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Evening ritual at an open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof and strings of coloured lights. In the foreground a golden carved lion-head pillar is visible. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a grey-streaked head and beard stands at left holding a silver plate and vessel. Behind him seated people wear saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas, one with a white-painted forehead. Several devotees kneel in front of a blue draped table with green leaves and offerings, hands folded in anjali. A few onlookers stand at right and a large speaker hangs from the roof. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam in progress. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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January 08 20172017-01-08Night ritual at an open-sided pavilion with string lights overhead and a large golden lion-faced ornament in the left foreground. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with grey hair and ash-marked body holds a silver vessel and tray over a teal cloth-covered altar. Beside him, two young men in saffron-orange cloth with white forehead marks stand; one holds folded hands near a golden throne-like seat. A woman in a maroon top bows with palms pressed together at the altar, while a woman in a white flower garland and grey top watches. Several devotees stand behind in orange and yellow saris. Green leaves and offerings sit on the altar. No readable a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role.2017-01-08Night-time ritual at an open-sided pavilion under a corrugated roof, with string lights overhead. A standing priest with bare upper body, white sacred ash markings and a white dhoti with brown border holds a silver plate and spoon over a blue-and-gold draped table. Three figures in orange robes with white forehead markings and beaded malas stand behind the table; the central one wears a large gold necklace and rudraksha beads, and a red-cushioned gold throne sits to the right. Offerings of green leaves are on a plate, and a silver vessel sits on the table. A grey-haired woman in an orange robe with hands folded bows before the table, and a woman in a maroon shawl watches at right. A golden carved lion-like sculpture stands at the left edge. A green banner partly reads 'NANDA TV'. Several people are present in the scene.2017-01-08Night ritual scene at an open-sided pavilion with string lights overhead. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl with white ash markings stands at left holding a silver plate with an offering and a silver vessel, beside a large gold lion-headed carved pedestal. Behind a blue embroidered-cloth table, two saffron-robed sannyasis with white tilaka and beaded malas stand near a golden throne-like seat, one holding a small ritual item. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a mala bows with folded hands, and another woman in orange and maroon kneels beside her. Several onlookers in orange and pink stand in the background.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night-time ritual at an open-sided pavilion with strings of multicoloured lights overhead. A bare-chested priest with grey hair, glasses and a white dhoti with brown border stands at a blue draped table, holding a silver plate and offering. Beside him, a monk in saffron robes and white forehead marks holds a silver tray. A second saffron-robed sadhu with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands near a red-cushioned golden throne. A woman in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala bends forward over the table, hands joined, while another woman in a maroon sari reaches toward a leafy offering. A golden lion-headed ornament stands at left and a small green sign with partial text is visible behind the table. Several other people in saffron, yellow and maroon stand in the background.2017-01-08Night ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and string lights overhead. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a grey-streaked beard stands at left, holding a silver vessel toward a seated figure. Behind him, two young priests with white forehead markings and saffron cloth sit near a blue-draped altar with a golden seat. Gilded carved lion or makara figures stand at the left edge. Women in saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas stand at right, one with palms joined in prayer and another offering her hands near the altar. Several onlookers stand behind them.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08A photograph of an outdoor ritual at night under a corrugated metal roof strung with multicolour fairy lights. In the foreground a gold-painted carved lion-like figure stands at left. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a brown-and-gold border and sacred ash markings stands at a draped blue-and-gold tablecloth, holding a silver tray and a metal vessel. Beside him, two young men in saffron-orange cloth with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces assist, one holding a leaf-laden plate. A woman in saffron robes with long hair tied back leans forward with her hands raised toward the offering. A younger woman in orange in the right foreground, with a red forehead mark and beads, faces the camera. Several other people in orange stand in the background.2017-01-08Night-time ritual at an outdoor temple-style setting with strings of coloured lights overhead. A man with grey hair, glasses and a bare upper body wears a white dhoti with a brown border and pours or offers from a silver vessel over a blue-draped table. Beside him, two young shaven-headed men in saffron-orange cloth with white tilak and rudraksha malas stand near a gold-and-red throne. A kneeling woman in a beige shawl joins her palms in devotion while a boy kneels at the table's edge with a lit lamp. Green leaves are arranged on a plate, and a gilded lion-like sculpture stands in the left foreground.2017-01-08Night photograph of a ritual at an open-sided outdoor pavilion with string lights overhead. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with brown border stands at a blue draped table, holding a silver vessel and lifting a plate of green leaves. Beside him a shaved-headed priest with white forehead markings wears an orange cloth, and a man in orange with a long swept-back hairstyle, white forehead marking, rudraksha mala and gold chain stands near an ornate golden throne. A kneeling woman in a red sari with gold border bows at the table, while a woman in a beige shawl stands beside her. Ornate gold carved lion figures and a brass kalasha are visible; devotees in orange and red line the background.2017-01-08Night-time ritual at an outdoor ashram pavilion lit by string lights. A man with grey hair and glasses, bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth, stands at a draped blue table holding a silver plate and offerings. Beside him, a bare-chested young man with white-painted forehead and arms wears an orange cloth and rudraksha mala. Another young man in orange with a long-haired topknot and ceremonial necklaces stands by a gold-and-red seat; a gold chair-like throne is at right. Devotees in orange clothing sit at the table, and a green plate of leaves rests on the cloth. A large golden makara-style ornament is in the left foreground. A green signboard reads part of a TV logo.2017-01-08