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A photograph of a seated group performing a pradosha puja in an indoor hall with bare concrete floor and white walls. In the foreground, a young woman with long dark hair, wearing a white garment and an orange shawl, sits on the left beside a silver tray holding small metal bowls, bananas, and white offerings, with brass lamps and a garlanded altar behind her. On the right, a row of seated young men wear white dhotis and orange shawls, with one wearing a red and white cloth at his waist. A standing person in white clothing stands in a doorway at the back. No clear identity cue for a person is visible.

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Indoor photo of a pradosha puja in a temple hall at night. Several people in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls kneel and bow around a white-draped table holding rows of small brass bowls, a plate of bananas, flower garlands, and brass lamps. Heaps of white material sit on the floor, and a brass lamp stand rests on the ground in front. A figure in white stands in a doorway at the back, and a garlanded wooden seat with flower decorations is at left. A black board with lettering is mounted on the wall.2007-09-24A night-time ceremony in a plain whitewashed hall with a concrete floor. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron sari and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, sits cross-legged on a striped mat with her eyes lowered. In front of her a man in white kneels and bows low, touching the floor near a small brass vessel. Two standing men in white dhotis with orange shawls hold a brass plate, one holding an offering tray toward the seated woman. Behind them, several seated devotees in white and orange shawls sit with hands folded, and a standing man in white is at the far right. Colourful cloth hangs on the left wall, and a dark doorway with a grille is visible on the right.2007-08-08A photograph inside a plain, pale hall where a group sits on a bare floor during an evening ritual. In the foreground, young men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange shawls sit with eyes closed, hands folded, and rudraksha-style beads visible. Behind them, others in white and red-orange cloths sit in rows, and a standing figure in white with a shawl stands near a window with iron grilles. On the right, a brass lamp stand holds a flaming oil lamp on a low brass dish beside a carved stone pillar, indicating a lamp-lit devotional gathering or puja.2007-09-21A photograph of a pradosha puja in a bright white hall at night. Many devotees in plain white clothes sit on the floor in rows, while several men in orange-saffron garments kneel and bow low with their foreheads to the ground in prostration. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on the floor, and a large round brass plate holds offerings of fruit and flowers on a white cloth. A figure lying on a bed or cushion beside the offerings is draped in white with flower garlands nearby. A tall red-and-silver ceremonial pillar stands along the wall, with ceremonial banners hanging from the upper wall.2007-09-24A night-time photograph in a courtyard with a plain white wall and concrete floor. A man with long, swept-back hair and an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a striped mat in front of a brass lamp, while an attendant in white with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of offerings. In the foreground a young man in white with an orange shawl lies prostrate on the floor in full obeisance. Several seated men in white and orange shawls watch in the background near a set of steps. A stone pillar with carved detail stands at the right edge.2007-08-08May 19 20082008-05-19March 22 20082008-03-22Two women in white dress with orange shawls sit on the floor of a stone-walled temple space performing a pradosha puja. A framed portrait garlanded with white and red flowers stands on a white-draped table, showing a figure in orange robes with long dark hair; a bare-chested figure is not clearly visible here, and no appearance-based identification is made. Before the portrait are a red-and-gold cloth, a flower-decorated plate, a banana bunch, many steel bowls of grains and offerings on a silver sheet, a brass lamp, and lit oil lamps. A dark plaque with printed names hangs on the wall behind.2007-09-24Night scene in a covered open hall with a white-walled back wall and a corrugated roof. Three standing men in white dhotis and white shirts wearing orange shawls play long brass horn-like instruments with ornate upturned bells, held in front of them. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls fill the floor on both sides, some with brass lamps and vessels before them. A woman in an orange sari stands in a doorway at the back. A stone pillar with carved panels stands at right and a red cloth hangs beside it. A framed poster sits on the left wall.2008-01-03A photograph of a ritual in a plain concrete hall at dusk. In the centre, a seated man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl and holds a long wooden staff topped with an orange cloth. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a red-covered book. On the left, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of white flowers. In front, a man in white lies prostrate on the floor with a yellow cloth over his back, while a small brass vessel sits on a red mat nearby. Behind them, a group of people in white and orange sit and stand near a doorway and steps, some with hands folded in prayer. The image shows a prostration ceremony with a seated guru-like figure, though the seated man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2007-08-08Evening aarti in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated roof. Three standing devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls raise brass lamps with multi-tiered flames toward the ceiling. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the floor, and a man in the foreground kneels before brass puja vessels. A woman in orange robes stands at the right near the doorway, and a framed photo display hangs on the back wall. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2008-01-03Photograph of a seated group ceremony in a whitewashed hall with tube lights and a ceiling fan. Rows of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on leaf-plate mats on the floor, with brass kalasha-style vessels and small steel cups set along the mats. Tall bamboo poles with orange pennants stand between the rows. At the far end, a man in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits in front of a framed portrait and a brass lamp; a banner on the wall shows a red-robed figure. A woman in peach clothes is at the left edge, and a few other participants in orange sit along the right. Visible people: about 25.2008-01-14