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Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style ritual set against a dark tree line. A seated man in red-orange robes sits cross-legged on a multicoloured striped mat in front of a microphone and a small elephant figure, with a tall brass-and-stone shrine behind him. Behind him stand a row of dark deity murti statues draped with yellow-and-violet garlands and marigolds, including a multi-armed figure. Brass lamps, coconuts, fruit, flowers and food offerings are arranged on the mat, and a lit ornate chariot-like shrine glows pink and purple at left. The seated man has long dark hair and a red-orange garment and is clearly visible; his role is speaker or officiant giving a talk. A printed copyright overlay appears at the lower right.

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March 03 20182018-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A night-time temple ritual in a decorated shrine. A single man sits cross-legged on a colourful striped rug at lower right, wearing a dark cap or turban, reddish-brown cloth wrap and multiple bead necklaces, and pours or tends a small oil lamp or offering in front of him. Behind him, a large dark stone deity murti with many arms and a pink garment and red-and-white garlands stands above a tiered arrangement of statues of seated figures, each draped in marigold garlands. Bright purple and pink lights illuminate an ornate silver shrine canopy at left, with silver vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a metal lamp stand on the floor in front.2018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a tiered stone structure covered in yellow-and-white garlands and rows of statues, many wearing flower garlands, including a multi-armed deity figure. On the left a silver ceremonial palanquin or canopy stands on a patterned cloth. In the foreground a seated man in a red-orange garment with a dark head covering sits before offerings of flowers, small heaps of kumkum and bowls, with a pair of drums nearby, apparently leading a ritual. The statues are unmoving stone or metal figures, not living people. The seated man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the page's claim, so his identity remains uncertain.2018-01-31Photo 11716404 +1 copiesNight-time temple scene at a stepped stone tier lined with many black murti statues draped in yellow, white and green garlands. A central shrine canopy is wrapped in striped yellow, white and purple fabric, with a seated deity murti under it. In the lower right, two priests in red-orange dhoti clothing kneel on a striped rug performing a puja before a small brass setup. An ornate silver palanquin or ratha canopy stands at the left edge. Mature trees and a dark sky frame the scene.2018-01-31