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Night outdoor ceremony viewed from behind a large crowd seated on chairs and mats. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, while a few in saffron or red-orange robes sit in the foreground. Ahead, a decorated stage with a tiered wall of small lamps and deity figures, a central ornate shrine canopy, and a seated figure in orange robes before offerings and a fire pit. Video camera rigs and lighting stands surround the scene.

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Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tiered stepped altar draped in red, with rows of small oil lamps and many decorated deity murti figures on each step, and a canopied shrine at the top. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground, many facing the altar, while a camera on a tripod and a video operator stand at left. A priest in red and orange robes sits before the central offerings, with brass vessels and garlands in front of the platform. Trees and a red wall frame the background.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03Night-time outdoor ritual in front of a tiered shrine decorated with rows of small deity figures draped in garlands and flower strings. At the centre, a large lit altar with a canopied arch holds deity murtis, and a red-robed figure sits on the raised platform in front of it. Brass vessels and a silver palanquin-style carriage stand to the left, and a lamp stand burns on the right. Dozens of seated devotees in white and orange clothes face the platform, many with shaved heads, while a camera and tripod stand at the left edge.2018-03-03Large outdoor ritual gathering at dusk where a crowd of bare-chested devotees, many wearing rudraksha malas and white dhotis, sits facing a raised stage. On the stage, a seated figure in white and a saffron-clad person sit before a decorated deity murti framed by garlands and a golden canopy. Priests in white stand nearby, and an ornate chariot-like structure with a golden umbrella stands to the side. A camera crane is visible at upper left.2016-12-07December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20