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October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A ritual puja in an open-air pavilion with red pillars and palm trees behind. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a short-cropped head, waves a bundle of orange cloth or flowers over an offering. Behind him a young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Seated on an orange cushioned throne at right is a man in rust-red robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a necklace of white beads, hands folded in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead. On the floor are silver bowls, a lit oil lamp, a plate of bananas, and a golden altar platform with a flower garland.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor puja under a red-framed open pavilion with palm trees behind. A standing priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and holding a pink flower or offering, faces the altar. Beside him, a younger attendant in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Seated in an orange armchair behind them, a man in rust-red robes with gold border and gold garland, with a red tilak on his forehead, rests hands in lap; he is a person by appearance and presence, with long-flowing rudraksha and gold garland cues. On the right, a gilded altar tier holds lit oil lamps, a fire dish, silver vessels, bowls of kumkum and flowers, and a kalasha with yellow marigolds in the foreground. A speaker hangs from the pavilion pole, and a striped cloth banner hangs nearby.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03 +2 copiesApril 30 20152015-04-30A covered outdoor ritual hall at night during a fire ceremony. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a dark rudraksha-style mala and ornate gold armbands sits on a large gold-carved throne under a multicoloured canopy, wearing an orange-red shawl. A priest in a white dhoti and orange-red cloth stands beside him holding a brass plate and a garland of white and orange flowers. Another attendant in white dhoti holds a plate near a fire pit where flames burn, with flower petals scattered on the stone. Seated devotees in white fill the background, and a microphone stand and string lights are visible.2017-05-02A small shrine room with a framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange and a large garlanded picture of a white-robed figure with long hair, surrounded by red flower garlands and rose petals. A person in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits on a low platform holding a long silver staff with a ceremonial head, while a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with a saffron shawl and rudraksha beads performs a flame ritual over a brass vessel of flowers. A man in a white shirt with a red-bead necklace films with a camcorder, and a seated devotee in white with a flower garland receives the flame aarti.2013-06-23 +2 copiesNovember 22 20132013-11-22