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Devotees in white and orange ritual clothes walk in a crowded procession across a red-carpeted temple courtyard toward an illuminated deity shrine at right. A bald man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl and rudraksha mala walks at centre, back to camera. Others wear saffron-orange robes, white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces; some women have loose hair, one older woman has white hair. A camera crew films at right. Background shows stone pillars, a green cloth backdrop, a decorated palanquin-like canopy at left and a garlanded deity murti.

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May 22 20182018-05-22Night-time temple courtyard ritual with a crowd of devotees facing a decorated shrine. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and orange saffron robes stand with their backs to the camera, some with red-and-saffron shawls. Many women in white and orange saffron clothing, one older woman with grey hair in an orange top has her hands joined in prayer. On the right a lit shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. On the left a decorated palanquin with red and pink garlands and a Ganesha murti stands near a pillared hall with framed portraits and hanging saffron banners. A white smoke plume rises in the middle. Several orange-clad people are visible near the centre, and the scene appears to be a devotional ceremony or aarti.2018-05-22May 22 20182018-05-22May 22 20182018-05-22March 02 20182018-03-02September 17 20172017-09-17October 06 20162016-10-06Night-time temple ritual in an open pavilion with a tiled floor and ornate pillars. A crowd of devotees, mostly women in orange and cream saris and men in white dhotis with orange or red shawls, stands facing an altar on the right lit by lamps, where a deity murti is adorned with flower garlands. On the left, a small decorated palanquin with floral garlands and a bell-shaped ornament stands near a priest. Framed pictures and garlands hang along the pillared wall. A bald man in a white dhoti and red shawl stands at the front of the group. Smoke rises in the centre. Several people are partially visible at the edges.2018-05-22A large temple hall during a festive ritual procession with many devotees dancing and moving together. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and prayer beads; others wear orange or saffron cloth around the waist and shoulders, with white and orange sashes. Several young men have tilak marks and white sandalwood-style lines on their foreheads and arms. Two young women in bright orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand in the foreground with raised hands. A bare-chested young man with tattoos on his arm and a rudraksha mala dances nearby. Behind them, a golden decorated shrine or chariot with flowers and lamps glows against the wall, and a painted deity image hangs on the back wall. Crowd members in saffron, white and yellow clothing fill the hall.2016-10-09November 07 20162016-11-07December 17 20122012-12-17May 22 20182018-05-22