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Outdoor photo at a stone-paved temple courtyard with a high stone wall and lattice screen behind. A woman in saffron-orange robes and gold necklace kneels beside a small brass shrine or lingam-shaped object, pouring liquid from a metal vessel, while a man in a white shirt and glasses leans in with his hands on the base. Nearby, a man in orange clothing sits at the left, and a large group of devotees in orange shawls and clothing sits and stands along the back. A striped canopy and colorful banner hang overhead. A silver bowl sits on the floor.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a white stone floor beside a yellow pillar. A woman in orange sari-style wrap and long dark hair sits cross-legged at left-center, wearing a gold necklace, and pours water from a silver vessel over a small golden shrine-like object on a gold tray. A blonde woman in an orange wrap and white top kneels at right, hands near the golden object. Behind them a man with grey-streaked hair and a light blue shirt stands with hands folded, next to a man in a gold-brocade orange top with a rudraksha mala holding his hands in prayer. Devotees in orange shawls sit on the floor at right and behind, and small brass pots, a steel bowl and ornate canopies with yellow fringe and red-and-blue embroidery frame the scene.2006-06-01A 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 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01Outdoor ritual scene at a stone shrine under a large overhanging rock. Many devotees wear orange-saffron shawls and orange clothing, with some wearing orange caps. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe sits facing a seated woman in orange with a yellow-beaded necklace who holds a small bowl. A bronze kalasha-like vessel and small metal bowls of offerings sit on a white marble platform beside red garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. Colourful festival banners with decorative umbrella-like canopies stand on the left. Behind them a crowd sits and stands along stone steps, and a man in a dark shirt with an orange cap stands at right. The setting appears to be a Himalayan pilgrimage ritual.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01July 03 20082008-07-03A 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.2006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor shrine during a pilgrimage, with a large overhanging rock above a stone pillar. A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a gold necklace, holding a small silver vessel while devotees in orange shawls kneel and bend around him. A small bronze deity murti sits on a low stand, a golden stupa-shaped object rests beside it, and steel pots and a metal bowl stand on the marble floor. Colourful fabric canopies in red, blue and yellow hang overhead. Behind them a wall displays a painted sign. Many people in orange and white clothing gather around, some sitting, some standing, consistent with a puja or abhishekam ritual at a yatra site.2006-06-01A photograph of a temple abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A person with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a gold-toned necklace, and pours water from a brass vessel onto a black stone lingam-like object set in a shallow basin. Around them, many devotees in orange and saffron clothing crowd close, several holding long wooden poles, metal bells and ritual implements. A silver puja plate sits in the foreground beside the basin.2006-05-30Outdoor 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.2006-06-01July 03 20082008-07-03