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Night photograph of a padapuja or homa-style ritual at an outdoor temple-like space. Dozens of devotees in white clothes with red and orange sashes sit cross-legged on mats facing a raised platform. Two priests sit at the platform: one in saffron-orange robes on the left and one in a dark maroon robe in the centre, with oil lamps and offerings in front of them. A third man in white stands to the right. Two large deity murti decorated with flower garlands stand behind on the steps, with a framed photograph on a stand at the right and an orange armchair beside it. Many devotees wear red and orange garlands. Some sit in the front rows with their backs to the camera.

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Night-time outdoor puja at a temple-like pavilion. Devotees in white clothes with red shoulder cloths sit on mats facing the stage. On the left a deity murti sits on a red and gold throne garlanded with flowers; on the right a larger garlanded deity murti stands before a decorated shrine. Two priests in white dhotis stand near the left murti, one holding an object aloft. A seated figure in saffron robes sits at the centre before a pink-draped altar with flower offerings and a kalasha-like vessel; another seated figure in orange-brown cloth sits beside him. A framed portrait hangs near an orange armchair at the right edge. A swami-like figure in saffron could be a candidate, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11Evening puja in an open-sided pavilion at night. A large floral-garlanded deity murti stands at left beneath a garland arch, and a clay-style Ganesha murti sits decorated with red and yellow flower garlands at right, with a small framed portrait on a chair beside it. Central altar with lit oil lamps and a kalasha-style setup on a decorated stand. Shirtless and saffron-clad priests stand at the altar, while a seated group of devotees in white clothes with orange or red shawls sits on mats in the foreground, and several more people are seated along the sides. Plates of fruit and offerings lie on a tray at left.2014-08-29Night-time temple ritual in a pillared hall. Seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls face a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers at the left, and an ornate flower-covered shrine with a lit oil lamp on the right. Two white-clad priests stand near the shrine. A seated figure in a red-brown robe sits on a raised platform behind a microphone, facing the shrine. A standing attendant in orange robes is at the far left. Offerings and brass vessels are arranged on the platform.2014-10-11Evening puja at an open-air temple pavilion lit by flames and smoke. A central figure in an orange robe sits before a large decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands nearby by a small fire. Seated in rows on the floor, many devotees in white clothes with red-and-saffron shawls press palms together in prayer. A second flower-decked deity murti stands at the right, and a gold-and-red ceremonial palanquin sits at the upper left. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style red beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a homa-style ritual worship with offerings and oil lamps.2014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11September 06 20142014-09-06Night-time puja in a temple courtyard. Two figures in orange-saffron robes sit on a raised platform before a silver-framed deity murti draped with garlands and red cloth, and a lit shrine with a painted deity image glows behind them. Lamps and offerings are set on the platform. Around them, a seated congregation in white clothes with red and maroon sashes sits on the ground, many with their backs to the camera, including a woman in red and white with a long braid and a white-haired elder in a striped shirt. The scene has the feel of a padapuja or satsang gathering. a person's presence is not clearly visible; the orange-robed figure on the platform cannot be confidently identified from appearance.2014-10-11Night outdoor ritual at an open-air shrine. Seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes face a raised platform where a figure in orange robes sits before a deity murti garlanded with flowers and a red cloth, while another priest in white holds a lit flame aloft beside a second garlanded deity. Brass plates, offerings and a small fire glow on the platform. The page labels the event a Ganapathy Homa and a padapuja, but the visible scene shows lamps and flowers only.2014-10-11September 06 20142014-09-06Night-time outdoor puja under a corrugated metal roof in an open courtyard. On a raised white platform, saffron-robed monks sit in front of a gold-framed shrine decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands, and a deity murti with a lit oil lamp. A large ganesha murti with a red crown sits on a pedestal on the right. A seated man in a maroon robe sits on an orange chair beside it, while saffron-robed attendants stand nearby. Seated devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls, some women in saris, fill the foreground, watching the ritual. Smoke rises from a fire pit in the centre.2014-09-06Night puja at an outdoor shrine where devotees in white dhotis and orange or red-bordered shawls sit on mats facing a decorated altar. Several figures in saffron-orange robes sit before a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers beneath a gold arch. A large seated Ganesha statue stands at the upper right beside a framed portrait. Nearby, a seated man in orange robes and a red-turbaned figure are in the foreground, while a woman in a white sari with a red border sits among the devotees. Oil lamps and a plastic water bottle lie on the paved floor.2014-09-06