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Night-time photo of a small orange-and-red shrine building with a dome-topped roof and barred windows, beside a stone Ganesha sculpture and young bamboo plants. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at left and a person in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a flame near the stone wall. Through a green iron gate at right, a decorated palanquin or chariot lit with lamps is surrounded by a crowd of people in white clothing, and a yellow-red flag flies on a pole. A lamp glows inside the shrine and smoke rises in the background.

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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night-time photograph of a small red-walled shrine with a grey stone deity murti. A bald man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl holds a lit flame toward the murti, while a second man in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border stands beside him with his back to the camera. Through a green gate on the right, several people in white garments stand among lit lamps and decorated festoons. A floodlight and smoke rise overhead.2013-03-02Night photograph of a procession at a temple-like site. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shaved head holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a long brass trident-topped staff, offering arati before a weathered granite Ganesha-form murti set on a pedestal beside a red-walled building. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces follow, one carrying a brass plate, and a second brass trident staff rises in the background. A woman in an orange top stands at the lower right edge with her back partly to the camera. Red flower petals lie at the murti's base.2010-11-20Night-time outdoor scene at a temple-like compound. Several men in white ritual clothes, some with shaved heads and one wearing red-orange cloth, stand in a line near a gate. At right, three grey stone deity statues stand on pedestals beside a dark stone wall with a small lit shrine doorway behind. A tall illuminated lamp or shrine glows through the gate at left. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border appears to hold a ritual item. Dark ground, bamboo and red brick walls surround the scene.2013-01-09Night photograph of an outdoor procession at an ashram gate. On the left, a devotee in white holds a long pole topped by an ornate embroidered parasol with a blue-and-white emblem, beside a woman in a red-and-orange sari and white head covering, and a man in white with an orange cloth. At centre, a black circular frame holds a dark deity murti with white markings, draped in red and orange garlands, set on a low pedestal under a bright streetlight. A drummer in white dhoti beats a drum while others in white dhotis and shirts stand along the sandy path, one holding an orange flag. A person in a striped shirt and orange cloth stands at right. Terracotta buildings with a dome frame the scene behind an iron gate.2013-03-02Night-time temple courtyard scene beside a red brick wall. A young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a patterned conical crown stands at left-centre holding a brass lamp with a lit flame and a small bell, facing a procession. To the left stands a weathered grey stone carved figure, possibly a Ganesha-style sculpture. In the background at right, a deity murti adorned with garlands sits on a golden palanquin under a decorated canopy. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands, one older man in white clothes and one elderly man with shaved head in white. Their attention is directed toward the lamp and the deity. The arrangement suggests aarti during a procession.2010-11-11November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night photo at a temple-like outdoor shrine beside a red boundary wall and chain-link fence. A man with long dark dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth, stands barefoot on a small mat with palms pressed together in prayer before a grey stone deity murti. To the left, a second man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds sandals beside an orange bus. A small potted plant and stone-faced platform sit at the base of the shrine, with bamboo and palm foliage behind.2017-02-08Night photograph in a garden beside an orange-red compound wall. A figure in an orange saffron garment with a beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a grey stone Ganesha murti seated on a tiered pedestal, its trunk and raised hands visible. A second man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Flowering shrubs and bamboo surround the murti, and the sky is dark.2011-12-17