated in orange robes at a raised dais, a man wearing a rudraksha mala and garlands sits beside a seated figure in orange, with attendants in white kneeling nearby. A pink-and-white decorated stand and a flower-decorated altar complete the setting, with string lights glowing outside. Several people in white and orange stand and sit in the background, watching the puja.2009-01-12A night-time ritual photograph in an ornately decorated pandal hung with orange and marigold garlands and strings of lights. A man in saffron robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised seat at the centre back, behind a tall stack of conical offerings arranged on a white-draped table. Several seated people in orange and saffron clothing face him, one in a patterned orange shawl, and others in white. In the foreground, two people with their backs to the camera sit before a microphone, one in orange and one in white with an orange sash, facing a bowl and brass pots on a floor surrounded by marigold garlands. Statues of a seated deity and marigold-wreathed decorations frame the scene.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Evening puja inside a marigold-decorated shrine hung with orange and white flower garlands. In the foreground a standing priest in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the altar. Seated at centre, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised cushion, with a second orange-robed attendant seated beside him. The altar holds rows of decorated coconuts or kalasha pots and banana-leaf plates of offerings. Devotees in white and orange stand and sit behind, and a white deity murti is visible at left. Garlands and string lights frame the scene.2009-01-12A night homa at a temple-style hall decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands hanging from the ceiling. In the foreground, a seated man in orange robes presses his palms together beside a row of tray offerings and bowls of fruit and sweets. On the right, a standing man in an orange robe raises a lit aarti lamp toward a sacred fire pit lined with marigold garlands. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands behind them. A framed portrait of a deity sits at left, beside a silver kalasha-like pot, a stacked display of yellow-green fruit and offerings on a white-draped table, and a pink decorated pedestal.2009-01-12