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Outdoor photo at a Hindu temple complex with a golden pagoda-style roof and ornate wooden and stone shrines. A person seen from behind, with long dark hair wrapped in a marigold garland, wears an orange shawl over a leopard-print garment and a rudraksha bracelet, standing at a microphone beside a decorated altar. Offerings of oil lamps, bowls and a decorated murti sit on a green-draped platform on a red carpet, with kolam-style chalk designs on the stone floor. Crowds of devotees climb stone steps and gather on a balcony and courtyard below grey skies, with a bird flying overhead and prayer bells hanging from red poles.

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August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor ritual at a temple complex with a gilded pagoda-style roof and white stone walls. A bald priest in an orange-saffron robe sits on a red cloth at the centre, surrounded by brass and silver puja vessels, plates of offerings, flowers and a small ornate deity murti. Devotees sit on rugs and red cloth around him: a woman in a white shawl with a saffron sash, a man with a camera, and a person in orange holding a laptop. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair and an orange flower garland raises a ceremonial item. Behind them, a crowd climbs stone steps toward the temple, with marigold garlands on the railings and a yellow flag on a pole overhead.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor ritual at a multi-tiered Hindu temple complex with golden roofs, stone steps and ghats along a river. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair, a flower garland and a leopard-print top raises one hand while seated on a red cloth. In front of her, a shaven-headed man in orange robes sits on a red mat beside brass plates of offerings, flowers and oil lamps. Behind them, several people in orange and white sit on carpets watching, one in orange holds a camera and another in orange works on a laptop. A decorated deity murti sits under flowers on a green altar, with a crowd moving along the steps behind.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor ritual at a riverside temple ghat with stone steps and multi-tiered temple roofs behind. On a red cloth, a bald priest in orange robes sits before plates of offerings, flowers and oil lamps. A devotee in orange holds a trident aloft above a decorated deity murti on a golden base, garlanded with orange flowers. Seated women in orange and red saris and several monks in orange robes face the ritual, while a large crowd gathers on the steps and balcony.2012-08-01Outdoor ritual at a riverside temple complex with tiered stone steps and multi-roofed shrines. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange robes sits on a red cloth before offering plates, brass lamps, flowers and a cone-shaped offering, while another orange-robed person sits at a laptop. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print garment and an orange wrap, raises a trident-like ceremonial staff toward a decorated deity form with orange garlands. Devotees in orange, red and purple clothing sit on the floor, and a large crowd gathers on the steps and balconies behind them.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01