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Night outdoor ritual at an open-air shrine. Seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes face a raised platform where a figure in orange robes sits before a deity murti garlanded with flowers and a red cloth, while another priest in white holds a lit flame aloft beside a second garlanded deity. Brass plates, offerings and a small fire glow on the platform. The page labels the event a Ganapathy Homa and a padapuja, but the visible scene shows lamps and flowers only.

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Evening puja at an open-air temple pavilion lit by flames and smoke. A central figure in an orange robe sits before a large decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands nearby by a small fire. Seated in rows on the floor, many devotees in white clothes with red-and-saffron shawls press palms together in prayer. A second flower-decked deity murti stands at the right, and a gold-and-red ceremonial palanquin sits at the upper left. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style red beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a homa-style ritual worship with offerings and oil lamps.2014-10-11Night-time outdoor puja at a temple-like pavilion. Devotees in white clothes with red shoulder cloths sit on mats facing the stage. On the left a deity murti sits on a red and gold throne garlanded with flowers; on the right a larger garlanded deity murti stands before a decorated shrine. Two priests in white dhotis stand near the left murti, one holding an object aloft. A seated figure in saffron robes sits at the centre before a pink-draped altar with flower offerings and a kalasha-like vessel; another seated figure in orange-brown cloth sits beside him. A framed portrait hangs near an orange armchair at the right edge. A swami-like figure in saffron could be a candidate, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-10-11Night-time temple ritual in a pillared hall. Seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls face a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers at the left, and an ornate flower-covered shrine with a lit oil lamp on the right. Two white-clad priests stand near the shrine. A seated figure in a red-brown robe sits on a raised platform behind a microphone, facing the shrine. A standing attendant in orange robes is at the far left. Offerings and brass vessels are arranged on the platform.2014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11Night-time puja in a temple courtyard. Two figures in orange-saffron robes sit on a raised platform before a silver-framed deity murti draped with garlands and red cloth, and a lit shrine with a painted deity image glows behind them. Lamps and offerings are set on the platform. Around them, a seated congregation in white clothes with red and maroon sashes sits on the ground, many with their backs to the camera, including a woman in red and white with a long braid and a white-haired elder in a striped shirt. The scene has the feel of a padapuja or satsang gathering. a person's presence is not clearly visible; the orange-robed figure on the platform cannot be confidently identified from appearance.2014-10-11Evening puja in an open-sided pavilion at night. A large floral-garlanded deity murti stands at left beneath a garland arch, and a clay-style Ganesha murti sits decorated with red and yellow flower garlands at right, with a small framed portrait on a chair beside it. Central altar with lit oil lamps and a kalasha-style setup on a decorated stand. Shirtless and saffron-clad priests stand at the altar, while a seated group of devotees in white clothes with orange or red shawls sits on mats in the foreground, and several more people are seated along the sides. Plates of fruit and offerings lie on a tray at left.2014-08-29October 11 20142014-10-11September 06 20142014-09-06Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform. On the right, a bare-chested man with a shaved head, forehead tilak, rudraksha mala and orange shawl sits on a round white seat holding a microphone and a ladle over a small brass bowl, appearing to lead the ceremony. Behind him, a fire pit and offering bowls sit on a red cloth. In the centre, two decorated deity murti are garlanded with red and yellow flowers, one wearing an orange turban and silver crown, the other a gold crown, standing beside a gilded palanquin-style pedestal with oil lamps. Four men sit cross-legged in the foreground in white dhotis and orange or red shawls, seen from behind or in profile. Floodlights and a green-and-white mat frame the scene.2012-10-15February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a low raised stage with red-and-white striped walls. A deity murti stands under a golden arched canopy draped with marigold garlands, behind a red cloth-covered platform. In front, a yellow marigold-decorated fire pit or homa altar sends up smoke, with white flowers and offering plates nearby. A young attendant in an orange robe sits at left near the altar. At right, a figure in orange-brown robes sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne-style chair, with attendants in orange clothing beside him. Roughly thirty seated devotees in white clothes, some in green, pink and tan saris, face the stage from the front.2013-09-30April 28 20172017-04-28