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A night-time outdoor ritual scene in front of a stone shrine housing a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, with a red and gold figure and a dark drape framing it. Two brass lamps stand on the platform. A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground in front, mostly dressed in white, with women in long braids and some in pink and yellow. Two painted cylindrical pillars with geometric patterns and a bird motif flank the shrine under a metal-frame roof with a string of lights. Near the shrine, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits at the front, a person by appearance and cues: long swept-back hair and orange clothing, seated while a priest in white stands nearby. The setting appears to be a Shivaratri night puja.

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A large outdoor-style tent pavilion with a white canopy and metal trusses holds a devotional gathering. At the far end, a stone shrine with red drapes frames a deity murti with a crown and ornate red and gold dress, seated beside a consort figure, with a brass lamp and offerings in front. Many devotees sit on the white floor facing the shrine, mostly in white clothes, while a few women wear saffron, yellow and pink saris. Colourful striped cloth decorations with floral motifs hang from the ceiling poles on both sides.2007-08-26Photograph of a covered outdoor hall at night with a large crowd seated on the floor in rows facing a raised shrine. At the centre, a pair of deity murtis stand on a red-draped platform, one with a crown and multiple arms, beside a silver kalasha-like object. Devotees in white clothing, many with long braids, sit with hands folded in prayer; a few wear saffron and red garments. Colourful striped and patterned cloth banners with bird and flower motifs hang on the pillars, and fluorescent lights hang from the metal roof frame.2007-08-26A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, sits closely packed under a corrugated tent-like canopy during a night ceremony. At the front, a man in white with an orange shawl stands before a decorated white shrine holding a deity murti in red and gold clothing, with lit oil lamps and a pair of red curtains framing the shrine. Tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in blue, red and yellow patterned fabric with dove motifs flank the shrine, and strings of lights run along the roof. Some women wear saris in red and orange, and a few people stand near the back. The scene appears to be a night puja or aarti at a Shivaratri observance.2007-02-16Evening worship in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and hanging orange lanterns. On the right, a grey stone shrine holds a deity murti pair draped in red and green, with flower garlands. Several robed priests in orange and white stand before it, one in orange holding a ritual vessel. A seated crowd of devotees in white and orange sits on the floor in the foreground, with brass lamps and offering trays along the edge. Striped decorative banners hang on both sides of the pavilion.2008-01-03Photograph of a seated congregation of devotees in an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and pale block walls. Most attendees wear white clothes, with orange shawls or sashes on several women and men. They sit on floor mats in rows facing a shrine at the far end, where a deity murti with a painted face and gold ornaments is decorated with garlands and flanked by tall kalasha-style pillars. Several people in white and orange stand near the altar, and a microphone stand appears at left. A woman in a green sari sits at left foreground, with a braid-wearing woman in white and orange nearby. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja in progress.2007-08-08January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a Shivaratri night ritual under a corrugated metal shelter decorated with striped cloth pillars with floral and bird motifs. A dark Shiva lingam or deity murti stands on a stone altar with a red curtain at its side, lit by a single bulb overhead. Several people in saffron and orange robes and in white ritual clothes stand around the altar, some pouring liquid or offering flowers, while a large crowd of seated devotees in white and colourful saris and kurtas fills the foreground. A man in white on the right gestures toward the altar.2007-02-16A photograph of a seated congregation facing a shrine inside an open-sided canopy with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses. Devotees in white ritual clothes sit on a white floor, several with long braids and one in a red and orange sari, while a woman in the foreground wears a white garment with floral print. A stone shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and gold garments and a crown, flanked by red drapes. Tall cylindrical hangings with painted bird and floral motifs in red, blue and yellow hang from the roof. A speaker is mounted at the upper right.2007-08-26March 08 20052005-03-08A large crowd of devotees, mostly women and girls in white clothes with some in colourful salwar kameez, sits packed on the floor of a covered pandal under a metal roof. The space is decorated with hanging banana leaves, strings of white flowers, and tall vertical banners in orange, red, blue and yellow patterns. At the front, a brightly lit altar with a decorated deity murti and garlands is visible, with several figures in white standing near it. Many devotees have long braids and hair tied back, and some are seated with their heads bowed in darshan.2008-01-01Photograph of an evening puja in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and tube lights. Seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly in white clothes, with women in white saris and some in red and orange garments at the front right. At the far end, a lit altar holds a gilded deity murti with a crown and ornaments, draped in red cloth, with a golden kalasha and a small metal lamp in front. Tall striped cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and orange with bird motifs flank the altar, and a stairway leads up on the left.2007-08-26A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothes, sits packed on the floor facing a shrine at night under a tented canopy. At the centre a white-robed priest in a saffron-edged shawl stands before a large deity murti with a crown and multiple arms, decorated with garlands and colourful ornaments. Brass oil lamps and a small lamp stand flank the shrine, and red curtains hang at its sides. Tall decorative banners in red, blue and yellow hang from the tent poles, and string lights line the top. Several devotees in the foreground have hands folded in prayer. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2007-02-16