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Outdoor temple courtyard during a puja. Two young men with long hair, white body markings and saffron dhotis sit on a striped blue and pink mat before a flower-decorated altar, one speaking into a microphone and both with hands folded. A large yellow marigold-covered structure stands on a colourful rangoli mandala. Behind is a shrine with gold-framed deity murtis and a pink-robed statue at left, with hanging multicolour banners. A woman in a teal outfit stands at right near brass vessels. Oil lamps and brass plates of flowers lie on the mat. Total physical people visible: four.

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Outdoor temple courtyard with a decorated shrine behind. Three shaved-headed or long-haired young men in orange dhotis sit on a striped mat, their faces and arms marked with white ash; the one at left holds a microphone while chanting. Before them is a large yellow flower-covered altar or seat garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a plate of marigolds and a tray of red floral garlands in front. A rangoli of coloured circles decorates the floor. Behind, black and gold deity murtis with garlands sit inside an ornate gold arch, and a woman in a teal sari stands at right holding a brass vessel. Colourful striped pillar cloths frame the scene.2016-08-25Photo 11704835August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor temple-courtyard ritual under a canopy. Three young men in orange dhotis and orange shawls, with bangles and beaded necklaces, stand in a row at left; the one at right holds out a hand toward a brass plate, and the one at centre holds a microphone. Beyond them a seated figure in red and gold robes with a dark turban-style head covering sits on a golden throne, hands folded in greeting. A large rangoli of coloured circles lies on the floor, with brass vessels and a flower-garlanded pillar of yellow, white and red blossoms at right. Several orange-clad devotees and onlookers stand and sit behind, and a deity murti is visible at left. The seated figure is a candidate for a person, shown with distinctive ceremonial cues.2016-01-15Outdoor-style temple pavilion during a puja. Priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, sit on a red cloth floor chanting into microphones. A deity murti stands decorated with red, orange and yellow flower garlands, a red and gold canopy overhead. Brass plates, kalasha pots, fruit, flower offerings and oil lamps are arranged before it. Umbrellas with gold trim line the sides. Several devotees sit on the right, hands folded. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2018-04-14December 26 20082008-12-26November 05 20102010-11-05Outdoor fire ritual before a decorated shrine with a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at center holding a lit flame on a tray. Beside him a woman in orange garments holds a lamp; a bearded man in orange on the left presses his palms together. A seated man in orange kneels at lower left with a small flame, and a man in white sits at left. Pink drapes, flower garlands, brass lamps and kalasha vessels, pots of fruit and wood sticks for a homa fire surround the altar. A woman in orange and white at right joins her palms. Several people are visible, all dressed in saffron or white ritual clothes.2008-12-26January 15 20162016-01-15Photo of a temple shrine with a priest in white dhoti and shawl seated on the floor holding a microphone, beside a second shaved-headed man in saffron robe and rudraksha mala seated cross-legged before a brass puja tray with flowers, lamps and vessels. Behind them a golden deity murti in red cloth and garlands sits in a shrine niche with brass lamps. In the foreground, a gilded empty throne with red cushion stands on a red carpet, bearing a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala. Orange walls and a red-and-white striped pillar frame the courtyard.2010-11-05A Hindu wedding ritual in an open-air pavilion with pink drapes and marigold garlands. In front of a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a woman in a deep orange sari with a long braid. Two people in saffron robes sit on mats at a fire or offering area, one tending brass items; a woman in saffron-orange with rudraksha beads sits nearby. Brass lamps, trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts, sweets, betel and puffed rice surround the ritual space. Drummers in white sit at left, and devotees in white and pastel saris stand or sit at right, watching the rite.2008-12-26Outdoor temple-style ritual scene. Two priests sit cross-legged on the ground before an ornate multi-tiered blue and pink altar, decorated with lion figures, a lotus-shaped tier and a cobra-hood motif. The priest on the left is bare-chested in a white dhoti with a gold chain and a Vaishnava-style forehead mark, singing or chanting into a microphone on a stand. The priest beside him wears a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth, playing or handling a small brass instrument. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the altar, a garland of yellow flowers hangs at its base, and coconuts, fruit and marigold petals sit on a leaf offering. Behind them, a canopy with striped yellow and red panels, colourful pillars and a painted shrine with deity figures frames the scene, with striped red and white steps and green trees beyond. A person's hair is visible at the bottom right.2016-10-26