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Night outdoor puja at a temple-like shrine under a canopy decorated with garlands and a deity murti draped in flowers. Priests in bare-chested or white ritual dress stand and sit at the altar, with a smoking offering and a tray of fruit and flowers before them. Seated devotees in front on a colourful striped mat watch the ritual, one holding a small tray. Oil lamps and a bright light illuminate the scene.2021-04-04Night outdoor puja before a framed image of Kalabhairava, a fierce deity murti shown with multiple arms, a raised weapon and a skull-crowned headdress. The image is garlanded with yellow marigolds, pink and red flowers and a green-and-brown bead mala, and sits under a small decorated canopy with a red and gold top. In front, a kneeling priest in an orange-saffron cloth with a white tripundra mark on his arm offers worship beside a lit oil lamp and brass vessels on a purple cloth. Green shrubs and a dark tree frame the scene.2021-04-04August 21 20142014-08-21Night outdoor puja at a shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a canopy, with a framed deity murti at the centre. Lit oil lamps and a flame flare at the shrine base, and a tray of red offerings sits in front. A person in orange robes stands at the right edge, partly cut off, holding a lamp. On a striped mat in the foreground lie bowls of fruit, including bananas, mangoes and what appear to be gourds, plus a bowl of chopped green vegetables. Tall trees and a dim background surround the scene.2021-04-04Photo 11739223 +1 copiesDecember 20 20122012-12-20May 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesJuly 09 20132013-07-09November 10 20112011-11-10A nighttime outdoor ritual gathering under a blue tarpaulin canopy decorated with colourful triangular bunting. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits cross-legged with hands joined in namaskar before a small brass lamp and a brass kalasha-type vessel on a low platform. Beside them a man in an orange shawl sits in meditation posture, and a small metal stand holds an image. Behind them a row of seated devotees, including women in saris and men in white and striped shirts, watch the ritual, and a standing man in white stands at the back. A lit torch or lamp appears at the right edge. Ground items include pots and offering plates.2005-05-25A night ritual in an open-sided tent decorated with colourful triangular bunting and strings of fairy lights. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats around a low white-draped altar holding brass vessels, a standing brass lamp and plates of offerings. A man in orange at the centre has his hands folded in anjali. Two men in white and yellow sit at the back. Behind them a large decorated deity murti dressed in white with a garland and blue face stands before a painted backdrop of trees, with yellow flower arrangements in brass pots at the right. A large drum leans against the left side. About 12 people are visible.2009-10-17Photo 11735599