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Night photo of a ritual at a tiered, painted deity structure decorated with red and white flowers, garlands and a kalasha on top, flanked by lions, serpents and a carved figure. A bare-backed priest in a maroon dhoti with a green-and-gold border reaches up to adorn the top of the structure, and a man in white clothes holds a microphone at left. Smoke drifts across the right side, and string lights hang overhead. A logo appears at top left.

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March 16 20172017-03-16Night photograph of a ritual at a deity shrine. A priest in a maroon dhoti and maroon shawl with golden borders, a maroon turban, and white sacred ash marks on his arms and chest stands at left with his hands held together, offering or tending a tiered altar. The altar is decorated with white jasmine garlands, red flowers, green leaves, and orange, green and blue cloth. Carved lions and a seven-hooded serpent form its base, and a seated figure with a white beard and a red-and-gold loincloth sits on the upper tier. A deity murti stands atop the tiers. Small brass oil lamps sit on the base. At right, a bright screen or lit area shows figures in red and green. No other physical people are visible.2014-08-21A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl stands bare-chested at an outdoor temple-style shrine, reaching up to pour or offer something over a deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind him a second man in white with a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and a silver oil lamp with a bird finial stands in front. Smoke rises at left, a camera tripod is visible, and strings of hanging decorations and a yellow-fringed canopy frame the scene.2016-12-07August 21 20142014-08-21Night ritual at a temple shrine: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl holds a lit camphor aarti flame toward a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded platform with fruit offerings. Smoke rises from a fire pit at left, with oil lamps and brass vessels on the floor. A seated priest in white clothes stands with folded hands at centre, and a person in a rust-coloured head wrap and leopard-print garment with a pink shawl kneels with hands together in the foreground. Colourful hanging tassels decorate the ceiling and shrine arch.2016-12-07September 19 20152015-09-19A temple ritual photograph at night in a decorated shrine hall. A shirtless priest in an orange-and-white dhoti stands at left, raising both arms and holding flowers over a flower-garlanded altar bearing a pink-and-white tray, kalasha pots and marigold and jasmine garlands. Behind him stands a second man in white and a deity murti under a golden canopy. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border stands beside a tall brass oil lamp and a gold-draped deity figure with garlands. Smoke drifts through the scene, with hanging white tassel decorations above.2016-12-07April 28 20172017-04-28December 07 20162016-12-07September 09 20162016-09-09February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +2 copies