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Night ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a tin roof. A man in saffron-orange silk dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back dark hair, holds a lit camphor flame in a metal aarti lamp, performing aarti before garlanded deity murtis under golden canopies. Behind him, two saffron-robed men hold a brass plate with offerings and flowers, and a group of white-clad devotees stands with hands folded. Marigold and rose garlands hang on the murtis and a square white stone platform sits in front. The man with the flame has distinctive long hair and ornate saffron attire, so he is a probable candidate for a person, shown in the aarti role.

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November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29Night-time temple ritual under a corrugated metal roof, with deity murtis decorated with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers placed on raised golden-canopied pedestals. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold necklaces, holding a lit lamp and a bell. Beside him, another man in orange robes holds a plate of flowers. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white clothing stands watching, and a small square fire pit or altar sits in the middle of the courtyard. Colourful decorative poles hang overhead.2011-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29Evening temple ritual under a corrugated metal roof, with three deity murtis draped in garlands of marigolds and red-pink flowers on decorated platforms, the middle one framed by a gold canopy. A man in an orange-saffron silk garment with gold ornaments and a bangle holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, standing in front of the murtis; a second man in orange stands beside him holding a brass plate. Devotees in white and yellow clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A square stone pit with a dark interior sits at left. A probable Swamiji figure is visible in appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron silk, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, performing aarti while the murtis are worshipped.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with a red-painted pillar and a striped canopy at the right edge. Two garlanded murtis stand on decorated golden thrones, one with flowers in yellow, red and pink, the other draped in marigold garlands. In front, a square fire pit with white steps is set in the ground. On the right, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand with brass vessels and rudraksha malas, flanked by a crowd of devotees in white, cream and green clothing with folded hands. The scene suggests a puja or homa at the fire pit.2011-11-29Night ritual outdoors under a corrugated roof at a homa or fire ritual. A fire burns in a yellow-tiled rectangular fire pit in the centre. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti stands at left, tending the fire with his hands. To the right, a second person in an orange-red robe with a bare upper body sits with his back to the camera before an ornate golden throne-like seat decorated with a Ganesha-style deity murti, garlands of orange and white flowers and a green backdrop. To the left, a red-draped platform holds deity murtis garlanded in marigolds and beaded necklaces. Behind the fire pit stands a tiered decorated altar with flowers and kalasha-like offerings. A person in white clothing is partly visible at the far left edge.2014-11-25A temple shrine interior during an evening puja, with a standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl raising a lit lamp at left and a smoking fire pit at bottom left. Three ornate gilded-and-stone shrines are heavily decorated with red, orange and white garlands and banana leaves; the central shrine holds seated deity murti in orange and red garments, flanked by other murtis. Brass lamps and offerings of fruit and flowers sit on the floor, and an orange-and-blue mat is spread across the floor. Only the one standing priest is a physical person in view. a person is not clearly visible; the standing figure is a priest in orange clothing and the cues are not distinctive enough to attribute.2011-11-29Night-time temple ritual in an open-sided shrine hall decorated with banana leaves and orange drapes. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at left, holding a lamp-like object and gesturing near a fire pit. Several deity murti and framed sculptures sit on ornate gold-coloured thrones, each garlanded with red, orange and yellow flower garlands, with a brass oil lamp in front. A flame burns in the lower-left fire pit beside a brass pot and offerings of fruit and sweets, and an orange cloth covers the floor.2011-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 06 20162016-11-06