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Night-time photograph of a puja at an outdoor altar. Two priests in white dhoti-style clothing stand before a decorated altar; the nearer priest, bare-chested with a multi-strand gold-beaded necklace and a tied-back hairstyle, holds a brass bowl, while the other, wearing glasses and a gold bracelet, raises a hand with a gesture of blessing and has white ash marks on his arms. The altar is decorated with white jasmine and red-and-yellow flower garlands, a kalasha, and painted clay figures of deities including a seated Ganesha-like murti and a bearded deity figure, with lion figures at the base. Strings of lights glow in the background. Two physical people are visible; no a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.

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Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand at night before a decorated platform with painted clay figures and white and red flower garlands. The priest on the left, with hair tied in a bun, wears a gold necklace and a striped cloth draped over his shoulder, holding a brass vessel. The priest beside him, wearing glasses and a gold necklace, raises his hands with a small object. Both have white sacred ash markings on their arms and chest. Behind the platform are painted lion figures and seated devotional statues, and a row of flower garlands and kalasha pots adorns the altar.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02A night outdoor ritual on a raised platform under an orange and white canopy. A young man in white dhoti and shawl, with a garland and gold-beaded necklace, performs aarti with a multi-wick oil lamp, flames flaring. Two decorated deity murtis stand on a gold pedestal, one crowned and holding a staff, the other crowned and draped in orange, both wrapped in white and red flower garlands. Brass vessels and a yellow-cloth-covered offering sit before them, with a kalasha-like tray and a red-tinted water basin in front. A bystander in a shirt watches; others stand behind a railing. Smoke drifts across the scene.2012-06-03September 11 20142014-09-11A night-time photo of a temple ritual. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a green-and-gold turban holds a lit oil lamp in both hands, with a rudraksha mala hanging from his neck and sandal-paste marks on his arms. To his left, a second priest in white dhoti and red-rimmed glasses stands with folded hands, and a third person's hands are visible at the far left. On the right, a large deity murti is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, white and purple flower strands, gold jewellery and a pink-and-green sari-like cloth, with lion figures on the pedestal and a kalasha-like vessel with flowers on top. Orange firelight glows behind them.2015-01-04December 07 20162016-12-07February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies