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Outdoor ritual on a white tiled platform beneath a large stone canopy with a central pillar. A man in a long-haired, bearded figure wearing an orange robe, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala sits centrally, holding a metal vessel over a small silver deity murti set on a stand. Nearby, a younger man in orange sits by a steel bowl and a tray of rudraksha beads, and several shaved-head or saffron-clad devotees in orange sit on the steps. Small bowls of yellow liquid. Behind them, ceremonial gold-and-red banners and flags hang beside a patterned lattice wall, and a cameraman films the scene at right.

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Outdoor ritual at a stone-paved shrine beneath a large rock overhang, with a white pillar and a lattice wall behind. Two central figures in orange robes sit on the marble platform: a young man on the left pours from a metal vessel, and a long-haired figure in orange with a gold necklace on the right pours liquid from a small silver bowl over a small black deity murti and a white stepped stone pedestal. Brass bowls of golden liquid and a plate of rudraksha malas lie in front. Behind them, devotees in orange shawls sit in rows; a man in white with an orange shawl stands to the left, and a videographer with a camera is at the right edge. Two yellow-fringed umbrella-like parasols with blue emblems stand in the background, along with colourful ceremonial banners. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange robe and ornate gold necklace on the central figure performing the pouring; attribution is appearance-based only.2006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a white marble platform beneath a large concrete umbrella-shaped canopy. A man in orange clothing kneels at the platform, tending bowls of coloured liquids and offerings, while a woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged behind a small deity murti with a brass lamp and a plate of red offerings in front. Around them, roughly two dozen people in orange robes and orange caps sit on the stone floor, some with hands folded. Two white-clad men stand near the canopy, one holding a folded cloth, and a cameraman in white kneels at right filming. Golden and yellow decorated umbrellas and a colourful banner frame the scene, with a stone wall behind bearing painted Hindi signage.2006-06-01Outdoor ritual at a stone platform beneath a concrete canopy, with a crowd of devotees in orange robes seated on the steps around it. A long-haired sannyasi in orange robes sits cross-legged at the centre, tending a small deity murti and brass vessels; another orange-clad man kneels at left pouring from a metal pot. Bowls of yellow and orange liquid, a plate of red offerings and a brass kalasha sit on the platform. Orange-clad devotees with orange caps sit behind, and a cameraman in white kneels at right filming. Yellow flower-shaped banners hang on poles, and a tiled wall with Hindi signage rises behind.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01Outdoor ritual gathering under a large stone canopy with a concrete pillar, beside a wire-mesh fence. A seated man in orange robes and a second man in orange, hands pressed together, kneel before a small brass deity murti on a low wooden stand. A woman in orange holds a small brass lota or vessel while a seated crowd of devotees in orange and saffron shawls, many with hands folded, fills the background. Yellow and orange ceremonial banners and a yellow-trimmed umbrella with a bird emblem stand at left, and a cameraman in orange films at right. Several people sit on the stone floor with steel pots and cloth bundles nearby.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor puja at a stone shrine under a concrete canopy, with a crowd of devotees in orange robes seated and standing around. In the foreground a young man in an orange shirt and orange shawl sits cross-legged with a rudraksha mala, beside brass bowls, small pots and a red heap of garlands. A woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace pours liquid from a metal pot onto a brass shivalinga-style murti on a tray, while a Western woman in orange shawl and jeans assists. Orange and yellow ceremonial parasols with embroidered emblems stand nearby, and a row of orange-clad devotees sits on white marble steps. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01Outdoor ritual at a stone platform beneath a large concrete canopy, with a yellow-stained floor channel. A seated priest in orange robes and rudraksha beads pours from a small metal vessel beside a deity murti on a small shrine. Nearby, a man in orange kneels preparing offerings from steel bowls, with a plate of red flowers and a brass kalasha-like pot. Around them, dozens of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit on white tiles, and a man in white with a camera sits in the foreground. Pink-and-gold umbrellas and a painted sign in Hindi script frame the scene.2006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual abhishekam at a small shrine. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a metal vessel over a white shivalinga-style stone lingam set on a yellow-stained platform. Beside her a young man in orange kneels and tends a silver bowl and pot. Behind them, orange-clad devotees sit under ornate embroidered umbrellas and a red banner with partly visible lettering. Brass pots, a plate of rudraksha beads and marigold-yellow pigment sit near the lingam. Several seated devotees in saffron shawls watch, and a girl in orange kneels at right.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copies