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Night-time photo of a crowded indoor festival scene. A man in an orange cloth stands at right beside a gold-framed deity murti decorated with pink flowers, and an oil lamp burns on a table laden with bananas, apples and other fruit. Several devotees in white clothes with orange shawls press palms together in prayer or hold offerings, including a woman in an orange shawl at center and a woman in a white sari at left. A man in white at center covers his face with his hands. Behind them a large crowd of people, many in orange, watches the puja, with a striped cloth draped on the table.

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Photo of a nighttime ritual at a crowded temple-like hall. A priest in orange robes stands at right beside a gold-framed deity murti decorated with pink flowers, holding a brass lamp and offering. Along a long table covered with a green cloth, fruits, bananas and an apple are arranged on a plate. Devotees in white clothes with orange shawls stand around, including a man in white with a rudraksha mala raising his hands in blessing and a woman in an orange shawl with folded hands. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits on the table. Many onlookers fill the background.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night photograph of a puja at an outdoor altar. A man in an orange robe leans over a table draped in a green and striped cloth, with a golden deity murti and a brass oil lamp in front of him. He smiles and faces a young man in white shirt and white dhoti holding white flower garlands. A woman in white with an orange shawl holds a silver tray of apples, and a pink flower sits beside them. Several men in white and orange shawls crowd around, with additional apples on the table in the foreground. The attendees are smiling.2007-12-23Photograph of a nighttime ritual offering at a low wooden table draped with a green cloth and striped runner. A man in an orange robe stands at right with hands joined in namaskar beside a brass deity murti with a gold arch and a pink-and-purple cloth. A young man in white shirt and white garland holds a silver tray of apples and fruit, while a child in an orange-trimmed shirt reaches to offer fruit with marigold flowers. An oil lamp burns on the table, and several men in white and orange shawls watch from behind.2007-12-23A photograph of a Hindu ritual scene in a hall. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds small oil lamps with lit flames above a golden tray of offerings. Around him, several people sit on the floor: a bare-chested priest with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, a woman in a white and green sari with a black beaded necklace, a woman in orange, and a child. Other participants in white dhotis sit with their backs to the camera. To the right, a golden seat is decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, and a figure in orange robes sits on it, partly cropped. Golden ritual vessels and marigold garlands fill the frame.2010-10-18 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine at morning puja. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at a metal railing with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe holds a brass tray or plate and a brass vessel, while another man in a white dhoti and sleeveless white shawl stands at the right, holding a tray. A devotee's hand extends toward the tray. Behind them is a deity murti decorated with garlands in a golden arched niche, red cloth and a canopy above. The ceiling is corrugated metal with hanging lights. Roughly a dozen people are visible.December 23 20072007-12-23Night outdoor darshan event with a large crowd behind a raised orange-cushioned seat. A person in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe, with long dark hair, places a hand on the head of a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala who bows with palms joined. Nearby a woman in a pink patterned sari with a mala holds her hands in anjali, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind, and a tray of red apples sits in front. Strings of lights and tall decorative towers glow in the background.2010-01-22A photograph of a Sri Chakra puja in progress. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt with an orange shawl and gold ornaments is seated on the floor, holding a silver camphor lamp with a flame over a brass Sri Chakra meru. Fruit, a small bowl with red kumkum and a silver vessel sit on a wooden tray beside him. Behind him, several women in white saris with orange borders sit with palms pressed together in prayer, one holding a small orange-flame lamp. Other seated devotees, many in white, fill the background, and a red wall and orange cloth hang behind them.2008-06-09