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Night outdoor ritual scene with a large spread of offerings in metal plates across a colourful striped cloth: red and pink petals, yellow and white marigold-type flowers, red powder, grains, pulses and seeds. Behind them, a seated figure with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a red-brown cloth and beaded necklaces, sits with hands folded in anjali mudra before a white ornate canopy and carved white shrine structures decorated with garlands. Dark stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange flowers line the right side, and a tree stands at the edge under a dark sky with a moon. A digital clock reads 09:15 at left. Ritual setting consistent with a puja or pancha archana offering.

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Night outdoor ritual photograph with a crescent moon in the dark sky. Dozens of metal plates heaped with flowers, grains, spices, nuts and powders cover a colourful striped cloth in the foreground. Behind them, a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested with rudraksha-style adornments and a floral garland, sits with palms pressed together in namaste near a microphone stand. Ornate white silver-toned shrines, canopied palanquin-like structures and a pedestal with a deity murti stand beside him, decorated with marigold garlands. Dark statues wearing garlands line the right edge under a tree, and a red digital clock reads 09:15.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at Adi Kailash Aadheenam with a crescent moon in a dark sky. In the centre-right, a man in a dark turban, rudraksha mala and light garlands sits with palms pressed together before an ornate white silver shrine and deity murti decorated with marigold garlands. Heaps of colourful offerings, pink flower petals, red and yellow powders and grains, cover the cloth-covered ground in the foreground. A digital clock reads 09:15 at left, and a large metal vessel sits beside a stone mortar. Attribution of the seated man to a person is not established by the scene itself.2018-01-31Night outdoor ritual photograph in front of a row of black stone statues draped with yellow marigold garlands and red flower accents. A seated priest in a rust-red dhoti with a dark head wrap sits cross-legged on a rug before a silver-colored altar with a small silver shrine and a silver peetha-like seat. Spread across colourful striped cloth in the foreground are silver trays of pink and red rose petals, white flowers, red roses, kumkum, turmeric, grains and other offerings. A microphone stand stands near the priest, and a crescent moon shows in the dark sky above, with a lamp-lit silver shrine behind. Offerings and flower trays suggest a puja or Pancha Archana offering, though the exact rite is not clearly visible.2018-01-31Night outdoor ritual under a dark blue sky with a crescent moon and a small blue bird logo at upper left. A man sits cross-legged on the right with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a dark turban, rudraksha beads, a bare chest, and a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and lap. He sits beside an ornate silver throne-like palanquin decorated with flower garlands and silver lions or animal figures. Behind him stands a silver shrine canopy with a glowing gold tree. Foreground shows colourful striped cloth on the ground, many silver bowls of red kumkum, yellow turmeric, grains, pulses, pink and red flower petals, and a digital clock reading 08:37 PM. A few people stand at the far left in white clothes. The a person identity is not established by appearance here, so the figure is described by role only.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at Adi Kailash Aadheenam under a full moon. A man with a red and white turban, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-white cloth, sits with hands folded in front of a row of dark stone statues decorated with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and draped in red and green cloth. A white ornate palanquin or chariot with a canopy stands in the centre, surrounded by kalasha pots, brass vessels, flower heaps and scattered yellow and red powders on the ground. A digital clock displays 09:15 at left, and a tall tree stands behind the statues.2018-01-31Night outdoor ritual scene under a dark blue sky with a crescent moon. A man seated at right with a dark turban, bare upper body, a red-maroon cloth wrap and beaded bracelets sits with palms pressed together in prayer beside an ornate white silver-toned shrine canopy. Behind him stand more ornate silver-toned shrines and temple structures decorated with marigold garlands, and a deity murti is visible within. The ground is covered with colourful striped cloths holding bowls of red kumkum, yellow turmeric powder, grains and flower petals. A digital clock reads 08:37 PM 52 at left. The image is a photograph.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photo of an outdoor ritual at a decorated white silver-toned shrine area. In the foreground, many metal bowls hold coloured powders, grains, pulses and pink and red flower petals on a multicoloured cloth. A seated man on the right wears a dark turban, red-maroon dhoti and draped orange-red shawl, with bare upper body, rudraksha-style bead bracelets and folded hands in namaskar. Behind him are ornate white decorative shrines, a small domed canopy, a seated deity murti with garlands and a red digital clock showing 08:37. A person in white stands at left near a drum-like object. A microphone stand is in front of the seated man. Shrine statues and devotees are in the background, and the figure is.2018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style ritual setting under a dark sky with a bright moon. A seated man in a maroon robe and maroon turban sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, adorned with a flower garland, in front of an ornate white silver palanquin-style shrine (ratha) decorated with flowers. Along the right, a row of dark stone deity murtis and figures are draped in garlands and marigolds, with a green and orange cloth backdrop. The ground is covered with heaps of colourful flowers, red kumkum and rangoli-like offerings. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene, and metal vessels and a digital counter display appear at left with a few people standing near them.2018-01-31