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May 19 2013

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A young sannyasi in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at a stone-brick altar, holding a small oil lamp over a silver bowl. His forehead and arms bear white ash markings, and he wears a small gold earring. Marigold and white flower garlands and bananas are arranged on the altar in front. Behind him, women in white and red shawls sit in devotional posture before a colourful painted backdrop with gold and red panels. A person's hand with white markings reaches toward the offerings from the left. The scene appears to be a puja with aarti.2013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph of a ritual puja in progress on a white tiled floor. A silver kalasha-style vessel on a silver pedestal is decorated with garlands of white and pink flowers, orange and red blossoms, and marigolds. Four women sit around it: one in a red and green sari with hands folded, one in an orange blouse and zebra-print sari seen from behind, a central young person with bare upper body, rudraksha malas, a black head wrap and orange cloth draped over the shoulder, and a woman in a white and gold sari with rudraksha mala and folded hands. Small oil lamps and incense sticks sit on the floor, and a mobile phone rests at the right edge.2019-05-18A photograph of a seated puja in an indoor hall. A bare-chested male priest with white ash markings on his back and arms, wearing a white dhoti, sits with his back to the camera and palms together before an ornate silver pedestal decorated with white jasmine garlands and red, yellow and pink flowers. Around him sit four women: one in a green blouse and pink sari with gold border on the left, a young girl with white ash on her forehead and a rudraksha mala on the upper left, a woman in a white sari with orange blouse and rudraksha mala holding her hands together in the centre, and a woman in an orange sari on the right. Brass plates with flowers and oil lamps are on the floor. The floor is covered with a leopard-print mat. No a person is visibly present.2019-05-18A young boy kneels with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in devotion. He wears an orange cloth wrapped over his bare upper body, a striped yellow and black dhoti, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-toned pendant necklace, and beaded bracelets; sacred ash marks show on his forehead and arms. In front of him stands a brass plate holding a kalasha and a heap of yellow and purple flowers, set on a red cushioned base. Blurred figures in orange and white robes stand in the temple background, and a blue cloth lies at the left edge.2019-01-05Photograph of a puja ceremony in a hall. In the centre, a man with a shaved head, glasses and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in saffron-orange clothing with his hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him on the left, a young boy in an orange turban and orange robe with gold trim, also with a rudraksha mala, sits with hands folded. Behind them, a decorated altar holds deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers, with pink draped cloth. In front, a brass oil lamp burns, with brass bowls of flowers, a kalasha-style vessel, and stacked yellow turmeric blocks on a stone slab. Smoke rises at right.2015-04-30A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red border sits with palms pressed together and head bowed in prayer before an ornate gold altar with a yellow marigold garland. He wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him a woman in a yellow garment with folded hands also prays. In the foreground, out of focus, are the heads of other devotees and silver plates holding fruit and offerings.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa/yagna at night: a bald man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a square brick fire pit ringed with yellow flowers, his face pressed into his hands. A brass vessel with a ladle lies on the bricks, and an oil lamp sits at the left edge. Behind him, seated devotees in white and orange shawls watch, including a woman in white with a red-bordered shawl, a woman in white holding a child, an elderly woman in a patterned orange shawl, and a man in orange seated on a white chair. A green mat covers the ground and a white chair stands at right.2010-12-16October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ritual in a tented pavilion at night, with a brick-walled yellow fire pit in the foreground holding offerings and oil lamps. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a red-brown dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands with palms joined before a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers and a golden crown-like headdress. Four children sit on the floor in white and orange clothing with flower garlands, some with palms folded. On the right, a man in a red turban and red-gold dhoti with a red garland stands with hands joined beside a gold-trimmed throne and decorated ceremonial parasols with a trident. Rose petals cover the floor.2015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20132013-09-09