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A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak and a gold-bead necklace sits cross-legged on a red cloth, raising a lit aarti lamp toward two deity murtis decorated with orange marigold garlands and red flowers. The murtis sit on a green cloth-draped platform, with brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels, plates of offerings and a trident visible. Behind them, onlookers and a pair of standing visitors look on in a temple courtyard with a white shrine and stone steps.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe kneels on a red cloth, reaching toward a shrine where a deity murti is adorned with orange and red marigold garlands, seated before a green cloth. Brass plates of food offerings, fruit, flowers and a small oil lamp surround the ritual area, with a silver trident standing at the left edge. Other devotees in orange and red attire sit nearby, and a crowd of onlookers stands on stone steps in front of stone shrines and a wooden colonnade with garlanded pillars. A bald-headed foreground figure in a cap is partly visible at the bottom.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor photo at a Pashupatinath-style temple courtyard with pagoda-roofed shrines, red brick buildings and a balcony crowded with onlookers. In the centre, a priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a red cloth, holding a flame over a ritual plate with fruit and offerings, while a deity murti draped in orange garlands and a green cloth sits on a raised platform. Silver lamps and a silver trident stand nearby. Devotees in red and orange clothing sit around the offering mats with hands folded, and a cameraman in a tan cap films from the lower right.2012-08-01Outdoor temple ritual at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal, with a large silver trident in the left foreground. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged on a red mat, lighting an oil lamp and conducting a puja beside an altar of marigold garlands. Trays of food, fruit and foil-wrapped offerings, brass plates and a small bell surround the altar, and a devotee in a red sari and women in orange clothing kneel nearby. Behind them stand ornate red-brick and white temple structures, with a crowd of onlookers on a balcony and stone steps. A photographer and camera operators in orange clothing record the scene.2012-08-01Outdoor temple ritual at a stone-stepped ghat with carved stone shrines behind. A bald man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red mat, pouring from a small vessel over a marigold-garlanded deity murti on a green cloth before him. Silver plates, bowls, a silver kalasha-style pot, conch-shaped silver vessels, foil-covered offerings, fruit and sweets surround the ritual area. Two women in salwar and sari sit at right with hands folded in prayer, and a videographer in orange robes films at left. Behind, a crowd of onlookers stands on the steps, and a marigold-wrapped pillar rises at right. Kolam-style white patterns decorate the stone floor.2012-08-01Outdoor puja on temple steps at Pasupatinath. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold chain sits cross-legged on a red cloth, holding a small lamp and offering vessel toward two seated deity murtis decorated with orange marigold garlands and green leaves. Brass oil lamps, copper vessels, flower-filled plates and a pumpkin-like offering surround the altar. Behind them, many onlookers stand and sit on stone steps beside a white shrine.2012-08-01A ritual puja at a riverside ghat steps in a Hindu temple complex. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace sits cross-legged on a red mat, arranging ritual items on a silver tray. Silver vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot, fruit, incense sticks, marigold garlands, vermilion bowls and a bowl of yellow paste are spread before a small deity murti decorated with orange marigold garlands and a green cloth. Several seated women in mixed dress sit on red mats at right, while a crowd of standing men watches from the stone steps behind. Chalk kolam designs decorate the stone floor.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01A young boy in a saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a topknot stands before a golden shrine, holding a lit oil lamp with both hands and waving it toward a deity murti. His torso and arms are marked with white ash stripes. Behind him a gilded shrine with lion figures holds a small deity murti dressed in teal with a white floral garland, and brass pots and flower garlands surround it. At left, a large cardboard cutout of a smiling woman in red robes and a red turban with a rudraksha mala stands beside the shrine. Blurred heads of onlookers fill the foreground.2017-01-13August 01 20122012-08-01