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Photo of a temple ritual indoors with a golden throne and trident in the background. A man in a rust-red robe with a white and red flower garland and gold chain holds an oil lamp with a flame while smiling. Beside him a young man in orange robes, with white markings on his face and body and a gold necklace, stands with palms pressed together and holds a bell. In front of them a fire burns on a platter ringed with red and white flowers. Pink petals lie on a tray at the left edge.2017-06-10April 01 20162016-04-01June 10 20172017-06-10A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and white sacred markings on his face and arms, wearing orange draped robes and a gold necklace, holds a brass kalasha inside a white wire cage while raising a white cloth or cord above his head, beside black stone deity murti. Behind him a second man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded, and a figure in white dhoti sits behind the kalasha. To the left, a decorated silver-framed deity murti is adorned with a garland of green, white and red flowers, and a metal tool case sits on the floor. a person: the long-haired man in orange with gold necklace and ritual markings is the.2007-11-09Outdoor procession under a large misty banyan-type tree. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange shawl and a thick white and red flower garland over a gold-beaded necklace, walks forward smiling. To his left, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace carries a tall golden trident-topped staff. On the right, a man in orange robes with a gold beaded necklace holds a flower-decorated silver tray. Several other people in orange and white stand behind in the crowd.2008-01-01September 12 20152015-09-12July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a ceremony on a stage with red drapes and a silver throne. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair sits on a leopard-print cushioned silver throne, wearing a red-orange dhoti, a white garland with red flowers, and bare feet, with a trident beside him. On the left, a bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp toward a gold-and-red deity murti, draped with red and white flower garlands, seated on a gold base. Brass bowls with offerings sit on a green cloth in front of the murti, and another attendant in white kneels behind them. A partly visible white air conditioning unit stands at the back.2018-05-19May 31 20172017-05-31 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne at night, wearing a red turban, a multicolour flower garland in orange, green, red and white, and a red and gold saffron-toned garment with a rudraksha-style red bead mala. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a maroon border bends forward to receive or hand over small yellow printed cards, while a golden ornamental object sits nearby. Banana leaves and a striped fabric hang in the background, with a crowd visible behind. a person: the seated figure wears a red turban, flower garland and saffron-toned robes on a throne.2015-08-09A barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and gold hoop earrings walks forward smiling on a hexagonal tiled floor. He wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a layered gold bead necklace with a white shell pendant, plus an orange rudraksha-style cord over the shoulder. Around him, orange-robed young men with white forehead markings walk in a procession; one carries a brass tray holding a glass kalasha with green leaves and pink flowers. Behind them a man in orange carries a small animal, and a dark vehicle stands at left under a red-pillared canopy.2013-05-13 +1 copies