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Outdoor evening ritual at a dug-out pit lined with bamboo poles and string, with a silver-colored ornate palanquin or pedestal draped in white and red-orange flower garlands, a brass bell and small brass items on a white cloth in front. A standing young person in white clothing with an orange shawl stands behind the decorated platform. Nearby, a woman in a green-and-floral sari with a long white flower garland in her grey-streaked braid holds a flame or lamp, and other devotees in white kurtas and saris, a man in a pink-and-white checked shirt, and onlookers stand around. Speakers and white floodlights are visible in the background.

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Night-time outdoor puja in a crowd of devotees. At a central table, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands before a silver-and-gold vessel decorated with white flower garlands, holding a lit oil lamp and a small offering. Nearby, a man in a white shirt holds a flame aloft. Standing devotees with folded hands and women in saris and yellow shawls surround the table, with wooden poles and a flame visible at the left. The man with the yellow shawl and mala is an appearance-based candidate for a person, but the image is not clear enough to confirm identity.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19Evening outdoor puja at a night gathering. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl over his shoulder stands at a silver kalasha-style vessel decorated with white flower garlands and marigolds, holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) over it. Beside him, a man in a pink checked shirt stands with arms folded and a boy in a yellow shirt holds a lit lamp. A woman in a yellow-bordered sari and yellow shawl sits at right on a white-covered table with a small brass bell and lamps. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing, some seated on red plastic chairs, watches. Wooden poles frame the scene.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19Outdoor ritual under a thatched bamboo canopy with a clay-and-flower-decorated platform. A woman in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit camphor flame on a lamp with a bell in her other hand, beside a tiered mud altar covered in yellow and pink flower garlands. Devotees in white and cream stand with palms pressed together behind, a man in white with an orange shawl among them. In front stand kalasha-like brass vessels, flower-wrapped pots and a brass vessel on a wooden stand. A teal cloth is draped at the left edge. Trees and parked cars are visible beyond the canopy.2008-11-11A festival scene under a pink and white canopy decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. In the foreground an elderly woman in a white blouse and red-and-green sari bends forward with her hands extended over a large polished silver vessel on a white-covered table, scattered with rose petals and flower garlands. A man in a white kurta stands at the right, tilting a white and gold cloth or offering over the vessel. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing, including a woman in a cream sari, stand watching. Several people stand at the left edge in white and orange clothing. Loudspeakers and a white arch are visible in the background.2005-01-01Dusk outdoor puja at a temple-like open ground. A man in a pale blue checked shirt stands in the centre holding up a lit flame, with a row of brass lamps and offerings on a white-draped table beside him. A younger man in a white kurta with an orange-saffron shawl stands at the table's right side. Women in pink and yellow saris, a child and several onlookers in white and striped shirts stand behind, with a crowd and string lights in the background. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2008-05-19November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered outdoors at a ritual. In the centre a man in a striped short-sleeved shirt and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands with hands folded in front of a silver vessel decorated with white flower garlands and a small brass lamp. Around him, men in white shirts and women in saris, including a teal sari, stand watching. At lower right a woman in a yellow-bordered white shawl sits near the offering. A man at left holds a small oil lamp, and wooden poles stand in the foreground. a person identity is not established from appearance.2008-05-19Night photograph of a dense outdoor crowd gathered for a ritual. In the centre, a man in a grey-and-white striped short-sleeved shirt with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands behind a silver vessel decorated with a white flower garland, which sits on a low table draped in yellow cloth. Around him, men in white and pale shirts and women in saris and salwar kameez stand close together. At the lower right, a person in a yellow shawl kneels near the offering, and wooden poles frame the foreground.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19