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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a shrine decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers and red blooms. A man in a white shirt and dhoti, wearing spectacles and a wristwatch, holds his hands over a brass lamp with a flame, offering aarti. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes with an orange collar and a rudraksha mala stands at a dark stone altar covered with white powder, with brass bowls, a bell, fruit and offerings. Behind them a gilded deity murti sits in front of an orange-red cloth. Other people in white clothing watch from the right, and wooden poles frame the scene.

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Outdoor ritual at a shrine with a golden deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow, red and white flowers. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a small vessel near a flaming oil lamp on a brass tray. A woman in white with gold bangles folds her hands in prayer at right, and other white-clad devotees stand behind a wooden fence. Brass plates hold bananas, rice, coins and small offerings on a stone base, with red-painted stones in the foreground.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor photo of devotees gathered under shady trees before a golden shrine statue of a seated deity murti draped in a red and orange cloth and heavy garlands of marigolds and flowers with a silver arch. In the foreground a young man in white clothes with an orange collar stands beside the shrine, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti performs a puja with a lit oil lamp on a tray. Nearby a woman in a yellow-green sari and women in red and orange saris stand among the crowd, and many men in white shirts and dhotis wait behind a wooden railing in the dappled green setting.2009-07-07January 01 20092009-01-01March 02 20112011-03-02Night photograph of an evening ritual at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof. A person in a red-orange robe with an orange shawl holds a brass lamp of flaming oil or camphor with flowers, extending it toward a second person in a white dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala, who holds a metal plate. Behind them stands a golden deity murti with a decorated arch and a gilded vahana figure on a red-draped base. A square fire pit with ash sits in front, and white-and-red striped steps lie in the background. Two physical people are visible.2014-11-23Outdoor temple puja beside a shrine niche framed in white stone and orange paint, with a golden deity murti seated in red and orange cloth, garlanded with marigold and green leaves, and a red trident-topped flagpole at right. In the foreground a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala rings a brass handbell. Behind him, saffron-clad devotees with folded hands stand beside a tray of pink petals, and a man in white holds a plate. Another person in white stands at left photographing, and red kumkum-coloured offerings cover the base. Shade trees surround the setting.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a temple ritual on a stone-pillared porch. A man with long, swept-back black hair, wearing a white dhoti and sheer white upper cloth, a gold rudraksha-style necklace, a gold armlet and a white forehead band, holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame and a small silver bell in his other hand. Two attendants stand behind him: the left wears white dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace, holding a silver plate; the middle wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border and gold necklace, with tilak markings on the forehead. Foreground shows brass kalasha pots, a brass lamp stand, a silver bowl and a white conch-like object on a patterned cloth, and a white deity murti garlanded with red, purple and white flowers at right. Gate and trees in the background.2010-12-21January 03 20152015-01-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath a rock overhang and trees. A long-haired man in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border stands at a brick fire pit, holding offerings toward the flames while smoke rises. Behind him, a golden deity murti seated on a rocky mound is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a white cloth and a hanging bell above. Men in white shirts and white clothing stand and sit around, one in a beaded necklace, and a person to the left holds a tray of flowers. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and flower baskets lie around the fire pit. Several people are visible in the foreground, partly cut off.2005-01-24Two priests perform a homa at a temple shrine before a deity murti. The priest on the left, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, holds a small brass bowl. The priest in the center wears a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, bare-chested with gold necklaces, and pours liquid from a brass vessel over a fire burning in a red tray. Offerings of bananas, yellow flowers, leaves and bowls sit on the orange cloth. Behind them, a golden-framed altar holds two deity murtis decorated with white and orange garlands and green and red silk garments. A brass oil lamp stands nearby, and a wall board displays printed names.2011-11-01