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Indoor temple ritual in a whitewashed hall at night. Rows of brass oil lamps and lit lamp stands line the floor in front of a large spread of food offerings: fruit, pineapples, oranges, bananas, and many steel bowls of grains, pulses, sweets and cooked dishes arranged on red cloth. Behind them, several people in white and saffron-orange robes stand or kneel, with a man in saffron clothing seated near a decorated pedestal. On the left, a golden serpent-hooded image and a deity murti stand beside the altar. Potted plants with yellow flowers sit in the foreground. A man in a brown shirt sits at the lower edge of the frame, and a few women in saris are visible among the attendees.

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June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of an evening puja inside a open-sided tent-like hall with a corrugated roof and orange drapery hanging on the left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand and hold lit oil lamps (aarti) before a decorated altar with brass vessels, a deity murti, garlands and banana leaves. Seated women in white saris and men in orange and white clothing face the altar, with fruit offerings including pineapples, oranges and bananas, coconuts and brass pots arranged on the floor in front. A man in the foreground wears a tilak and an orange-brown shirt. Framed photographs and banners hang on the back wall. About twenty people are visible.2009-06-09January 01 20092009-01-01Photograph of a ritual puja in a covered hall at night, with a long row of brass and steel plates heaped with fruit, sweets, coconuts and banana leaves in the foreground. Several seated men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls face an altar with lit oil lamps and a deity murti; a man in a yellow dhoti stands at a microphone stand at right. A drummer in a cream shirt with a large decorated drum is at lower left, and an orange curtain hangs at left. Oil lamps are lit on the floor near the offerings, and a small group of seated devotees fills the back of the hall.2009-06-09A ritual offering in a whitewashed hall with orange and red bunting overhead. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the centre, facing a seated group. Nearby, a woman in a white sari and an orange-robed man sit before a decorated altar with garlands and deity murtis. In the foreground, a long tiered display of many silver and steel bowls filled with colourful food offerings covers red cloth, consistent with naivedyam. Seated devotees in white, orange and red clothing watch closely, and an orange-clad woman stands at the left edge. A small golden umbrella hangs above the altar area.2009-01-01A photograph of a ritual offering at an open-sided hall hung with orange triangular bunting. On a raised stage, a man in an orange robe with a beaded necklace stands near a brass lamp and a small white-draped table, beside several seated figures in orange and white. Many tiers of silver bowls filled with sweets, fruit, rice and colourful offerings line the right foreground, with a brass conch and a silver vessel nearby. A woman in a white sari with a yellow-trimmed shawl sits with hands joined in front of the offerings, and a crowd of seated devotees in white, orange and yellow fills the left side. A yellow and multicoloured parasol stands behind the stage, and garlanded deity images hang on the back wall. The pictured stage activity is a puja with 1008 naivedyam offerings. Visible people number roughly 30 to 40.2009-01-01A wide photograph of a large tented ritual hall during an evening puja. Hanging colourful tassel decorations and lamps fill the white canopy. In the centre, a red-draped platform holds banana leaf plates of offerings, fruit trays, a brass oil lamp and a kalasha-like vessel. Priests in white dhotis and saffron-coloured cloth stand and sit around it, one holding a ritual object. A seated figure on a golden throne-like seat at the back is wearing a white garment with flower garlands and a red-brown shawl. Hundreds of seated devotees, many bare-chested in white and orange, fill the floor on the right. A camera on a crane overlooks the scene.2016-12-07A photograph of a large outdoor ritual at an ashram. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a tall golden lamp (aarti) while a woman in white assists beside an altar with a lit flame. Behind them, several people in orange and white sit on a raised platform near an orange-draped altar with golden deity murtis and a decorative parasol. In the foreground, tiered steel bowls filled with grains, vegetables, sweets and fruit stand on magenta cloths as offerings (naivedyam). A seated crowd of devotees in white, orange, yellow and red clothing presses their palms together, and an orange pennant bunting hangs overhead.2009-01-01December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copies