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Night ceremony under a open-sided tent-roofed hall. Orange-robed priests perform a fire ritual at a raised platform with lamps and a smoking fire pit, while a decorated golden palanquin with red canopy and deity murti stands to the right. A drummer in orange and several figures in orange robes stand along the sides. A large seated crowd in white and light clothing faces the platform from the foreground; a cameraperson with a tripod films the rite at left, beside a dark throne-like seat draped in red. A banner with a lit lamp design hangs at upper left.

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Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with tall decorative banners at the sides. In the centre, a deity murti is decorated in red and gold on an ornate altar, lit by oil lamps. Several figures in orange and saffron robes stand and sit near the altar performing puja, with brass vessels and flowers arranged before them. A large seated audience in white clothes fills the foreground, some with their hands raised in worship. A man in white stands at the right edge holding a camera or phone above the crowd, and a foreground figure wears a floral garland. Smoke rises from the proceedings.2013-11-04February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard with a lit fire pit in the centre, a golden kalasha-like vessel and a golden throne canopy with a red and gold seat. Many seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, some with red shoulder cloths, sit on mats facing the ritual stage. Priests in white dhotis stand near the fire and offerings. On the right, a bronze deity murti draped in a dark gold cloth sits on a wooden stand. Lamps and a lit backdrop are visible behind the stage.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a large dark bronze or stone figure with a crown-like headdress, beaded necklace and red cloth sits on a wooden seat facing the scene. Rows of seated devotees in orange and white clothing face a raised platform. On the platform, a priest in white and saffron robes tends a flame, with an oil lamp and offerings nearby, while a decorated deity murti stands under a golden canopy garlanded with flowers. A tall lamp stand glows at the centre. Several people in white dhotis stand in the back, and chairs and bags are scattered near the front rows. A white-clad figure at the centre front wears a shawl.2014-10-27September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA dense crowd of mostly bare-backed devotees, many wearing white dhotis and sacred threads, sits facing a shrine-stage lit at dusk under a canopy with yellow, pink and blue hanging cloths. On the stage, orange-robed priests kneel and attend to a deity murti adorned with garlands and gold ornaments, with a golden canopy and a lamp in front. Smoke rises at right during the ritual, and a figure in white stands at the left edge. Several sadhus wearing orange garments with orange headwraps work near the deity.2017-09-24 +2 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform before a large seated audience sitting on striped mats. A priest in white dhoti stands near a golden canopied throne with red cushions, beside a golden seated figure in an ornate shrine. A central fire pit burns with flames before the platform. Several men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths assist, and one man in an orange cloth gestures toward the fire. A gold-framed shrine with a deity murti sits to the left, with a red and gold umbrella at right. Many devotees in white, orange and yellow clothes sit facing the homa, and a camera operator in white stands at the left edge. A plain description of a fire ritual with devotees; a visible fire pit with offerings suggests a homa.2016-02-22 +1 copiesA night-time Hindu ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with yellow, red and gold banners and a white canopy. Several priests in saffron-orange dhotis and orange head cloths stand before a golden altar bearing a deity murti and goddess figures adorned with garlands, with a brass kalasha and lamps in front. Many bare-chested male devotees in white dhotis and sacred threads sit in rows on the floor facing the altar, with a few older men and one woman in white among them. Incense smoke rises at right beside a tripod-mounted camera. A person in white sits to the left near a white decorated seat.2017-09-24 +1 copiesWide evening view of an open-sided temple hall under a corrugated roof, strung with multicoloured fairy lights and a red cord overhead. Many people in white dhotis and orange robes sit on mats in rows at left, and several bare-chested priests in white dhotis perform ritual work at a decorated deity idol and offering stands in the centre. A large gold-and-red throne with a canopy stands at right, where a figure in orange and red clothing sits; a tall red-robed man stands beside it. A large world map banner hangs on the right wall, and smoke rises from a fire pit at back. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance here, so no identification is made.2017-05-02February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesNight ritual on an open-air stage with a fire pit burning at centre, in front of an ornate golden arch framing a deity murti decorated with red, yellow and white garlands. Several priests in saffron-orange robes sit or kneel around the fire and offerings, and one priest in orange bends over a tray of flowers and puja items. To the right, a woman in a dark red sari sits in a red upholstered chair with a gold frame, while a man in orange holds a lit torch. Brass lamps and flower-filled trays sit on the platform. In the foreground, a large crowd in white clothes kneels with raised palms in devotion, and a man at far left in white holds a drum. Smoke rises into the dark sky above the canopy.2013-11-04Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-style stage under a pink and white canopy. Dozens of bare-chested men in white dhotis, with white sacred threads, sit in rows facing the stage. On the stage, two men in saffron-orange robes and orange head cloths stand before a central altar with a brass lamp and offerings, while a woman in an orange sari sits nearby. Behind them stand deity murtis of Devi and Shiva with garlands, flanked by golden decorations and hanging banners in yellow, red and blue. A small smoke trail rises from the altar. A cameraman with a tripod is at the right edge.2017-09-24 +1 copies