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Night photograph of a puja before an illuminated shrine decorated with a multicolored arched frame of pink, yellow, green and blue with silver tinsel and sequin-like ornaments. A tall figure in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a long golden staff with a green cloth draped over it. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bends forward holding a brass vessel near a lit brass lamp and garlanded items. Behind them, deity murti figures adorned with silver jewellery and flower garlands sit under a white canopy, with smoke rising. Marigold petals and flower offerings are scattered on the platform and in trays in the foreground.

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Night outdoor ritual at a decorated shrine. A standing figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a matching hood wave a lamp in front of a raised platform. The platform holds a small deity figure draped in orange with garlands, a trident, a colourful striped arch and a tiered heap of flower garlands and offerings. A large black backdrop bears a portrait of a smiling young man in a light turban. A square golden fire pit with a shallow centre bowl is decorated with marigold garlands and white floral kolam patterns; brass vessels and a kalasha sit at its edge. White-clad devotees kneel and stand on the sides, and smoke rises in the background. a person is in the orange robe with a hooded head covering and a lamp in hand, performing aarti.2007-02-11December 19 20162016-12-19September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Night-time puja at an open-air temple shrine hung with colourful striped bunting and string lights. Several priests stand before a richly decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, with a bright flame burning on a pink and gold altar. Priests in white dhotis and bare-chested men in orange waist cloths assist, one holding a red cloth; a priest in white with a green shawl holds a bell/offering and points toward the deity. Trays of bananas, flowers, brass vessels and offerings are arranged on a striped cloth in front. Seated devotees watch from the right, some with phones raised, and a few other participants sit at the edge.2016-12-15A temple abhishekam scene before a gilded arched shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands. A long-haired man with a swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha mala and white forehead marking wears an orange-saffron garment and stands in front of the shrine, his bare arms marked with white paste. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a white forehead marking, and another man in orange at left, pour water over a black stone shivalinga in a stone basin. Behind them stands a deity murti pair seated on a throne, adorned with gold jewellery and garlands. In the lower right a seated figure in an orange robe and white face mask sits with a purple shawl. Attendants in white and orange are visible at the edges.2008-03-31December 15 20162016-12-15January 01 20082008-01-01December 24 20082008-12-24September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03February 11 20072007-02-11