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Night-time pada-puja at an outdoor shrine. A priest in white dhoti with a white turban and gold chain necklace stands at a golden table, offering fruit and flowers to a woman in a white sari who holds a brass plate. Behind them a deity murti is adorned with yellow and red garlands and a decorative gold backdrop, set on a white draped platform. Brass lamps, a kalasha and coconuts sit on the table, and a yellow sign and foliage frame the left side.

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December 12 20112011-12-12January 09 20132013-01-09Night outdoor puja at a deity murti under a golden canopy, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a white garland. A shirtless man in white dhoti with sacred thread presents a tray of fruit and offerings on a wooden table draped in orange cloth; a woman in a blue sari with bangles assists beside him. Flaming brass oil lamps stand on either side, a brass lamp and bell sit on the table, and plates of bananas, fruit and food are set out. A signboard reads 'Way to Temple' nearby. Behind, a man in white dhoti and another with a rudraksha mala watch, and a shaven-headed man in white holds a camera at left.2013-01-09Night outdoor aarti at a temple-like setting. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at a brass-topped table holding a silver tray of offerings, while a man in white sits to the left with palms raised. A flaming torch on a brass stand burns at right beside a shaven-headed man in saffron-coloured clothing with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers under a gold ornate canopy, with fruit and sweets on plates in front. A signboard reading 'WAY TO TEMPLE' stands at left among trees.2013-01-09January 09 20132013-01-09January 09 20132013-01-09Night outdoor photo of a ritual at a temple-style setting. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands at a gold-trimmed wooden cart-like platform, holding a tray of fruit and offerings. Behind him stands a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands, placed within an ornate golden arch and canopy with fruit offerings on trays. On the left, a man in white holds a lit torch, and other men in white dhotis stand nearby. A woman in white with long dark hair stands in the lower right foreground with her hands near the platform. A dark sign reads 'Welcome to Temple'. Visible people include the central figure, the torch-holder, a bald man in white, a man in orange-brown, and the woman in front.2013-01-09December 12 20112011-12-12January 09 20132013-01-09Night-time photograph of a puja at a deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, red and pink flowers, set on a white silk draped altar. A standing priest in white dhoti and white shoulder cloth, with a white turban and beaded necklaces, leans over the altar holding a ritual implement and offering items. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with a long braid sits and arranges plates of flowers and food, with brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot and bell-metal vessels on the table. Speakers stand at the right.2011-12-12October 16 20132013-10-16Night-time outdoor puja before a decorated deity murti housed in a gold-framed shrine heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, red and white flowers. A priest in white dhoti and white cloth with bare chest stands bent over an offering table, holding an oil lamp, while flames burn at the edges. Plates of fruit and offerings, brass lamps and a kalasha sit on a golden cloth. Two people in white stand at the left; a photographer in light clothing with a camera is at the far left edge. Speakers and a dark background frame the scene, with a partially visible sign reading Temple.2013-01-09