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Outdoor ritual photo at a shrine with a grey stone canopy hung with pink drapes and flower garlands. Behind an altar, a deity murti in gold and red is adorned with yellow and orange garlands, flanked by lamps and brass vessels. Seated on a woven mat, several men in orange and saffron robes perform a puja; one central man with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body blows a conch or horn. Opposite them a woman in orange silk and white flower garland sits before offerings of fruit, bananas, apples, sweets and white flower heaps. Standing attendants in orange and a young girl in white complete the scene.

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Outdoor temple-style ritual on a mat-covered floor beneath a pink-curtained shrine canopy with mango-leaf garlands. Behind the altar, a deity murti with floral garlands is decorated with flowers and brass lamps. In front, a long spread of offerings on brass plates includes fruits, sweets, coconuts, and yellow grains. Several women in saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas stand in a line, one holding a tray, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands nearby. At right, a seated couple in white and red-orange clothing with flower garlands sit before the offerings, and a cameraman in an orange shawl films the scene. Devotional marriage-ritual setting.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesOutdoor Vedic marriage ritual before a shrine decorated with a deity murti, flower garlands and brass lamps. A bare-chested man in orange cloth with long swept-back hair sits at left, speaking and holding a plate of marigold petals; a standing priest in orange cloth at centre pours offerings over the shrine. A bride in a red-orange sari and a groom in white dhoti with a white shirt and flower garland sit with hands folded before a square fire pit of white bricks with smoke rising. Fruit, bananas, oranges, apples, flower plates and brass vessels lie on the mat. Elderly men in white and orange shawls sit behind. The man at left has distinctive long hair and orange clothing consistent with a person appearance, though this is uncertain.2008-12-26 +1 copiesOutdoor Hindu wedding ritual under a pink-curtained canopy before a shrine with a deity murti garlanded in marigold and orange flowers, with brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels in front. On the mat, a priest in orange robes with a bare-shoulder wrap works over puja offerings of fruit, flowers and leaves. Seated nearby, a couple in white and orange ceremonial clothes with flower garlands receive the rite, with a man in white and orange wrap standing behind. A cameraman on a tripod films the ceremony, and several women in saffron and orange saris and a seated devotee in orange sit along the mat. Banana, mango and sweets are arranged on brass plates.2008-12-26A Hindu wedding ritual under a pink-draped canopy before a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and brass lamps. A seated priest in saffron robes speaks into a microphone while a bride in orange sari and garlanded groom in white kurta sit with hands folded at a fire pit with offerings. Fruit, flowers, bananas and a steel plate of food lie on a mat. Other seated people in orange and white clothing watch, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ritual under a canopy of leaves with pink curtains, before a shrine with a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and flowers. In the foreground, several people in saffron and orange robes sit on mats around a stone fire pit with lit flame, wood sticks, and offering trays of fruit, flowers, and oil lamps. A central figure in white clothes with a marigold garland sits beside a woman in orange sari garlanded similarly, while a man in white and saffron stands behind them. A seated woman in orange blows into a conch-like ritual or hand motion. Devotees in saffron, orange, pink and green saris sit on the right and back, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual under a pink-draped canopy with leaf garlands overhead. Behind an altar is a large deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, with brass lamps and kalasha-like vessels on a stone platform. In the foreground, several people in saffron/orange robes tend offerings: one kneels arranging marigold and flower garlands on a mat, another carries a plate, and others stand nearby. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits with folded hands beside a woman in a red-orange sari, both wearing flower garlands, facing the altar. Trays of fruit, coconuts, sweets, grain, and flower heaps surround them. Devotees in colourful saris sit on mats at the right, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copies