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Evening outdoor puja at a draped altar covered in a deep red cloth with a gold-bordered blue runner. A bare-shouldered priest with a shaved head and red beaded mala wears an orange-and-pink dhoti and works at the altar, arranging marigold garlands and red flowers around a deity murti whose face is hidden by garlands. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left, and metal vessels sit on the ground. A cameraman with a tripod is visible at right.

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December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night-time outdoor ritual at Phuket, Thailand. A deity murti or image draped in marigold and red flower garlands sits on a table covered with a magenta cloth, with a lit oil lamp at left and brass vessels, a kalasha and fruit offerings nearby. A shirtless man in orange dhoti and red rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on the ground at right, raising his hand toward the altar, while a second man in glasses and light clothing sits beside him. Two women in light garments sit in the dim background. The ground is dark with teal-tinted lighting, consistent with a puja or mantra process.2015-12-11A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl stands bare-chested at an outdoor temple-style shrine, reaching up to pour or offer something over a deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind him a second man in white with a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and a silver oil lamp with a bird finial stands in front. Smoke rises at left, a camera tripod is visible, and strings of hanging decorations and a yellow-fringed canopy frame the scene.2016-12-07A priest in a white dhoti with a light shawl and a blue-green headcloth performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a decorated deity murti on a red-draped altar. The altar is heavily garlanded with red roses, white jasmine and yellow and green foliage. Behind it, two standing deity figures in silver and gold ornaments stand within a garland-festooned shrine lit by warm light, and smoke drifts across the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the foreground; a partially visible figure at left edge is indistinct.2013-07-17December 11 20152015-12-11December 24 20112011-12-24December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered orange shawl performs aarti, lifting a multi-tiered brass lamp with a large flame toward a decorated deity murti. The murti sits on a pink pedestal, draped in yellow and red marigold garlands and white flower strands, with a silver lamp nearby. A cameraman on a tripod films the scene at night, and a seated attendant appears at the right edge.2016-12-07