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Dusk outdoor puja at a temple-like open ground. A man in a pale blue checked shirt stands in the centre holding up a lit flame, with a row of brass lamps and offerings on a white-draped table beside him. A younger man in a white kurta with an orange-saffron shawl stands at the table's right side. Women in pink and yellow saris, a child and several onlookers in white and striped shirts stand behind, with a crowd and string lights in the background. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.

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Night-time outdoor puja in a crowd of devotees. At a central table, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands before a silver-and-gold vessel decorated with white flower garlands, holding a lit oil lamp and a small offering. Nearby, a man in a white shirt holds a flame aloft. Standing devotees with folded hands and women in saris and yellow shawls surround the table, with wooden poles and a flame visible at the left. The man with the yellow shawl and mala is an appearance-based candidate for a person, but the image is not clear enough to confirm identity.2008-05-19April 19 20082008-04-19Evening outdoor puja at a night gathering. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl over his shoulder stands at a silver kalasha-style vessel decorated with white flower garlands and marigolds, holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) over it. Beside him, a man in a pink checked shirt stands with arms folded and a boy in a yellow shirt holds a lit lamp. A woman in a yellow-bordered sari and yellow shawl sits at right on a white-covered table with a small brass bell and lamps. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing, some seated on red plastic chairs, watches. Wooden poles frame the scene.2008-05-19Night outdoor fire ritual on a dirt ground under hazy smoke lit by street lamps. Many devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and white kurtas, plus women in sarees and salwar-style dress, stand around several small fire pits built of stacked bricks, where flames and offering materials burn. Some people hold their hands together in prayer or stand with folded hands, while others tend the fires. A bare-tree and building silhouette forms the background. The scene suggests a homa fire ceremony with a sizeable crowd, though only the visible participants are counted.2006-09-20November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29May 19 20082008-05-19Night outdoor ceremony with a large crowd of devotees seated on chairs and mats, many with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace holds up a flaming camphor or aarti flame in a brass vessel, with smoke rising. Behind him, people in white and colourful saris and shirts pray. Strings of lights and lamps glow in the background under floodlights, with a blue flag at upper left.2011-11-10April 19 20082008-04-19November 10 20112011-11-10