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Night-time photograph of a crowded temple courtyard with a pillared hall and pink-and-white ceremonial canopy. A large crowd of devotees faces a central shrine area; the front rows include a bald man in white dhoti with an orange-and-yellow shawl, a man in white dhoti with a red-and-white checked wrap, and many women in orange and white saris. At the right, a deity murti is lit with lamps and garlands. A figure in white stands at the left among flower garlands and marigolds. Framed portraits and posters hang on the upper wall, and a wide temple-style archway runs along the top.

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May 22 20182018-05-22Devotees in white and orange ritual clothes walk in a crowded procession across a red-carpeted temple courtyard toward an illuminated deity shrine at right. A bald man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl and rudraksha mala walks at centre, back to camera. Others wear saffron-orange robes, white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces; some women have loose hair, one older woman has white hair. A camera crew films at right. Background shows stone pillars, a green cloth backdrop, a decorated palanquin-like canopy at left and a garlanded deity murti.2018-05-22Night-time temple courtyard ritual with a crowd of devotees facing a decorated shrine. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and orange saffron robes stand with their backs to the camera, some with red-and-saffron shawls. Many women in white and orange saffron clothing, one older woman with grey hair in an orange top has her hands joined in prayer. On the right a lit shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. On the left a decorated palanquin with red and pink garlands and a Ganesha murti stands near a pillared hall with framed portraits and hanging saffron banners. A white smoke plume rises in the middle. Several orange-clad people are visible near the centre, and the scene appears to be a devotional ceremony or aarti.2018-05-22May 22 20182018-05-22Night-time temple ritual in an open pavilion with a tiled floor and ornate pillars. A crowd of devotees, mostly women in orange and cream saris and men in white dhotis with orange or red shawls, stands facing an altar on the right lit by lamps, where a deity murti is adorned with flower garlands. On the left, a small decorated palanquin with floral garlands and a bell-shaped ornament stands near a priest. Framed pictures and garlands hang along the pillared wall. A bald man in a white dhoti and red shawl stands at the front of the group. Smoke rises in the centre. Several people are partially visible at the edges.2018-05-22A photograph of a large open pavilion during a ritual assembly. In the foreground, shaven-headed men in orange and saffron robes with red shawls stand and sit facing the front, alongside women in rust-red saris with gold borders. Beyond them, a decorated raised dais holds an ornate golden throne-like seat with red and gold cushions, where a figure in white and saffron sits. Brass lamps, kalasha pots, flower garlands and umbrella-like canopies surround the altar area. Seated white-clad devotees with red shawls fill the lower foreground. Some people are partially visible at the edges. The scene suggests a puja or homa gathering, though no specific ritual is clearly identifiable from the image alone.2015-07-17May 22 20182018-05-22March 02 20182018-03-02May 22 20182018-05-22Night-time homa ceremony in a open pavilion with red carpeting and a wooden fire pit at centre, flames and smoke rising. A man in a red dhoti and garland of white flowers sits on a gold-and-red throne behind the fire pit, his hand raised, with a kneeling attendant beside him. Priests in white dhotis, some with bare chests and orange cloths, sit or stand around the pit with ladles and offerings. Devotees in saris and white garments stand behind, and plates of fruit, flowers and kalasha pots surround the fire. Banana plants and a gold canopy frame the scene. a person: the seated figure on the throne wears a red dhoti, a white flower garland and long dark hair, with ceremonial gold adornments visible.2016-12-05Night ritual photograph under a corrugated roof with red-painted supports. Two gilded deity murtis stand draped in garlands of orange, yellow and pink flowers, one on a gold-framed decorated seat. A square stone-edged fire pit or homa pit sits in the foreground. On the right, a row of saffron-robed priests with shaved heads and bare-chested orange-clad figures stand beside a striped and tasselled ceremonial umbrella, one holding a tray of offerings. Several white-clad men and a line of devotees in colourful saris and white kurtas stand with hands folded in namaskar along the back. Flower garlands frame the foreground edges.2011-11-29July 06 20152015-07-06