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Night ritual scene lit by a bright warm spotlight. Three young women in the foreground wear white and orange flower garlands and jewellery; the one at right holds a brass plate with offerings toward a man in an orange turban and glasses who is partly visible at the right edge. Behind them a trident and a decorated palanquin or throne with a deity figure are visible, and a robed attendant in white stands in the background. A camera operator with a camera is at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.

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October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10Night outdoor ritual photo at an ashram courtyard. A bare-chested priest with a rust-orange turban and orange dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, holding a green leaf tray of small steel vessels. Three young girls sit on a stone bench in festive dress: one in a purple blouse and white garland, one in a green and orange sari with white jasmine garlands, and one in a red blouse and cream sari with jasmine garlands and gold jewellery, her hand reaching toward the tray. Oil lamps glow in the background beside a shrine with flowers, and another man in orange cloth stands at left. Five people are visible.2016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10Outdoor evening ritual at night with a fire glowing at right. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and bangles, holds a leaf plate of offerings toward a row of young girls seated on a stone platform. Five girls wear white flower garlands and white forehead markings; they wear purple, blue, orange and green silk saris and sit with bangles and jewellery. The girl at far right wears a white sari with a red blouse and gold necklace and holds her hands together. Tropical plants stand in the background. The priest's face is not visible, so his identity is unclear and he is described by role only.2016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10Night outdoor ritual photograph. A bare-chested priest with an orange turban and orange-and-gold dhoti stands at left, facing three young women seated on a white cloth. The women wear orange, teal and blue silk saris with white jasmine garlands and red flowers; the central woman in orange holds a small brass vessel and a plate of brass bowls on a green leaf, while the woman at right in orange holds a garland and flowers. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the cloth in front of them, and dark foliage surrounds the scene.2016-10-29Night ritual photograph at an open-sided pavilion with red pillars and a hanging garland fringe overhead. A bare-chested priest in a red-orange turban and orange dhoti with gold borders stands at left holding a tray of orange-yellow flower offerings and reaching toward the seated girls. Behind him, other priests in orange and saffron robes stand, and a white-clad attendant holds a brass tray of flowers. Five to six young girls sit in a row on a stone bench wearing silk saris in green, maroon, purple and pink, with jasmine and marigold garlands around their necks and flowers in their hair. The scene reads as an arati or puja blessing.2016-10-10Night-time ritual scene on an open-air stone platform. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders and a red turban stands at left holding a silver tray of orange-yellow offerings and white flowers toward a row of young women seated along the platform. The women wear white and green garlands with red and yellow flowers, silver ornaments, and saffron, green and magenta saris. Several other men in orange-saffron dhotis and rudraksha-style necklaces stand behind, and a red pillar and hanging festoons frame the scene. Appears to be a puja or aarti offering.2016-10-10Night-time photo of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange dhoti with gold borders stands at left, holding a brass tray of flower garlands toward a row of girls and young women seated on a stone ledge. Two girls in orange and blue-purple dress wear white jasmine garlands, one with a forehead mark. Two women in purple and blue saris wear gold necklaces and earrings, with braided hair and flowers. Brass oil lamps glow on the floor, and drummers in white dhotis stand in the background. Petals are scattered on the ground.2016-10-29