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July 04 20162016-07-04July 17 20132013-07-17A photograph of a temple ritual with smoke filling the scene. On the left, a priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti tied with a sash stands holding a lit lamp or incense near a decorated deity. The deity figure is draped with layers of garlands in white, yellow and maroon, with a silver crown and necklaces. Behind, two more deity figures stand in a shrine, also garlanded in red, yellow and white, with a golden framed background. Offerings and brass vessels sit on a red cloth in front. No legible text appears in the image.2013-07-17A photograph of a temple shrine during ritual worship. On the left, a man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron garment and a beaded necklace, holding a brass bell and a small brass vessel while performing a lamp or incense offering. Ornate golden umbrellas with yellow and magenta tassels hang overhead. At right, a tall deity murti stands in front of a dense arch of white, red, pink and yellow flower garlands, with a green cloth draped below and a trident-like staff beside it. Smoke drifts through the dim scene, and a white fur-like cushion lies on a red velvet seat in the foreground.2011-10-30Close-up photo of a ritual aarti: a hand in the foreground holds a brass plate bearing a lit oil lamp and incense sticks, offered before a deity murti draped in dense garlands of yellow and red-pink flowers. A brass bangle is worn on the wrist. Other fingers are faintly visible at the left edge.2011-11-28Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a flaming brass aarti lamp toward a flower-decorated kalasha on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow marigold and red rose garlands. Smoke drifts across the left side. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod and two other white-clad attendants stand nearby. Hanging strings of beads and yellow fabric trim frame the top.2016-12-07A night procession scene with a figure seated on an ornate ceremonial palanquin or chariot decorated with thick garlands of yellow, white, red and pink flowers. The seated figure wears a red and gold garment, a blue sleeve, a jewelled arm ornament and a crown-like headdress, and is seated on a golden throne-like seat. Tall colourful tassels in red, blue and green hang above, and a blurred white-clad person with a fan or whisk occupies the lower foreground. The black background is dark, lit by stage lights.2011-10-03July 17 20132013-07-17February 16 20162016-02-16August 21 20142014-08-21November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23