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A nighttime outdoor ritual under a white and pink canopy with coloured string lights. In the foreground a yellow fire pit burns with a tall flame while a woman in an orange sari and a red headband stands near it. At right, a bearded man with long hair in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on a red-cushioned throne at a microphone, as a woman in a green sari sits on the floor beside him. Behind, a deity murti is decorated with garlands in a shrine. Striped mats cover the floor, with lion statues, a silver palanquin-like structure and lit oil lamps nearby. A cow statue and a garlanded deity murti stand behind the throne.

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September 24 20172017-09-24September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesNight-time ritual under a white canopy with pink trim and string lights. In the foreground a square yellow fire pit holds a bright flame, and a standing sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and an orange headband tends the fire. A seated man in red and saffron robes, with a long braid, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits on a red and silver throne-like chair beside a microphone. Another priest in orange stands at left, and a woman in a green sari sits at right near an orange cloth. Behind them stands a shrine with a golden deity murti in a red-backed niche, garlanded with flowers, and a tall decorated silver palanquin-like structure appears in the middle. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, and a golden lion statue is nearby. The person in the red and saffron robes matches the a person cues and sits in the seat of honour.2017-09-24Night scene in an open-sided pavilion with a white and pink canopy, a yellow-tiled fire pit blazing at left where a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange head-wrap stands with his arm outstretched over the flames. Behind him a seated devotee in dark clothes and a few others sit on striped floor mats. At right a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange cushioned seat sits beside a microphone and a dark monitor, wearing a long orange-and-beaded necklace, flanked by a golden lion statue. Behind him are gilded deity shrines draped with red cloth and garlands, and a woman in a green-and-red sari sits at lower right near a tub. Lamps and a small string of lights hang overhead.2017-09-24September 24 20172017-09-24September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesNight-time ritual inside a open-sided tent at an outdoor temple setting. A standing priest in orange cloth with an orange head wrap and bare upper body stands at left, holding a lit lamp toward a shrine with deity murtis draped in garlands. A square yellow fire pit with a burning flame sits in the foreground beside brass vessels. At right, a seated man in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha-style mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands folded. A black stone statue draped with a yellow and white garland stands between them, and a speaker sits nearby. Pink and white drapes hang overhead.2017-09-11 +1 copiesNight ritual under a white and pink canopy. A priest in orange dhoti and a red cap, bare-chested, bends over a brass pot beside a golden Shiva face mask and lit oil lamps. A large fire burns in a wooden homa pit with a white rangoli border. A seated man in a golden throne wears an orange-red robe and rudraksha, hands folded, with a second person in orange standing behind him. A black stone lingam garlanded with yellow and white flowers stands in the centre, and a red-and-gold shrine with deity figures is at the left. Smoke drifts across the scene and a speaker stands on the floor.2017-09-11