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A night-time photograph inside an open pavilion with a striped red-and-cream floor and a white arcade of stone pillars hung with framed panels and colourful banners. At the centre, a silver-and-gold palanquin or canopied throne is decorated with red and white garlands, with a seated figure in red and white beneath it. Around it, a crowd of young men and boys in saffron-orange cloths, some bare-chested, sit or stand with hands folded, many with long matted hair. A boy in white stands at right near a yellow-draped table with brass lamps and offerings. At the far right, a shrine with a deity murti and sculpted lions sits under a canopy. A ceremonial brass lamp stand and a small seated figure are also visible.

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May 22 20182018-05-22Night-time temple hall with a red-and-orange striped floor mat. In the foreground, a group of young boys and girls with long hair wear orange-saffron dhoti-style cloths and stand facing a silver-covered palanquin or shrine canopy decorated with garlands, tassels and a red cloth. Inside the canopy sits a figure in saffron-orange garments. To the right, an open shrine with several painted deity murti and a second figure in white near a small yellow-draped table with offering plates. Framed portraits and a wall banner hang along the arcaded pillars. Roughly eleven people are visible, with the saffron-clad children in the foreground and one person in white at the right edge.2018-05-22A photograph taken inside an open-sided temple hall at night, with a red-and-white striped floor covering. On the left, a seated figure in red clothing and a garland sits on an ornate silver-and-gold palanquin-style seat with a pink canopy and red garland draped over it. Around it, numerous young people in saffron-orange cloths stand and gesture, several with long dreadlocked hair, some seen from behind. Along the left colonnade hang framed posters and ceremonial banners. On the right, a shrine with a deity murti and an altar with decorated offerings sits beneath an arched canopy, and a yellow-draped table holds sweets and items. A white-robed figure stands at the far right edge.2018-05-22May 30 20182018-05-30A night-time ritual at an open pavilion with a red-and-white striped mat floor and painted pillars hung with colourful banners. In the foreground, a tall long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, offering a flower-filled plate toward a seated figure draped in a gold and green cloth garlanded with pink and orange flowers. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and tilaka hold plates of offerings and stand in a line. To the right, a row of drummers in saffron clothing play large drums. A cameraman stands at left, and a few onlookers in white are visible at the back. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti offering.2018-05-30Night-time temple ritual in an open pavilion with a tiled floor and ornate pillars. A crowd of devotees, mostly women in orange and cream saris and men in white dhotis with orange or red shawls, stands facing an altar on the right lit by lamps, where a deity murti is adorned with flower garlands. On the left, a small decorated palanquin with floral garlands and a bell-shaped ornament stands near a priest. Framed pictures and garlands hang along the pillared wall. A bald man in a white dhoti and red shawl stands at the front of the group. Smoke rises in the centre. Several people are partially visible at the edges.2018-05-22Night photo of a crowded open courtyard with a red-and-cream striped floor covering. Many children and some adults in saffron-orange dhoti-style robes and rudraksha malas move about in groups, some dancing or gesturing, while a few wear white or cream traditional garments. Hanging banners with golden frames and colourful tassels line the stone colonnade, and bright floodlights illuminate the scene. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2018-05-22A large indoor hall with a polished floor and bright ceiling lights where many people in orange and white clothing move about. In the foreground a young boy in orange robes stands beside gold posts and a striped rug, a girl in orange with rudraksha beads stands in the centre, and a woman in orange with a beaded necklace stands at right. Behind them, men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand and sit near a red-draped table, while a man in white sits on the striped floor cloth. Framed photographs hang on the walls and a large portrait of a figure in orange is displayed in the background.2017-08-15October 13 20182018-10-13Devotees in white and orange ritual clothes walk in a crowded procession across a red-carpeted temple courtyard toward an illuminated deity shrine at right. A bald man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl and rudraksha mala walks at centre, back to camera. Others wear saffron-orange robes, white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces; some women have loose hair, one older woman has white hair. A camera crew films at right. Background shows stone pillars, a green cloth backdrop, a decorated palanquin-like canopy at left and a garlanded deity murti.2018-05-22May 29 20182018-05-29May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copies