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February 08 2013

February 08 2013

Photograph of a ceremony under a white tent with purple drapery and marigold garlands. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand close together. In the centre, a bearded man in a saffron shawl clasps hands with a smiling man in orange, while a bald man in orange touches his chest. On the right, a tall brass lamp with a bird-shaped finial, a pink flower arrangement and yellow marigolds stands near an older bald man in orange. A man on the far left wears an orange turban and orange robe, partly visible beside gold ornaments. Some people are only partly visible behind them.

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Photograph inside a temple hall during a procession ritual. On the left, a priest with a shaved head and orange-saffron cloth raises his hands in salutation beside a decorated palanquin draped with white and pink garlands and red flowers, while a lamp flame burns near the deity murti. A bearded man with long hair wears a saffron robe, rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and a man in saffron with folded hands stands at right. A tall figure in red-brown robes holds a silver staff and wears a crown-like headband and gold garlands. A gold-trimmed golden palanquin base is visible. Several men in white dhotis stand in the background.

A photograph inside a decorated tent at a Shuddhadvaitam event, showing a large black Shiva lingam draped in white cloth with a silver trishul-style pattern, garlanded with pink and orange flowers. A man in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp over the lingam while others stand around in orange and saffron clothing. An older man with long white hair and beard, wearing an orange robe and rudraksha-style beads, stands behind the lingam with hands folded beside a silver kalasha. Devotees in orange dhotis and red and gold ornaments stand nearby, some with brass offering plates, and a spectator crowd watches from the left. A golden deity figure with garlands sits on the right beside a golden throne-like canopy and bright orange and red drapes.

A photograph at an indoor temple-style event under a corrugated roof. A central figure in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak raises one hand in blessing while a devotee in white clothes receives from a silver tray. Further right, a second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with offerings. Behind them, a bright deity murti or picture is lit, and several people stand and watch in the background.

A photograph of a ritual procession inside a tent with red carpet, decorated with green and pink ornamental umbrellas. Foreground: a bearded man with long grey hair and beard wears orange robes and a yellow-orange marigold garland, hands joined in front of his chest. Beside him, a man in red-orange robes and an orange-and-red turban holds his hands in anjali. A young man in orange cloth holds a silver plate, and a man on the right raises a flaming torch aloft while holding a staff. Several saffron-clad sadhus with rudraksha and beaded necklaces stand nearby, and a small bronze deity murti stands on the red carpet. Onlookers in casual clothes film with phones in the background.

Photo of a ritual inside a temple hall with a row of seated devotees behind a metal railing, many holding lit oil lamps. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a woven mat, one raising a lamp and another holding a small brass vessel. Brass plates with flower petals, lamps and offerings sit on the mat in front of them. A man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits at the centre, wearing a wristwatch, and gestures with his hand. Men in white dhotis with sacred threads and devotees in white and saffron stand and sit along the railing. A gold-carved ceremonial seat is visible at the lower right. The scene suggests an aarti or puja performed by sannyasi-clad priests.

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