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Night outdoor ceremony on a paved courtyard with scattered yellow and pink petals. Several young women in colourful silk saris, including teal and green, orange, and red, sit in a row on a raised white platform, garlanded with white flower strands. In the foreground a woman in a rust-brown sari with long dark hair bows deeply and presses her palms together while a child kneels before her, both draped in long white flower garlands. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a sacred thread stands holding a brass tray. A gilded red throne with a green-lit canopy stands in the background, with lit oil lamps on the ground and a small car parked nearby. Festive decorations hang overhead.

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Night outdoor ceremony on a paved courtyard during Deepavali celebrations. A row of young women in colourful silk saris (blue, pink, purple, green, orange) with white jasmine garlands sit along a stone bench. In the centre, a woman in a maroon sari bends forward, her face pressed against a long garland of white and pink flowers that she holds. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread stands behind an oil lamp (deepam) and a brass lamp on the stone floor. Flower petals are scattered across the ground, and red and pink paper lanterns hang overhead. A yellow-and-red canopy and a white car are visible in the background, along with seated devotees. The man's identity cannot be established from appearance, so no a person candidate is claimed.2016-10-29Night outdoor scene with a row of young women seated in a line on a raised platform, wearing bright saris in blue, pink, purple, green and orange with gold borders, white jasmine garlands and red flowers, and gold earrings. A devotee in a red-brown garment and a large white-and-red flower garland bows deeply with hands together toward a standing figure in white dhoti and shawl at right, while yellow and pink petals scatter on the paved ground. Lamps, a decorated canopy and hanging diya lamps frame the scene, and a few onlookers sit in the background.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29Night outdoor ceremony at an ashram with women seated in a row on the left wearing saris in blue, pink, purple and green, many with white flower garlands and red flowers in their hair. In the centre, a bearded man in a dark brown robe with a white and red flower garland holds a brass plate of offerings and a lit flame, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind him. On the right, a shirtless priest in an orange-red dhoti and red turban holds a plate facing them. Brass oil lamps burn on the floor, flower petals are scattered on the paving, and paper lanterns hang overhead for Deepavali. A white car is parked in the background.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29Night photograph of a puja at an ashram with string lights and a decorated canopy. Two large deity murtis with garlands stand at left, one in blue with a crown and one in pink. In the foreground, several women in red, green and cream saris sit on the floor before brass oil lamps, a kalasha and scattered flower petals. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a microphone and a tray of fruit. A bent figure in a red-maroon shawl offers a flower at the feet of a seated man on a red and gold throne. That seated man wears a saffron-coloured turban, white robes and a gold necklace. Another man in white sits on the right edge. A fire pit is visible at bottom right. A standing attendant in white stands in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 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 03 20142014-10-03October 29 20162016-10-29Night-time outdoor ritual with women seated on a low stone ledge in saffron, orange and red saris, several stringing white flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a red turban and red dhoti, with rudraksha beads, stands at left holding a brass tray of white flowers, and another priest in an orange cloth stands behind him. Yellow marigold petals and a brass kalasha-style vessel lie on the ground. Lit lamps and a decorated deity murti appear at right.2016-10-29