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Evening puja at an open-air temple pavilion lit by flames and smoke. A central figure in an orange robe sits before a large decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands nearby by a small fire. Seated in rows on the floor, many devotees in white clothes with red-and-saffron shawls press palms together in prayer. A second flower-decked deity murti stands at the right, and a gold-and-red ceremonial palanquin sits at the upper left. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style red beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a homa-style ritual worship with offerings and oil lamps.

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Night outdoor ritual at an open-air shrine. Seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes face a raised platform where a figure in orange robes sits before a deity murti garlanded with flowers and a red cloth, while another priest in white holds a lit flame aloft beside a second garlanded deity. Brass plates, offerings and a small fire glow on the platform. The page labels the event a Ganapathy Homa and a padapuja, but the visible scene shows lamps and flowers only.2014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11A night-time puja in an open-sided pavilion. In the centre, a large Ganesha murti in red and gold sits on a pink-and-purple base, with garlanded deity figures and a golden arched backdrop to the left. Seated priests in orange and saffron robes perform the rites before the altar, and a seated figure in a maroon robe sits on an orange chair at right with a black-clad attendant nearby. Several white-clad men stand at left. Smoke drifts in the dim air. Roughly two dozen devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes and rudraksha-style malas, facing the altar, with some holding small offerings.2014-09-06Night-time puja in a temple courtyard. Two figures in orange-saffron robes sit on a raised platform before a silver-framed deity murti draped with garlands and red cloth, and a lit shrine with a painted deity image glows behind them. Lamps and offerings are set on the platform. Around them, a seated congregation in white clothes with red and maroon sashes sits on the ground, many with their backs to the camera, including a woman in red and white with a long braid and a white-haired elder in a striped shirt. The scene has the feel of a padapuja or satsang gathering. a person's presence is not clearly visible; the orange-robed figure on the platform cannot be confidently identified from appearance.2014-10-11September 06 20142014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06Night-time outdoor puja at a temple-like pavilion. Devotees in white clothes with red shoulder cloths sit on mats facing the stage. On the left a deity murti sits on a red and gold throne garlanded with flowers; on the right a larger garlanded deity murti stands before a decorated shrine. Two priests in white dhotis stand near the left murti, one holding an object aloft. A seated figure in saffron robes sits at the centre before a pink-draped altar with flower offerings and a kalasha-like vessel; another seated figure in orange-brown cloth sits beside him. A framed portrait hangs near an orange armchair at the right edge. A swami-like figure in saffron could be a candidate, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-10-11Night outdoor ritual at a low raised stage with red-and-white striped walls. A deity murti stands under a golden arched canopy draped with marigold garlands, behind a red cloth-covered platform. In front, a yellow marigold-decorated fire pit or homa altar sends up smoke, with white flowers and offering plates nearby. A young attendant in an orange robe sits at left near the altar. At right, a figure in orange-brown robes sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne-style chair, with attendants in orange clothing beside him. Roughly thirty seated devotees in white clothes, some in green, pink and tan saris, face the stage from the front.2013-09-30September 06 20142014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06July 04 20162016-07-04