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Close photograph of a seated person in a saffron-orange garment holding a gold spoon-like ladle with a long handle, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist. Beside them is a silver ritual vessel. Behind, out of focus, a person in white dhoti with a yellow sash and beaded necklace sits, and on the right a woman in white clothes with a gold necklace has palms pressed together in namaste. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang with offerings.

2018-05-11 +1 copies

Close-up photo of a ritual in progress. A dark-skinned hand with a rudraksha bracelet holds a bundle of green mango leaves and grass with pink flowers, dipping them into a silver kalasha pot draped with a white cloth and decorated with a colourful patterned band and gold-and-purple jewelled ornaments. Behind, a person in a maroon-red robe wears a long rudraksha mala across the chest, and to the left a bare arm shows white horizontal tripundra marks and a rudraksha bracelet. The background is a blurred gold ornate surface. The image appears to show abhishekam or puja with a kalasha and mango-leaf sprinkling.

December 23 2016

A close photograph of a ritual scene with a large bright fire blazing on the left and golden ornamented background on the right. In the foreground a hand holds up a silver-toned ceremonial implement with an engraved, leaf-like blade on a long handle, extended toward the viewer. Behind it, a blurred bare-chested figure with dark hair and a beaded necklace stands in front of the flames, with another arm and wrist visible at the lower left. Bangles and a red-and-black thread are visible on the wrists. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual with ceremonial objects.

November 01 2011

Close-up photo of a ritual in progress. A bare arm with a dark-skinned hand holds a small brass lamp with a flame and a carved decorative top, while water drops fall from the hand. On the right, another hand holds a red flower and white blossoms, with a gold necklace and pink-and-white flower garlands visible in the background. The blurred setting shows red and maroon clothing and warm light.

2018-04-20 +1 copies

June 04 2018

2018-06-04 +1 copies

Close photo of a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold chain and rudraksha bracelet, touching a gold trident-shaped vel with a red-dotted fingertip. In front of him is a gold tray holding yellow flowers. Behind is a dark stone shrine with a carved black deity murti adorned with a yellow flower, beside an ornate gold arched canopy. A rust-orange cloth hangs in the background. Visual details suggest ritual worship at a temple.

April 14 2018

Close photo of a devotee in a rust-red saffron-toned garment holding a small gold ritual vessel with a long handle over a silver object. Behind, out-of-focus figures in white ritual dhotis and shawls, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style mala, seated in a ceremony setting. The background is softly blurred.

Close-up photograph of a puja tray on a polished brass plate, holding small brass cups, a brass bell or lamp, pink and red rose petals, white jasmine buds and green leaves, and yellow marigold heads in small bowls. A person's hand, wearing a red and gold thread bangle, reaches into the tray to arrange the flowers. Rudraksha beads are visible on the wrist and chest of the blurred person beside, dressed in red and white. The scene suggests a ritual offering of flowers and aarti items.

A man with a pink and white flower garland and rudraksha bracelets pours liquid from a silver horn-shaped vessel over a small brass deity murti on a silver tray. He is bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth over one shoulder and wears gold earrings. Beside him sits a silver pot and a silver bowl, and a golden statue fills the lower right. A white room air cooler and colourful flower decorations appear in the background.