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October 02 20132013-10-02A close-up photograph of a ritual exchange beside a gilded throne. In the foreground, a priest with bare upper body and a wooden rudraksha mala holds out a small folded gold-coloured sheet with his fingers toward a woman seated on a red cushioned seat. She wears gold bangles, a gold necklace and a rust-coloured garment, and her forearm bears a red thread and a dark bracelet. Behind them, a second man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a wooden fan-like implement, and an ornate gold panel rises in the background beside a red curtain. A blurred head is visible in the lower right corner.2016-09-28May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesDecember 25 20122012-12-25A photograph of a ritual exchange at a golden throne. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a gold-edged cloth and a rudraksha mala hands small gold-coloured sheets to a second figure whose bare chest and mala are visible. On the right, a seated person in a brown-red garment with gold jewellery, bangles and a beaded necklace extends an open hand over a red velvet cushion draped with a brown towel. Behind them stand a gold ornamental panel, a gold pillar and red drapery.2016-09-28Close photo of seated ritual participants during a puja with brass oil lamps lit on a low table. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and rudraksha bracelets holds a small brass lamp with a flame. Behind, a figure in white dhoti with yellow border sits beside others in cream and beige cloth. Brass plates hold yellow and orange flowers, rice, bowls and small brass vessels, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands among them. Several other lamps burn across the table.2017-01-06 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesClose photo of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A person in orange robes wears a rudraksha bracelet and holds a small brass oil lamp, lit with a flame, over an arrangement of brass plates with pink flower petals, sandalwood paste, a pink conch shell, incense sticks, a brass bell and small brass cups. Other people in orange robes sit in a row behind, with more lamps and offering trays in front of them. The scene suggests a ritual worship with lamps and offerings.2017-01-12January 15 20172017-01-15January 10 20172017-01-10 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08September 27 20132013-09-27