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Outdoor temple courtyard with a decorated shrine behind. Three shaved-headed or long-haired young men in orange dhotis sit on a striped mat, their faces and arms marked with white ash; the one at left holds a microphone while chanting. Before them is a large yellow flower-covered altar or seat garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a plate of marigolds and a tray of red floral garlands in front. A rangoli of coloured circles decorates the floor. Behind, black and gold deity murtis with garlands sit inside an ornate gold arch, and a woman in a teal sari stands at right holding a brass vessel. Colourful striped pillar cloths frame the scene.

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Outdoor temple courtyard during a puja. Two young men with long hair, white body markings and saffron dhotis sit on a striped blue and pink mat before a flower-decorated altar, one speaking into a microphone and both with hands folded. A large yellow marigold-covered structure stands on a colourful rangoli mandala. Behind is a shrine with gold-framed deity murtis and a pink-robed statue at left, with hanging multicolour banners. A woman in a teal outfit stands at right near brass vessels. Oil lamps and brass plates of flowers lie on the mat. Total physical people visible: four.2016-08-25 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in front of a decorated deity seat draped in orange and yellow cloth and heaped with yellow marigold garlands and red flower garlands. Two young men with long hair and white ash markings on their faces and bodies sit on a striped pink and blue mat in orange dhotis and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The figure on the left holds a handheld microphone and speaks, while the one on the right sits with palms joined in prayer. Brass pots, a silver bowl, cups, a tray of yellow flowers and a red-flower garland lie before them, on a floor decorated with a colourful circular rangoli of yellow, green and blue patterns.2016-08-25November 01 20112011-11-01August 25 20162016-08-25January 15 20162016-01-15November 01 20112011-11-01July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor-style temple pavilion during a puja. Priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, sit on a red cloth floor chanting into microphones. A deity murti stands decorated with red, orange and yellow flower garlands, a red and gold canopy overhead. Brass plates, kalasha pots, fruit, flower offerings and oil lamps are arranged before it. Umbrellas with gold trim line the sides. Several devotees sit on the right, hands folded. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2018-04-14A homa fire ritual in a pandal with gold-framed umbrellas and a decorated altar. Two priests sit at a brick fire pit: one bare-chested in a yellow dhoti with pink headwrap sprinkles grains, while another in white and a saffron shawl tends the flames. Behind, a throne-like altar holds deity murtis garlanded with flower mala, and a kalasha sits before a decorated pedestal. Three singers in white and red sit on a striped rug before microphones chanting. Devotees in white sit in chairs in the background, and smoke rises from the fire.2015-07-18A photograph of a ritual on a raised stage before three ornate deity murtis and a fourth seated figure, all adorned with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and pearl necklaces. Several priests sit cross-legged on red and multicoloured mats. One priest in white dhoti and shawl, with bare upper body and sandalwood markings, sits centre-right facing the murtis; others in orange and green cloth sit beside him. Brass lamps, flower offerings and a small fire-pit area lie in front, with a gold chair on the left and a decorated brass umbrella behind. Two women and several men are seated in the ritual.2016-02-02July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18