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Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style stage with an ornate golden arch flanked by carved golden lion-like pillars, a silver vessel on a pedestal in front, and a tall red and yellow decorated pole. A woman in a cream and gold sari sits cross-legged at the left edge of the stage area, while a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl plays a large red drum at right. Striped red and white walls, floor patterns in pink and blue cloth, and hanging wires and lights frame the scene. Partially visible figures in orange sit at the far right.

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January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night ritual at a covered outdoor temple pavilion with gold-painted pillars carved with lions and figures. On the left, a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigolds and colourful flowers rests on a silver palanquin. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti with shaved head stands with palms pressed together before a blue-draped altar holding oil lamps and brass vessels. Beside him, a man in orange cloth with a bare upper body and a garland performs an offering with a lamp. Another man in orange robes stands behind the altar. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead and devotees in the background watch the rite.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08November 13 20152015-11-13 +1 copiesNight ritual on an outdoor stage at a temple. A woman in an orange sari with gold border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a gilded deity murti in a golden arched shrine on a golden lion-mount throne, decorated with red fabric, garlands and gold jewellery. A golden square yagna pit sits in the foreground beside a brass lamp and metal vessels. At right, a seated person in orange-red robes with a red flower garland sits in an orange armchair beside a golden lion-head statue. A small screen shows an image, and dark night sky surrounds the stage with wisps of smoke rising. Several heads of onlookers are visible at the bottom edge.2015-11-13January 08 20172017-01-08November 25 20142014-11-25Night ritual at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and strings of colourful lights. Gold lion-shaped pillars and a gold-finished railing frame the scene. On the left, a deity murti in a silver palanquin-style base is decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body and grey-streaked hair stands with palms joined in prayer. Beside him, a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands behind a blue-draped table, and a younger man in orange garments holds a lit oil lamp in aarti before the deity. Devotees in orange and saffron clothes stand in the background and at the right edge, with brass vessels and flower offerings on the tables.2017-01-08February 16 20162016-02-16October 06 20112011-10-06October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copies