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Outdoor puja on temple steps at Pasupatinath. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold chain sits cross-legged on a red cloth, holding a small lamp and offering vessel toward two seated deity murtis decorated with orange marigold garlands and green leaves. Brass oil lamps, copper vessels, flower-filled plates and a pumpkin-like offering surround the altar. Behind them, many onlookers stand and sit on stone steps beside a white shrine.

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August 01 20122012-08-01A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak and a gold-bead necklace sits cross-legged on a red cloth, raising a lit aarti lamp toward two deity murtis decorated with orange marigold garlands and red flowers. The murtis sit on a green cloth-draped platform, with brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels, plates of offerings and a trident visible. Behind them, onlookers and a pair of standing visitors look on in a temple courtyard with a white shrine and stone steps.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor ritual at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal. A seated man on a patterned tiger-skin mat holds a trident and wears a saffron garment, a marigold garland and a rudraksha-style mala. In the foreground, a saffron-robed priest with a shaved head sits on red cloth beside brass bowls of rice, oil lamps, marigolds, coloured powders and a small fire pit, reading from an open book. Around them, a large crowd of devotees in orange, red and white sits on stone steps, with a shrine spire in the background. Chalk kolam-style patterns are drawn on the stone ground.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe kneels on a red cloth, reaching toward a shrine where a deity murti is adorned with orange and red marigold garlands, seated before a green cloth. Brass plates of food offerings, fruit, flowers and a small oil lamp surround the ritual area, with a silver trident standing at the left edge. Other devotees in orange and red attire sit nearby, and a crowd of onlookers stands on stone steps in front of stone shrines and a wooden colonnade with garlanded pillars. A bald-headed foreground figure in a cap is partly visible at the bottom.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor temple ritual at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal, with a large silver trident in the left foreground. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged on a red mat, lighting an oil lamp and conducting a puja beside an altar of marigold garlands. Trays of food, fruit and foil-wrapped offerings, brass plates and a small bell surround the altar, and a devotee in a red sari and women in orange clothing kneel nearby. Behind them stand ornate red-brick and white temple structures, with a crowd of onlookers on a balcony and stone steps. A photographer and camera operators in orange clothing record the scene.2012-08-01Outdoor ritual gathering on stone steps and a red carpet at a temple complex with small shrines and spires behind. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a garland of orange-yellow flowers sits on a gold-framed throne-like seat beside a trident (trishul) on a patterned rug. Around them, saffron-clad priests and devotees in orange, red and white sit on the red floor, with a figure in a yellow shirt and others in white. A brass plate of offerings, a kalasha-like vessel, fruit, and a potted plant are arranged in front. A man in saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace leads from a microphone. A large crowd of local onlookers, many in casual clothes, stands on the steps behind.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor ritual at a riverside temple complex with a crowd of devotees seated and standing around a red carpet. A bald priest in orange robes and beaded mala sits at right beside a tray of offerings, bowls, flowers and a small brass lamp. A standing figure at left wears orange garments, floral garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a tall ceremonial staff. Women in red and orange saris and men in saffron shawls sit in the foreground. Red-brick temple architecture, pagoda roofs and a stone stairway fill the background, with a video camera on a tripod among onlookers.2012-08-01