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A night temple ritual photographed from behind. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange-saffron shawl raises a small gold umbrella over an ornate kalasha-style offering decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a red rose garland. A brass lamp stands at right, smoke rises at left, and a cameraman films at the far left. Behind the altar, a framed portrait of a bearded man with an orange cloth is visible; no clear face-based identification is made. Hanging decorative streamers and a yellow-trimmed canopy frame the scene.

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A night-time ritual at an outdoor temple-style pavilion. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-and-gold shawl waves a ceremonial fan or chamara over a decorated structure garlanded with yellow and white flowers and red roses, topped with a pink element and offerings. Smoke drifts from the left. Behind, another white-clad man in a rudraksha mala and a bearded man stand near the ritual, with cameras on tripods at the edge. Brass oil lamps and a hanging garland border the scene, with striped and yellow decorations overhead. The ritual appears to be a puja or abhishekam; no deity form is clearly visible.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Night ritual at a temple: a man with a bare upper body and orange-saffron shawl over white dhoti raises a golden umbrella-shaped fan (chamara-like ornament) over an offering. The offering is a tiered pink-and-silver pedestal covered with yellow and red marigold garlands, banana leaves and a white cloth, set in front of a silver lamp stand decorated with a red rose garland. Smoke drifts across the scene, a kalasha-like brass vessel stands nearby, and another man in white dhoti sits behind. Colourful tassels and hanging strings decorate the pavilion above.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A night-time temple ritual photograph. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl and a mala stands at left, swinging a golden ceremonial fan or chamara-like implement toward a decorated altar. Smoke or incense drifts through the left side. The altar is adorned with garlands of red roses, white and yellow marigolds, and green leaves, with a pink-and-gold structure and a brass lamp at right. Behind the priest, a second bare-chested man in white dhoti stands and assists. Hanging strings of beads and orange-and-green fabric decorations frame the scene.2016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl and a red rudraksha-style mala stands bare-chested at left, holding a brass lamp or incense vessel from which smoke rises. Before him a decorated ritual arrangement is adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, green leaves and a pink-covered base, with brass lamps on either side. Smoke drifts across the frame under a dark night sky, with hanging string decorations and yellow-fringed canopy above. Several other figures are partially visible at the edges.2016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame aloft beside a decorated palanquin draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings. A brass lamp stand stands at right. Photographers with cameras on tripods film the ceremony at night beneath hanging decorative strings and a temple structure with a yellow fringed canopy. Smoke drifts across the left side of the frame. A small red tilak marks the priest's forehead and a rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck.2016-12-07