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Night-time temple ritual before a decorated deity murti set in a golden arch framed by garlands of yellow marigolds and multicoloured flowers. Several bare-backed boys in saffron-orange cloth with maroon borders sit cross-legged on low wooden stools in the foreground, facing the altar. Beside the altar, a figure in white with a turban and white dhoti applies a mark or offering to a boy's arm. The altar holds kalasha pots wrapped in blue, purple and red cloth with flower garlands, brass vessels and a red-draped table. Visible audience heads at the lower edge.

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Night photograph of a temple ritual before a decorated deity murti set on a red-and-gold draped altar, framed by a golden arch and a garland of multicoloured flowers. Four boys in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth, bare-chested, with beaded necklaces, sit cross-legged on low wooden stools facing the altar, their backs to the camera. Brass vessels and silver plates sit on the floor before them, and a marigold-covered kalasha-style pot stands on the altar. A man in white with a cream turban sits at the left edge, reaching toward the altar. Stone steps with red and white bands form the backdrop, and a standing fan is visible at right.2013-11-20December 19 20132013-12-19 +3 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a golden shrine arch framing a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow marigolds, seated on a purple-draped platform with stepped white and red-striped walls behind. In front, a square fire pit (homa kunda) sits on a white stone base edged with marigold garlands. Six young sannyasi-style men in orange-saffron cloths and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats around it; several have white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms, and one in white dhoti wears a white shawl. Brass vessels and a tray of offerings rest near them. The scene reads as a homa-style puja.2013-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20132013-12-19A night ritual scene at an outdoor shrine with a golden arched canopy framing a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow marigolds, with blue and red figures beside it. In front, a seated priest in white clothes with a shaved head holds a flaming lamp or camphor aarti plate toward the altar, while several young shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with pink borders sit cross-legged on mats facing the deity. A fire pit with a square raised edge lies between them, with brass vessels, yellow flowers and a tray of sticks nearby. Several are visibly seated, with white tilaka and rudraksha malas. The setting is a night homa or aarti with floral offerings.2013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19 +2 copiesNight ritual scene at a shrine with a golden arched canopy holding a deity murti draped in yellow and blue garlands. Five young boys in saffron-orange cloth with pink borders sit cross-legged facing the shrine, their backs to the camera, with white forehead markings. A shaved-headed man in white on the left, wearing a rudraksha mala, tends a small oil lamp. A steel bowl and a raised fire-pit with marigold garlands lie in front of the shrine, and a maroon cloth covers the altar table. The boys wear rudraksha beads, and the wall behind is striped red and white.2013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20132013-12-19Night-time ritual at an outdoor temple-style shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands around a small deity murti. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a white turban holds a lit oil lamp aarti toward the shrine. Four young children in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged in the foreground, facing the shrine. At right, a man in a red turban and red-and-gold garments sits on an ornate red and gold throne-like chair, watching, with a fan and a small bottle beside him. A brick-and-white wall with red stripes and a light stand form the background.2013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20