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August 21 2014

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A priest in a rust-red and gold dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised platform, facing a small flame, pouring or arranging items from silver vessels during a puja. He wears a tilak on his forehead and white sacred markings on his arms and chest. Around him are brass and silver bowls, a coconut, banana leaves, fruit, flowers, oil lamps and a silver lamp stand. Behind him stands a gold-painted throne-like seat with a red cloth, and to the right are colourful painted deity figures, golden lions and garlands on a painted shrine. A brass pot sits in the foreground. The scene is a temple puja setting for Ganesha Chaturthi.2014-08-21A shaved-headed priest in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti with a rust-coloured shawl sits before a lit shrine, holding a small silver cup in one hand and a sprig of green leaves in the other, sprinkling water during puja. White vibhuti lines mark his forehead and arms. Behind him stand a gilded throne-like seat, a golden lion sculpture, and a painted shrine wall in red, white and teal. Brass oil lamps with flames, a silver bowl, a brass pot and a plate of flowers and fruit sit on the floor, with incense smoke rising. Banana plant leaves frame the scene.2014-08-21June 28 20132013-06-28A seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange dhoti with gold border performs a homa ritual at a fire pit, holding a ladle or stick over the flames while reading from a small book. He wears a rudraksha mala, a bangle and a white sacred mark on his upper arm. Brass pots, a kalasha, flower garlands, banana leaves and oil lamps sit on a low wooden platform, with a yellow garland-draped deity murti and blue cloth behind.2015-11-18A shaved-headed young priest in a maroon robe with a gold border sits cross-legged on a stone platform, holding a small brass lamp dish and chanting with eyes half-closed. Sacred ash marks his forehead with a red tilak. Before him lie brass bells, a kalasha pot, a brass lamp, metal bowls, a cup, flowers and fruit offerings. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti in white dress with rudraksha and bead garlands, on an ornate peetha throne framed by red roses and yellow marigold garlands. A photograph of a temple ritual with an offering.2013-06-28A bald, bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti sits cross-legged and pours water from a silver kalasha-style vessel over a brass tray during a puja. He wears a red rudraksha mala on his head, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold necklace, a gold bangle and white ash markings on his forehead, arms and chest. Behind him is a gold-toned shrine with a deity murti, pink and red flower offerings, a small silver vessel and a lit oil lamp. A white cloth hangs at the right edge.2012-05-11March 14 20142014-03-14A seated priest in a maroon-red dhoti and an orange-red shawl with a gold-bordered edge sits on a stone floor during a ritual. His forehead and arms bear white vibhuti markings and he pours from or sorts flower petals in a silver vessel. Nearby, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a lit oil lamp on a stand with yellow marigold garlands, a pink lotus bundle and a yellow-and-black kolam or rangoli design on the floor are arranged around him. Two standing attendants in white dhotis with gold borders stand at left with folded hands. This appears to be a puja setup with lamps and flowers.2014-10-02June 28 20132013-06-28A shaved-headed man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti sits cross-legged on a stone floor, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, performing a puja with his hands over a brass kalasha and bowls. Yellow marigold garlands drape the brass oil lamps beside him, and red flowers and sliced watermelon lie in the foreground. Behind him, a figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-trimmed shawl and rudraksha mala sits in an orange chair, and other women in orange and rust saris stand nearby. A golden chariot or ratha is visible at right. The scene resembles a ritual offering in an outdoor ceremony area.2014-10-02A man in a maroon and gold-bordered saffron-toned garment sits on the floor before a small shrine, pouring water over a dark Shiva lingam set on a black stone base. A silver abhishekam vessel with a dripping spout stands over the lingam, and pink flowers lie around its base. He wears a rudraksha mala with a thick gold ceremonial necklace and a red-orange wristband, and his hair is tied back. Silver puja vessels, a small oil lamp and a bronze vessel sit in the foreground. Behind him a glass case holds a golden deity murti with a lion figure, and a red wooden door frames the scene. The lingam abhishekam indicates a Shiva puja.2014-03-14A seated priest in a maroon dhoti and matching maroon wrap with an orange-and-maroon turban sits cross-legged on the floor during a puja. He reads from an open book held on his lap, with white sacred ash marks on his arm and bare chest, and a long rudraksha-style mala visible on his chest. Before him stand brass and silver puja vessels, a bowl of offerings, a lit oil lamp, flower garlands and a bronze bowl. Behind him is a gilded ornate throne-like structure with a green canopy, and at right a lion figure and a Ganesha statue sit beside a red-and-white striped temple wall. Petals are scattered on the steps.2014-08-21