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Night photograph outdoors under dark trees of a devotee in an orange and red robe bowing with palms pressed together before a stone shivalinga-style base decorated with red-dotted stones and a flower garland. Beside it stands a large dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them a group of men in white dhotis and kurtas stand with hands folded in prayer, one holding a mala, while a woman in white with an orange shawl stands at left. The scene suggests a devotional puja or pada yatra offering at a shrine.

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September 28 20082008-09-28Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like site under a large tree. A standing figure in orange robes holds a brass lamp or vessel near a dark stone deity murti on the left, with a pink stone base and offerings. Around him a group of about twenty men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, some wearing rudraksha malas. A dark reflecting pool and white and pink flower offerings lie on the ground. Another orange-clad figure stands at right with palms joined.2008-09-28September 28 20082008-09-28March 08 20052005-03-08Night photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A small stone shrine with a white and blue domed roof and gold finial holds a dark deity murti garlanded with white flowers. A woman in a long orange sari with her hair loose stands at the shrine, holding a flower near her face. Men in orange and white clothes kneel and sit before the shrine; a kneeling man in white with an orange shawl leans forward, and a bald man in orange sits near a lamp. Onlookers in white and orange gather behind a red railing, and a microphone stand is visible at the left edge.2008-08-02December 11 20082008-12-11December 30 20082008-12-30March 08 20052005-03-08November 05 20072007-11-05Outdoor temple-grounds procession under large spreading trees. A smiling woman in orange sari with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste on a black polished floor, a white-fringed headcloth on her head. Behind her, saffron-robed monks carry a golden staff topped with a trident and a multicoloured canopy umbrella. To the left, a white-clad priest holds a red-and-orange shawl and a plate near a black deity murti in an arched silver frame, garlanded with marigolds and multicoloured flower strands, sitting on a red stone mound with offerings, a brass lamp and a kolam rangoli pattern on the ground.2008-12-29Night photograph at a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. On the left, a figure in orange robes stands barefoot on a black tiled platform with hands pressed together in namaskar. Two more orange-robed men stand in the sand at centre, each holding a small brass vessel. On the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal is draped in an orange cloth, with a brass lamp in front. A figure in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge. Small offerings are scattered on the sand.2008-01-03March 08 20052005-03-08