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Night ritual photograph under a canopy of orange and white marigold garlands and flower strands. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe and red blouse raises a lit oil lamp or aarti flame with both hands, his back to the camera. Behind a low table are rows of decorated brass and clay pots topped with mango leaves and coconuts, a large white bowl of food, and many small oil lamps laid out on a white cloth. A seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a few white-clad attendants sit nearby, and standing devotees in white watch. A microphone stands at the left edge, with a garlanded deity murti and decorated pillars in the background.

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A night-time ritual scene under a canopy strung with orange and yellow marigold garlands. At the centre, a seated figure in orange robes and a red-orange garland sits on a raised orange seat before a pyramid of brass-tipped fruit and sweets on a white-draped table. Around him, several people in saffron and orange robes, some with orange shawls and beaded necklaces, sit on the floor in front of rows of offerings in small bowls and dishes. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit with their backs to the camera before further trays of food and lamps. Behind them stands a white statue of a seated deity and a framed deity image, with a white seated figure on a pedestal to the left. Steel buckets and pots line the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or satsang with offerings.2009-01-12A night-time ritual in an orange-and-marigold decorated pandal. In the foreground, a standing priest in an orange cloth holds a ritual vessel toward a fire lamp, facing a seated figure in orange robes with a red-and-orange garland on a raised dais. Several orange-robed men sit on mats nearby, and a man in white clothes sits among them. Before the dais, a long white-draped table holds rows of decorated kalasha pots, and below are brass plates of fruit, sweets and food with marigold garlands. A white ganesha statue stands at left and a pink lotus-shaped pedestal sits at right. Devotees stand in the background. Marigold garlands hang overhead.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Photograph of a night puja at an outdoor pandal heavily decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and flower festoons. In the foreground a bare-shouldered priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the altar. Seated on a raised orange-draped seat at centre-right is a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland, presiding over the ceremony. Around him, devotees in orange and white sit on mats. A long white-draped altar holds rows of decorated coconuts and offerings, with plates of fruit, sweets and food in front, and a pink lotus-shaped pedestal with a snake-hooded base beside it. Ornate silver and metal vessels stand at the lower right.2009-01-12A photograph of a night ritual under a canopy heavily decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and strings of flowers. In the centre, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged with his hands folded in prayer, with devotees in white clothes gathered behind him. A standing figure in a pale orange robe with a red border, seen from behind, faces him at left, holding a small object. A long table in front displays rows of conical sweet offerings and shallow dishes of food, with a metal bowl of milk-like liquid and steel vessels at right. A white sculpted figure stands at far left, and a framed garlanded picture hangs at right. 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Beside them, another person in white sits on a red-and-maroon patterned rug. Ahead, a priest in orange robes and gold necklaces sits at a puja setup with red oil lamps, a white-draped table of sweets, fruit and coconut-shaped offerings, and a Ganesha murti under a garlanded arch. Other white-clad people sit in the background near smoke and more lamps.2009-01-12Evening puja inside a marigold-decorated shrine hung with orange and white flower garlands. In the foreground a standing priest in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the altar. Seated at centre, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised cushion, with a second orange-robed attendant seated beside him. The altar holds rows of decorated coconuts or kalasha pots and banana-leaf plates of offerings. Devotees in white and orange stand and sit behind, and a white deity murti is visible at left. Garlands and string lights frame the scene.2009-01-12A night-time ritual scene under a canopy of orange and white marigold garlands and hanging flower strings. A seated figure in orange robes with a crown and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sits on a raised platform before a long table laid with rows of decorated coconut-and-fruit offerings and many small oil lamps. Around them, several priests and devotees in orange and white clothes sit on mats, and a bare-chested figure in white sits at the lower left. White statues of deity murti and a seated figure stand behind them, and bowls of food and flowers sit on the table. Smoke rises at left, and ordinary onlookers stand in the background.2009-01-12A night-time ritual scene in an open outdoor pavilion decorated with marigold garlands and strings of lights. A central figure sits on a raised seat in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, his long hair swept back, flanked by seated devotees in saffron and white. In front, a man in white and an orange-shawled attendant tend a large array of lamps and offerings, with dozens of small oil lamps arranged on a white-clothed table and brass vessels, bowls of fruit and a silver dish of flowers in the foreground. White statues of deities and a painted backdrop stand behind the pavilion, and smoke drifts through the air.2009-01-12