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An outdoor photograph of a ritual at a temple-like ground. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron wrap and a shaved-back ponytail raises a lit flame on a lamp with one arm, facing a row of deity murtis seated on decorated platforms. The murtis are draped with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white, and sheltered under colourful striped and patterned parasols. Below them, rangoli-style patterns are drawn on the ground, and a brass vessel sits at the centre. Trees and a hazy sky fill the background. The date 21 12 2005 appears in red in the lower right corner.

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December 22 20052005-12-22 +1 copiesA festive outdoor temple scene under a corrugated tin shelter decorated with marigold garlands. On the left, a man with long dark hair in an orange sannyasi-style wrap and white garland holds up a ritual lamp, appearing to perform an offering. Along the table in the foreground are fruit, brass bowls, flower-filled plates, a silver kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp. Behind them, deity murti are dressed in red and blue robes and garlanded, set within arched canopies with green, red and white striped borders. Other white-clad figures stand in the background among palm trees.2006-12-26A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron-orange draped robe, standing outdoors and holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small handbell or bell in the other during an aarti. Beside him stands a decorated deity murti with a trident, adorned with garlands of yellow, red, white and multicolored flowers, under an orange and multicolored canopy. A colourfully painted fabric canopy with bells and tassels arches overhead against a cloudy sky.2005-12-22A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching shawl performs aarti at night, holding a lit oil lamp with flames raised toward a shrine. He wears a beaded mala necklace and a wristwatch, and his head is shaved. To the right, a golden deity murti is dressed in a richly garlanded arrangement of red, yellow and green flowers beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. Golden ceremonial items, a brass lamp stand and a decorated kalasha-style pillar surround the shrine, while a person in white stands at the edge and another figure claps at the left edge. Oranges and marigolds decorate the hall.2010-11-09Outdoor stage at a spiritual event under a tent with pink and orange draping. On the left, a shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a brass lamp and bell during a ritual, while two boys in white sit nearby. The stage centre holds garlanded deity murtis and a small brass kalasha-style lamp stand decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands. A large printed portrait on the right shows a man in a white turban beside a garlanded ornate frame. Decorative striped poles and palm trees surround the stage.2005-12-09February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesA photo of an outdoor puja in progress. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe with a maroon-and-gold border and raises a brass bell-shaped vessel and lamp overhead. Before him on an orange-draped table stands a decorated deity murti covered with white and yellow flower garlands and red-and-white mala strands, under a red and gold fringed umbrella. Brass pots, banana-and-fruit offerings, marigold petals and a red-bordered book lie on the table. Behind, several white-clad devotees stand with hands folded, and palm trees and a tiled-roof building frame the scene. a person: the man in orange with long hair and a saffron robe is an appearance-based candidate, performing the aarti as the officiating priest.2009-12-23Outdoor stage under a yellow and pink canopy at a public event. On the raised white platform, a priest in saffron robes with a red border stands at left, holding a brass vessel and a bamboo staff with an orange cloth, facing a row of garlanded deity murtis and a seated figure in white, decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands. A large banner behind shows a smiling man in a white turban with a red tilak, beside a golden arch framed with white flower garlands. A cameraman in a light blue shirt films from behind the stage, with palm trees beyond. A man in white sits at the far left edge.2005-12-09A photograph of an evening outdoor procession at dusk. In the foreground on the left, a long-haired man with bare shoulders wears a saffron-orange cloth and holds a flame toward a decorated deity murti. Two metal deity figures are seated on a richly garlanded platform: the male figure holds a trident and wears a tall crown, and the female figure wears a green and red sari and a crown. Both are draped with flower garlands in yellow, white, pink and multicoloured strings, and a fringed canopy in red, green, orange and black stripes shades them. The canopy border is decorated with painted animal and ornamental motifs. The scene is set under a cloudy sky with trees at the edges. The flame and lamp indicate an aarti offering.2005-12-22A photograph of a festival procession at dusk under a cloudy sky. In the foreground on the left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth around his waist and reaches toward a large ornate palanquin. The palanquin carries a seated deity murti of Shiva with a crown, trident, and heavy ornaments, alongside a consort figure in a green and gold sari. Both figures are heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, white and pink. Two large umbrellas with orange, red, green and black fringed canopies shelter the figures, and a second palanquin with similar canopy is partly visible at left. The a person cues are the long swept-back hair, bare upper body and orange cloth, and the role is a figure touching the palanquin during the procession.2005-12-22February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copies