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Night-time ritual gathering in a temple courtyard under a canopy hung with colourful festoons and orange, red and white decorations. Dozens of men, mostly bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with yellow borders and sacred threads, sit in rows on a red carpet facing a stage. Women in white saris with gold borders and one in green sit among them. A large golden bull statue (Nandi) and a golden lion-like figure appear in the foreground. Behind them a shrine holds a decorated deity murti and a screen shows a seated figure. Lamps and lights surround the stage. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.

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Night-time photograph of a large outdoor ritual hall under a white canopy hung with colourful striped and floral banners and paper lanterns. Many men seated cross-legged on red carpet in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred threads, face a shrine where deity murti are decorated with garlands and lit. Golden statues of a bull and a lion-like figure sit in the foreground. Women in white saris with gold borders sit on the right side of the aisle. A screen shows a video of a figure in the centre. Strong stage lighting illuminates the scene.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA large tented hall during an evening puja, with a crowd of devotees seated on red mats facing a stage at the far end. Many men sit bare-chested in white dhotis, some wearing red or saffron shawls, while women sit in white saris with gold or yellow borders, one with a long braid. Golden decorative elements and an ornate golden figure sit in front of the crowd, and multicoloured hanging banners with floral and bird motifs and small lamps hang from the canopy. Illuminated decorated deity shrines and altars line the background, with lights and a monitor at the right side of the stage.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26December 05 20162016-12-05December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesA large tented hall with a white ceiling strung with colourful hanging decorations and small lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men bare-chested in white dhotis with sacred threads, sit in rows on striped mats and a red carpet facing a distant stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits before a decorated altar with floral garlands and a deity murti under an ornate canopy, with attendants nearby. A large projection screen and a camera on a crane boom capture the scene, and a cameraman stands at the right. Some visible satsang or darshan-style assembly with ritual decoration.2016-12-05Large outdoor pavilion at night during a Navaratri ceremony. Rows of seated devotees fill red carpets; many men are bare-chested with white dhotis and yellow borders, while women wear white and yellow saris, one in green. Two large golden bull (nandi) statues face the central aisle. Hanging colourful festoons decorate the canopy. At the far end, a lit deity murti shrine and a screen show a live feed of the ceremony, with ornate golden thrones and offerings nearby.2017-09-26A large crowd of devotees, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis, sits on mats in a canopied pavilion at night, facing a distant elaborately decorated shrine. A large trident (trishul) stands in the left foreground. Colourful hanging decorations, lanterns and ceremonial pendants fill the ceiling. Priests in white moves near the central dais, where a deity murti is decorated with flowers and lights, and a screen shows a live feed on the right. Ritual abhishekam setting with a seated congregation during a night ceremony.2016-12-02Night-time ritual gathering under a large white tent decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped ornaments. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis, sit on striped and red mats facing a raised shrine area at the front. A red-draped altar holds fruit, flowers and offerings, and smoke rises from a ceremonial fire. Behind the altar, a large screen shows an image, and a decorated golden palanquin-style structure stands at the right. A few figures in white and one person in a dark jacket are visible among the crowd, with a green banana-plant ornament near the shrine.2016-12-02 +1 copiesEvening Navaratri ceremony under a decorated tent with red carpeting and hanging colourful cloth banners. Rows of seated male devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit bare-chested and palms joined or seated in meditative posture, with small brass items and folded cloth on the floor before them. Behind them stand golden deity figures, a red-and-gold display of small figurines stacked on shelves at left, and string lights. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2017-09-26 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02