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Night-time photo of a young priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-red turban, bare upper body with a saffron-orange dhoti and orange sash, carrying a tray of offerings toward a row of young women seated on a raised stone platform. The women wear colourful silk saris in red, green, purple and blue, with white jasmine and marigold garlands, and hold pink lotus flowers. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the floor. Behind them stand large painted clay deity murtis, including a Ganesha figure and a goddess figure with a crown. This appears to be a puja scene during a festival, with the priest offering prasad. Several other people are partly visible in the background.

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Photograph of a night ritual at a pandal decorated with flower garlands and marigold petals on the ground. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti and orange-red turban, with a sash over one shoulder and a beaded necklace, stands with his back to the camera facing a row of young women seated on a raised stone platform. The women wear saris in red, green, blue and purple with gold jewellery and long marigold garlands; some hold pink lotus flowers. Behind them stand painted clay deity murti of Ganesha, with a crowned figure at the right, and small offering plates. The priest appears to be performing a puja before the seated women; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Night ritual photograph: a row of young women in colourful silk saris with flower garlands and jewellery sit on a raised stone platform, holding flowers and offerings. In the foreground a man with bare upper body and a saffron-orange turban and dhoti, carrying a tray or plate, stands facing them. Behind them are painted deity figures and a decorated backdrop with garlands, and the floor is strewn with yellow marigold petals and kolam designs.2016-10-10A night-time photograph of a ritual scene. On the left, a bare-chested man in an orange-red turban and orange-red dhoti with a gold-edged cloth wrap hands a small yellow flower or offering toward a row of young women seated on a concrete ledge. Six young women in silk saris and pavadai-style dress in purple, green, orange, magenta and multicoloured stripes wear long white jasmine and marigold garlands with red roses and rudraksha-style pendants. Brass lamps and vessels sit on the ledge, and yellow flower petals are scattered on the ground.2016-10-10A night ritual scene in an open-air pavilion lit by flame. A young man in an orange-red turban and orange-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holding a flaming lamp and a small brass vessel toward a row of young women seated on a stone ledge. The women wear colourful silk saris and lehengas in red, pink, green, blue and purple, with jasmine and marigold garlands, lotus flowers held in their hands, and gold jhumka earrings. Marigold petals are scattered on the ground. Other men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand in the background, and a photographer is visible. The setting appears to be a festive puja or aarti.2016-10-10Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard with a row of young women seated on a stone ledge, each wearing white and purple or orange saris with jasmine and flower garlands and vibhuti on the forehead. A man in an orange-red turban and bare upper body with a red-orange dhoti and gold border stands at left, extending his hands to offer something to the women, who hold leaf plates and offerings. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit along the ledge, with yellow and pink flower petals scattered on the stone. Other men in orange and saffron dhotis stand in the background, and a dark palm-fringed setting surrounds the scene.2016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10Night outdoor ritual photo. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti and red turban stands at left, holding a silver tray of yellow flowers and offerings, facing a row of six young women seated on a low stone ledge. They wear white jasmine garlands and saris in orange, red, teal and gold, with vermilion and white forehead marks and jewellery. Yellow and orange marigold petals are scattered on the ground, with oil lamps and a brass pot near them. Other orange-clad men stand in the background near a lit fire. a person is not clearly visible as a candidate here.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like space lit by oil lamps. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in an orange-red turban and red-orange dhoti holds out offerings toward a row of young women seated on a stone ledge. The women wear white and gold-garlanded jasmine necklaces, purple and orange silk saris, and forehead markings, and hold yellow-green bundles or leaves with offerings; flower petals are scattered on the ledge. Other figures in orange-red clothes stand in the background. Lamps and brass vessels sit along the edge.2016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10