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A photograph of a ritual scene inside a tented hall. Centre stage is a large decorated altar with a golden canopy above and a tiered structure covered in yellow marigold garlands, bearing a deity murti with a green face and crown. To the right stands a green-faced deity figure with a crown and silver necklaces, beside a blue-clothed figure. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a pink dhoti with a white sacred thread sits at a square fire pit with a red and white painted base, working near brass oil lamps and coconuts. Two other priests in pink dhotis stand nearby, one holding a brass tray, with marigold garlands around the scene.

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January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph inside a large white tent of a temple-style ritual. In the centre, a richly decorated ornamental altar or ratha-like structure is wreathed in yellow marigold garlands and red and white floral strands, with two deity murtis visible at its top. A man stands bare-chested at the altar wearing a pink dhoti and a saffron-coloured sash, raising a lit flame or lamp toward the deities. At the right, an older bearded man with a white beard and a tilak on his forehead wears an orange shawl and stands beside another priest in a yellow and orange dhoti. In the foreground left, a seated deity murti is adorned with yellow garlands. Devotees and attendants stand around the altar, and a pink-rimmed brass plate and offerings sit at the lower edge.2015-01-12Photograph of a temple ritual inside a white tent. A large decorated deity murti sits on a tiered platform covered in marigold garlands, yellow and orange flowers, and a pink and blue cloth. Above it hangs a golden ceremonial canopy. In front, a square fire pit with a white and red painted base holds brass oil lamps, coconuts, bananas and flower offerings. Several men in bare-chested ritual dress with orange, pink and yellow cloths perform the ceremony; one holds a flame or lamp over the platform. Other men in saffron and yellow robes stand to the right, one with a white beard and rudraksha beads, and a bald man in yellow with glasses.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a ritual at an open tent ceremony. At the centre, a richly garlanded deity murti with a decorated canopy sits on a tiered altar draped in marigold garlands and green and purple cloth. In front stands a white-and-red-banded square fire pit with an oil lamp and burning flame. Several priests stand around it: a bare-chested priest in an orange and white dhoti at left lifts a hand, a priest in pink dhoti at centre holds a lit lamp over the altar, and a priest on the right wears an orange shawl and yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Other men in pink, yellow and green garments stand behind and beside them. A brass lamp and offerings sit in the foreground. The scene appears to be a homa or puja.2015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor temple ritual under a tarpaulin canopy with a decorated palanquin-like shrine draped in yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Two large deity murtis with green-and-gold faces, blue and orange garments and crowns stand at the front, one holding a sword. A shirtless priest in a pink dhoti raises a hand near the shrine, while another pink-clad priest stands nearby. Men in green vests sit in the foreground beside a stone platform with offerings, banana plants and garlands framing the scene.2015-01-12