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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-style setting with golden arches and a decorated throne-like seat on the right. A seated figure in a red-brown garment and dark cap sits on the gilded seat, hands folded, while a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-red shoulder cloths stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in ochre-orange clothing stands center-left, one arm raised near a lit flame. A decorated kalasha-style pillar and a deity murti under a shrine canopy appear behind. Several people in white crowd the foreground, some raising hands overhead. Some devotees are partly cut off at the edges.

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A nighttime outdoor temple ceremony with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and red-orange shawls, many with hands raised in namaskar, facing a shrine lit by bright floodlights. Two ornate silver-and-gold palanquin-style thrones stand side by side; the left one holds a silver deity murti adorned with garlands, and the right one holds a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes and a rudraksha mala, with a deity figure behind. A lotus-tiered kalasha stands at the centre, and a colourful striped canopy is at the right. Several young children and a girl in orange clothing are in the foreground.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night photograph of a crowded outdoor temple-procession scene with floodlights overhead. Two ornate silver and gold palanquin-style shrines or thrones stand at left and right, each holding a decorated deity murti; a central pink-and-blue kalasha-like structure sits between them. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many with red shawls or red sashes, stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, some with raised hands. A man in an orange-and-red garment stands near the left foreground, and a small child in white stands in the foreground. A figure in orange robes with a red shawl near the right-centre shrine appears to be officiating. Garlands of yellow flowers are visible at lower right. Ritual puja-style worship in progress.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02Night outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard. A decorated silver-and-gold palanquin with a deity murti stands at left. At center, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a white sacred thread stands near a gilded arch holding a deity image. At right, a seated man in a deep red-orange shawl with a white-and-orange garland sits on a gold throne beneath a multicoloured canopy with a red-and-white pattern; a man in orange robe and another in white stand behind him. Large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange-red shawls faces the altar, some with white cloth bundles, a few children among them. A decorated stepped lotus-pedestal stands in the middle. Scene is lit by stage lights.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02 +2 copiesNight outdoor ceremony at a temple courtyard with a large crowd in white dhotis and orange-red shawls pressing their palms together in namaskar. Two golden thrones stand behind them: on the left a silver-adorned deity murti with garlands and a yellow canopy, in the centre a deity murti in a blue niche with a seated priest in orange clothing raising a small oil lamp, and on the right a golden throne with a seated figure in orange robes, dark hat-like headwear and red-orange garland, hands folded. A standing priest in white with a rudraksha mala holds up hands in prayer near a tiered pink-and-blue kalasha-style fountain. A colourful umbrella with bird motifs hangs at the top right. Ceremonial Thirukalyanam or satsang setting with lamps and lights.2016-01-02Night procession at an outdoor ground lit by lanterns and strings of coloured lights. Several illuminated ornate palanquins and ratha-style carriages with decorated canopies carry deity murtis. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested priests in red-brown and saffron garments walk alongside, some holding long ceremonial staffs and spears. A drummer plays at right, and women in saffron and orange saris stand among devotees. A figure in a dark turban and red garment stands on a silver palanquin at left-centre. Large illuminated murtis glow in the background.2016-01-02Night-time ritual photographed amid dense white smoke or incense haze. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer, some wearing red shawls. A central man wears a red cap and a long garland of yellow and white flowers, and stands before a decorated deity murti or altar swathed in marigold and white flower garlands. Another man in the foreground holds a brass tray of offerings, and a man on the right is bare-chested with red cloth wrapped at the waist. A large ornate silver umbrella stands at upper right, and oil lamps burn at lower left.2017-07-08 +1 copies