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November 20 20132013-11-20Night photograph of a deity murti or ritual figure seated on a pink-draped platform, decorated with a dense arch of multicoloured flower garlands in purple, yellow, red and white, with a round canopy above. A figure in a red garland stands before the platform. Around six women in saffron, orange and maroon saris stand on steps with palms pressed together in namaskar, one in pale pink on the left. Two small children stand at the right, and a few other people are partly visible near the platform. The surroundings are dark.2013-11-20Night photograph of an outdoor water-side shrine decorated with a dense arch of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands above a red-draped platform. A deity murti or devotional figure sits at the centre, adorned with necklaces, with a small oil lamp and a folded patterned rug in front. A man in white clothing kneels or bows near the platform. In the foreground, several women with hair pinned back stand on steps in orange, rust and red saris with gold borders, hands folded in prayer, while children in light clothing watch at right and a woman in a pink-and-white sari stands at the left edge. Dark water stretches behind the shrine, with a metal staircase at upper left.2013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20January 02 20092009-01-02A night-time outdoor puja at a temple courtyard lit by oil lamps. Many seated devotees, mostly women in saffron, orange, pink, blue and green saris, face a central stage. On the right, a deity murti with a crown and garlands sits on a decorated throne, with a large ornate figure of a goddess behind it. Standing figures in saffron and orange clothing, some bare-chested, stand near the stage and lamps. On the left, a large dark statue wrapped in a golden cloth and a garland sits on a raised platform. Small brass and clay lamps light the ground in front of the crowd.2016-10-29Night ritual at an open-air temple courtyard lit by strings of small lamps along the roofline. A large crowd of devotees sits on stone steps in the foreground, many in white and cream clothing, some in saris and salwar kameez, a child in red seated at the right edge. In the centre, a richly decorated golden seat holds a figure draped in orange and red robes, with small deity figures on a yellow-cloth platform before a lit oil lamp. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella stands at the right, and several priests in orange and white attend the altar. A green light glows in the upper right corner.2009-01-02December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of an outdoor ritual before a decorated deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, dressed in white and ornamented with white floral garlands and a crown, on a raised dais with a red cloth and garlands. Rows of women seated on the ground in orange and red saris with white jasmine flowers in their hair face the shrine. Near the dais, a bare-chested man in a red and gold dhoti stands holding an offering, and a man in white clothes kneels nearby; a white fan-like object is visible. Brass vessels, lamps and a tall decorated pillar with banners frame the scene under a tent roof.2014-10-03January 02 20092009-01-02