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Night photograph of an outdoor temple or pandal with a red tiled roof, strung marigold garlands and small electric lights on white pillars. Along the white stone shrine wall stand many white sculptures of deity figures and attendants, lit from below. Dozens of devotees sit on the ground in front of the shrine, some in white dhotis and saffron-brown or patterned saris, with small red offering trays before them, while smoke or incense drifts through the scene. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at right beneath a colourful striped canopy. Several people stand at left in casual shirts. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam being observed by a seated congregation.

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Night-time photo of a decorated white temple-like structure under a red canopy, with marigold garlands, string lights and a bright lamp. Several white sculpted deity figures line the facade. In the foreground, a dozen or so people sit on the ground before low red trays with small flames and offerings, performing a fire ritual. A bare-chested elderly man with a white cloth stands at left, and a man in a white shirt pours from a vessel at right. A colourful flag hangs at the upper right.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard under a red-roofed shrine and a colourful striped canopy strung with lights. Many devotees sit on the ground in rows before red trays holding oil lamps, flower garlands and offerings, with smoke rising. Several seated people wear white and orange or saffron clothes, and women wear saris in orange, green and purple. White sculpted deity figures and garlands decorate the shrine, and a small gold-faced deity murti with a garland sits in the foreground. A visible fire pit with flames is among the trays. No individual can be confidently identified as a person.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Evening outdoor ritual at a red-roofed shrine hung with rows of small lamps and strings of lights. Many seated devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, sit before red trays holding lit oil lamps, flowers and offerings, with smoke rising through the scene. Behind them, white sculpted deity murti stand in niches of the shrine, and a multicoloured bunting of triangular pennants stretches across the top. The crowd is large and mostly seated on the ground, with a few standing figures near the back.2009-01-12A photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion with a red corrugated roof, smoke rising inside, and many white statues of deities and figures decorated with marigold garlands and green leaf strings. Rows of devotees sit on the ground before red trays and offerings, several in orange and saffron clothing and others in white dhotis and sarees. Colourful striped and patterned cloth canopies stretch above, with palm trees behind. A white-clad figure stands at the left edge. Many people are seated in rows; the visible count is large, roughly 21-100. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly distinguishable in the visible scene.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple precinct under a red-roofed shrine lit with strings of lights and a multicoloured canopy. Many devotees sit on the ground in rows, most in white or cream dhotis and kurtas or in saris, with a woman in orange and another in a blue-and-white sari prominent. Red trays holding small oil lamps with flames are set before them, along with plates of flowers and offerings. White sculpted deity figures and pillars with garlands surround the shrine. In the foreground a golden face mask on a garlanded stand sits among the seated people. Smoke rises in the lamplight.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like pavilion with a red roof, strung with fairy lights and bunting. Many devotees, mostly seated on the ground in rows, perform a fire-based ritual with small red trays holding flames, oil lamps, flower offerings and scattered leaves. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear white, pink, green and orange saris, and a girl with a long braid wears white. Smoke rises at the right, and white sculpted deity murtis and ornamented arches stand behind the crowd under a colourful draped canopy. Standing figures in white move at the left. Crowd appears large, extending well beyond the foreground.2009-01-12