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Night-time ritual photograph at an outdoor ashram setting with strings of paper lanterns and tassels overhead. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a bare torso, wearing an orange-red cloth and a white and red flower garland, raises his right hand toward a large white and gold figure of a deity murti, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a white crown; a burst of orange powder or flame-like colour rises beside it. In the foreground, orange-clad devotees sit on the ground and watch, one with a white-painted forehead. Behind, a bare-chested man with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces stands, and a seated person on the right wears white tilak lines and rudraksha beads. Offerings and marigolds lie on an orange cloth at lower left.

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Night outdoor ritual before a large white deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in an orange-brown cloth with a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace raises his hand and throws orange powder, possibly kumkum or turmeric, toward the murti. Behind him stand other participants, one bare-chested with beaded necklaces and white forehead markings, others in white and saffron clothing. Hanging lanterns, bunting and a green-lit sign decorate the pavilion roof. Foreground devotees sit on the ground with brass offering plates and marigolds. a person is not clearly identifiable by appearance here.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night outdoor puja on a raised platform draped with a pink, green and yellow striped cloth. A tall deity murti with blue skin, multiple raised arms and a white crown stands at left, garlanded with yellow and white flower necklaces and dressed in white. Seated before it is a bearded man in orange-saffron robes with a white flower garland and a red tilak, raising one hand in blessing. At right, a priest with white body markings and a shaved head holds a brass plate of offerings. Hanging paper lanterns and decorative strings hang overhead, with trees behind in the dark.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +2 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor ritual before a large white and blue painted deity murti with a crown, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and raised hands. In front, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and rudraksha beads leads the worship, with a brass plate of offerings and marigolds on a draped table. Several people stand around: a woman in a dark sari, a woman in an orange top, and a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and rudraksha beads, while another person with long braided hair faces away. Paper lanterns and hanging decorations fill the canopy above. The man in orange has a long-haired, bearded appearance and a visible bare-chested figure is absent; the seated leader is an appearance-based a person candidate with orange robe, garland and rudraksha cues.2016-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform draped with a striped pink, green and blue cloth. A large blue-skinned deity murti with four arms, wearing a white crown, white garments and a yellow marigold garland, stands at left beside pot-like offerings and marigold strands. Seated at centre in front of the murti is a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe, rudraksha-style beads and a white flower garland, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. At right, a man with white horizontal tilak markings and bare upper body holds a brass plate of kumkum. Paper lanterns and garlands hang overhead, with trees and a parked vehicle in the background.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor puja at a riverside ghat before a large clay deity murti of Durga-style goddess with a lion mount, backed by a white lotus-petal arch with painted panels. A figure in saffron-orange robe with bare shoulder and dark hair in a knot stands at the murti, holding a long stick-like object and offering flowers and garlands. To the left, a saffron-clad man with rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of yellow offerings. At right, a man in white kurta holds a small lamp, and a partly visible person in colourful garment stands nearby. Marigold garlands drape the deity and base; smoke rises in the dark sky.2011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06