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Night outdoor ritual on a lawn before a pale multi-storey building. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a saffron head cloth stands at a small yellow-tiled fire pit where a flame burns. Behind him, a large seated crowd of devotees in white and red shawls sits on mats, many with hands folded. To the left, a decorated altar with yellow and orange fruit, a red-and-gold cloth and garlands. A younger boy in orange sits at the lower right near brass vessels and lamps. Dark sky and lit windows frame the scene.

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May 04 20142014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04Night outdoor puja on a lawn before illuminated multi-storey buildings. In the foreground an orange-draped platform holds a golden kalasha-like arch, a cushion, and several large mango-like fruits wrapped in white cloth, with flowers and a kumkum-marked offering. A priest in red dhoti and bare-chested with red upper cloth raises a flaming lamp at right, while another in red dhoti stands near the platform. Brass plates, bowls and a lamp sit on an orange cloth at lower right. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls face the platform, with a few women in purple and red saris and a fair-haired woman in white and red in the front row.2014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04May 12 20142014-05-12May 04 20142014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04Night outdoor puja on a lawn in front of a pale, colonnaded building with lit windows. A priest in red-orange robes and a red turban sits cross-legged on a mat, facing a seated audience, holding a ritual vessel toward a small shrine. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange sits near brass plates of fruit, flowers and oil lamps. On the left, an ornately decorated deity murti or altar stands on an orange cloth, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Over one hundred devotees in white and red-orange shawls sit in rows, many with hands folded in prayer. A sign reading 'a person' is not applicable here: no figure matches the appearance cues needed for identification, so the seated priest is described only by role.2014-05-04Night outdoor ritual on a grass lawn in front of an illuminated cream-coloured building. A fire burns in an orange-brown wooden fire pit at lower left, and a man in a red shawl and leopard-print dhoti holds a silver vessel and lit lamp over the flames, wearing a garland and long hair tied back. Behind him, around 40 people sit in white and red clothing with red shawls, hands joined in prayer. The appearance-based candidate, a bare-chested figure with long hair and a garland holding the lamp, is. The scene suggests a homa or aarti performed at night.2014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04August 03 20142014-08-03Night outdoor ritual on a grass lawn in front of an illuminated pale building. In the right foreground a standing man in red-orange robes and a leopard-print lower cloth holds a silver aarti plate with a lit flame and a small silver vessel, with a red-beaded rudraksha-style necklace. Before him a fire burns in a low stone or brick fire pit. Behind, a large seated crowd of devotees in white and red-orange shawls sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the left edge, a brass and orange-flowered offering tray and ornamented arm are visible. Several people stand in the background near lamps.2014-05-04