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Night ritual worship in an illuminated shrine setting decorated with marigold garlands and warm golden light. A bare-chested priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a brown turban stands at left, ringing a handheld bell. At right, a younger attendant in an orange dhoti with yellow borders holds a tray with a covered offering. A seated devotee sits bare-chested in the lower foreground. Behind them stand garlanded deity murti and decorated figures, with a small oil lamp burning at left and a smoky fire glow at right.

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Night ritual photograph at an outdoor temple-style setting lit by warm lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a brown turban and rust-coloured dhoti holds a small bell in his right hand and a tray of offerings in his left, standing beside a fire pit. A younger attendant in an orange dhoti with gold border holds a tray with a white cloth-wrapped offering. A crouching man in a white dhoti tends the flame at the fire pit. Behind them stand floral-garlanded deity murtis, including a seated figure in a golden arch to the left and a seated figure in red and orange with marigold garlands to the right, with a kalasha-like tower behind. Smoke rises and marigold garlands hang across the scene.2016-10-10Night ritual photograph at a fire ceremony. Three people stand with their backs to the camera before a lit fire pit. A man on the left wears an orange-brown head wrap and a bare upper back, holding a tray of offerings. Two figures on the right wear orange and white cloth wraps; one holds a tray with a green-wrapped bundle, the other stands bare-backed with a dark bead necklace. Behind the fire, a red-and-gold throne holds a seated deity murti or figure draped in yellow garlands, flanked by a brass lamp stand and a decorated kalasha. A large steel vessel and brass pots sit in the foreground. Flowers and a rope of leaves hang overhead. This appears to be a homa/yagna or puja setting with fire offerings.2016-10-10Night outdoor ritual on a stage lit by a bright floodlight and a string of multicolored fairy lights overhead. A shirtless man in a maroon turban and maroon dhoti stands centre, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a ceremonial object, with rudraksha and gold necklaces around his neck. To the left, a second shirtless man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with rudraksha malas, holds a small silver handbell. Behind them a gold-decorated throne with a red seat holds a seated figure draped in a white garland. Ornate gold carved lion-like pillar and a silver cobra-form staff stand at right.2017-10-15Night-time photograph of a ritual offering. In the foreground, a woman in a red turban, red flower garland and gold necklace holds a flame over a woven basket of oil lamps, while a young man in an ornate silver-and-black crown, red-orange garments, rudraksha beads and white forehead markings lifts the basket with her. Behind them a bald man in saffron-orange robes watches. Left background shows a golden deity murti on a decorated purple and white canopy, with a man in white and a few other devotees standing nearby, under dark trees.2014-12-05Outdoor ritual yagna under a white canopy at night. A saffron-robed priest with an orange turban and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp and a bell while standing beside a yellow-framed fire pit with flames and smoke. Another saffron-clad figure with long hair stands to the right, and a seated person in an orange robe and garland sits in the background near a throne-like seat. Flower garlands, plantain leaves, bowls of offerings and a silver palanquin sit on striped mats. Several other saffron-clad people are visible at the edges.2017-09-24 +1 copiesMay 15 20162016-05-15September 10 20152015-09-10November 12 20102010-11-12April 30 20152015-04-30Night temple ritual in front of a gilded shrine with carved stone pillars and a golden arch. Two young priests in white dhotis and white shawls, one in a white turban and one in a tall ornate headdress, stand with garlanded arms; the left priest holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor lamp. A third man in an orange-red dhoti and draped orange shawl raises his hand toward the shrine. Two richly decorated deity murtis sit on red and green draped platforms, heavily adorned with marigold and garland swags, gold jewellery and crowns. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, offering plates, a keyboard and a wooden box with yellow powder sit in the foreground, with scattered petals on the floor. The scene reads as a puja or aarti performed before the deities.2012-05-02October 10 20162016-10-10Night outdoor ritual photo. Two devotees in red and orange attire hold a woven basket of lit oil lamps between them. The left figure wears a red turban, red flower and bead garlands, white flowers, and gold bangles, and holds a flame. The right figure wears a tall, ornately beaded and sequined crown, multiple red and gold rudraksha-style malas, and a golden sash. A bald priest in orange robes stands behind them, and a golden deity murti with garlands is visible at left. Trees and onlookers fill the dark background.2014-12-05