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A dense seated crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream sari-style clothes with orange or red shawls and vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads, sits in rows in an open hall. In the foreground a large decorated arrangement of marigold garlands in yellow, red and white surrounds a central kalasha, with lotus blossoms on top, a deity murti area, and a pink-and-gold cloth beside it. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side, banana bunches, coconuts and fruit are arranged on the floor, and scattered flower petals lie across the ground. A tripod and a cameraman appear at the right edge.

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October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group ritual in a hall with a large crowd of devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls. In the foreground a man with bare upper body and orange-and-purple wrap sits behind a silver puja platform decorated with red and white flowers, with a kalasha-style vessel and brass offerings. Nearby a man in white with palms joined sits with devotees. Behind them stand tall brass oil lamps and a golden deity murti in an arched shrine, with a framed deity image on the left. Marigold garlands and offering plates lie in front of the platform.2015-07-17July 18 20132013-07-18Indoor ritual photo at night under bright lights. On the right, a man with a red-orange turban, bead bracelets and a floral garland of white jasmine and red-orange flowers sits on a gold-trimmed seat, holding a trident-like staff and smiling. Center-left, a shaven-headed devotee in orange robes with a rudraksha mala kneels on flower petals while another man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass plate of burning camphor flame and petals. Women in saris and attendees in saffron and white stand around, some with hands raised. Floor covered with pink and red petals.2014-07-01