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Night outdoor scene at a shrine. A decorated deity murti stands in an ornate arched niche draped with garlands of yellow and orange flowers, set on a raised red-draped platform. In the foreground, many shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with hair tied up sit on the ground with their backs to the camera, facing the shrine. On the left, a figure in orange sits on a low chair in front of the deity. Two people in white and cream clothing stand at right, and a tall pole and trees frame the dark background. Visible physical people number roughly twenty or more.

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July 11 20062006-07-11Night ritual photograph at an outdoor stage before a golden shrine with a deity murti decorated with red and yellow flower garlands, its arched gold frame backed by a maroon cloth. A sacred fire burns in front of the murti, with brass oil lamps on either side. Several saffron-robed priests and attendants sit on a raised orange mat; a shaven-headed man in saffron stands at left and a man in an orange turban pours or offers material over the fire. Others sit at right on a gold-framed seat, one with hands folded in namaskar. Devotees in white sit at the bottom edge. Flower garlands, offering plates and a homa-style fire indicate a puja or homa.2013-11-04Outdoor satsang in a dusty, tree-shaded compound. A seated figure in orange robes and a red-and-orange garland of rudraksha beads sits on a red-draped platform before a large golden deity murti under a tiered canopy decorated with colourful garlands. Around him, a dense crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes sits on the ground, mostly shaved-headed men and long-haired women with bare heads. A cameraman stands at left, and a woman in orange stands at right beside a small table. Bare trees and a low wall frame the scene.2013-03-10October 16 20132013-10-16November 07 20132013-11-07Night-time homa at an open-air outdoor shrine. A central fire burns in front of a gold arched altar decorated with marigold garlands and deity images. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads, sit cross-legged on an orange cloth before the fire. A white-clad priest with a white head wrap sits on the left, tending the ritual. On a raised platform to the right, a person in an ornate orange robe and gold-trimmed cushioned chair sits with a companion in a saffron garment beside them. Seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes face the altar in the foreground, and a colourful rangoli design is on the ground. A pedestal fan and a sound system are visible at the right.2013-10-15October 03 20142014-10-03November 20 20132013-11-20Night ritual photograph at an outdoor temple-style stage. A golden arched shrine holds a deity murti of Ganesha decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands, with a golden kalasha-like vessel and a brass lamp before it. A large fire burns in front of the murti, consistent with a homa. A standing priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron turban holds a lit aarti lamp toward the deity, while a man in orange with a beaded mala stands at left with palms pressed together. Several seated people in saffron and orange robes sit on a cloth on the ground in front of the fire, and a few devotees in dark clothing sit in the foreground. At right, a long-haired person in a maroon robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne-style chair watching the ritual.2013-11-04March 10 20132013-03-10November 04 20132013-11-04Night outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit in front of a golden arched shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with deity murtis visible inside. Four shaven-headed young boys in saffron and red-gold dhotis sit cross-legged on the platform facing the fire, while a priest in white dhoti and a white head turban tends the flames at left. A seated figure in saffron robes occupies an ornate red and gold throne at right, with a standing attendant in orange beside it and a woman in saffron nearby. A standing electric fan and a small pink and purple carpet are visible; smoke rises into the dark sky.2013-10-15