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A nighttime outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard lit by a bright lamp and strings of multicolour fairy lights. In the foreground a woman in an orange saffron garment with a bell in her left hand raises a lit flame toward the sky. Around her a line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls stand with palms pressed together, some holding white flowers and banana-leaf plates with offerings on the ground. Children in white and red-shawled outfits stand among them. Behind them, a crowd watches; to the right a black stone bull Nandi is garlanded with flowers, and a golden temple tower stands beside it. On the right edge, a printed portrait banner shows a seated saint in orange. Smoke rises above the flame.

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March 06 20162016-03-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard under a corrugated roof, with string lights and a bright floodlight above. On the left, a seated figure in saffron/orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl and flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne, hands folded. In the centre, a standing person in an orange robe with a pink-striped border gestures with both arms toward a line of people in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing red-and-saffron sashes, who stand with hands folded in prayer. A young child in white holds a brass oil lamp with a flame, and a framed deity murti or painting stands in the background among palm fronds. Devotees in white and saffron line the courtyard, with smoke or incense rising near the lamp.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor gathering at a temple courtyard with a large crowd. In the foreground, an orange-robed figure bends forward at the lower right, with another orange-clad person seated beside them, and a brass vessel is visible at the right edge. Rows of devotees stand on green banana leaves with hands pressed in anjali, wearing white dhotis and saris with red shawls and white forehead markings. A tall decorated kalasha stands in the background, with bright floodlights and strings of lights overhead and palm and banana plants around the courtyard.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night outdoor gathering at a temple-like courtyard with string lights overhead and a crowd of onlookers behind. In the foreground, several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar on green leaves laid on the stone floor. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a folded orange cloth and wears a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak. Others wear white dhotis or kurtas with red shawls, and a woman in a white sari and red shawl stands centre with hands joined. A woman in a yellow sari kneels at lower left. Garlands and a dark deity murti appear at the right edge.2015-07-07December 21 20092009-12-21September 03 20172017-09-03