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Night outdoor photograph of an ornate silver-toned shrine chariot decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and purple-lit architecture, with a smaller silver palanquin-style seat with a bull figure on the left. A man seated on the right wears a red-maroon robe, a dark turban-like head covering, a rudraksha mala, and forehead markings, with hands in a meditative gesture. Behind him are rows of seated figures draped in white and orange garlands, and a colourful striped mat covers the ground.

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Night outdoor scene at an evening event with a richly decorated ornate silver and gold shrine structure lit with purple and pink lights, garlanded with marigold strings. A man seated on the right wears a red-orange ceremonial garment with a bare upper body adorned with beaded necklaces and a forehead mark, sitting on a decorative chair with a microphone before him. Behind him stand rows of figures draped in orange and white with marigold garlands. Ornate silver palanquin-style seats, a small gilded shrine with a deity murti, kalasha vessels and brass pots sit on a colourful striped woven mat in front of the stage.2018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03Night-time outdoor ritual photograph on a striped woven cloth covering the ground. Foreground has many bowls and heaps of grains, spices, powders, pulses, flowers and fruit-like offerings, consistent with aushadha ingredients. Behind them, an ornate silver-gold palanquin-style shrine with purple-pink lights and garlands sits beside a smaller golden canopied shrine and a decorated arch, with deity murti inside. A man in a saffron-red dhoti and upper cloth, with a tall headdress, sits cross-legged at right beside a silver elephant figure, holding a ritual object and speaking into a microphone. Standing figures draped in marigold garlands flank the right edge. The scene suggests a ceremonial puja.2018-03-03Night-time outdoor ritual photograph at a Thaipusam-style procession setting. A seated man in a dark turban and red-orange cloth, with rudraksha beads and a ceremonial necklace, sits on a raised seat at the right beside a microphone stand, his bare upper body visible. Behind him stand dark deity figures draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. In the centre, an ornate silver palanquin-style canopy and silver-plated shrine structures with a silver bull figure, garlanded and arranged on a striped pastel cloth. Brass pots, a bowl and offering plates sit on the floor in front, and a small lit ritual lamp is visible at the lower right. Ornate silver chariot-like shrine and a decorated temple cart appear at the left.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of an ornate metallic palanquin-style ratha or shrine decorated with marigold garlands, with purple and blue lights glowing along its tiered roof and sides. A carved golden lion-throne with marigold garlands stands at left, and a carved arch with a bull figure appears beside it. Brass kalasha pots and lamps sit on a patterned rug in the foreground. No people are clearly visible.2018-03-03Photo 11716394Night-time outdoor ritual scene with a rainbow-striped cloth covering the ground. Silver-toned ceremonial structures stand in a row, including a canopied pavilion, arched shrines, and a silver nandi bull decorated with marigold garlands. At right, a seated man in a dark turban and red-brown dhoti, bare-chested and wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together in prayer or namaskar. Behind him, dark standing figures in red garments and yellow garlands stand near a row of decorated deity murtis. Silver kalashas, brass pots and a small bowl of vermilion or turmeric sit on the cloth in front. A decorated chariot or palanquin with red and gold canopy appears at upper left.2018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a raised platform at night, wearing a dark red-orange robe, a large rudraksha mala around his neck and a tall black headdress. He sits before a decorated silver palanquin-style shrine lit with purple and green lights, draped with marigold garlands, beside a silver elephant-shaped seat and a row of black stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow marigolds. A microphone stands nearby and a cloth with bright patterns covers the floor with brass pots and offerings. The page-related name is not printed on the scene itself. Appearance cues of robe, rudraksha mala and headdress are present, so this is a person seated at an in-person satsang-style event.2018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31