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October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a dimly lit shrine room during a Navaratri-period ritual. Several young boys sit in a row on a raised platform, wearing orange and saffron dhotis or cloths with gold borders and white and yellow flower garlands, with a few wearing rudraksha beads. A small brass fire vessel with an open flame sits in front of them, with smoke rising in the air. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the platform, and a bright spotlight glows on the right. Behind them are decorated deity figures, a red and gold throne-like seat, a trident, and garlanded images. Five to six boys are visible.2016-10-10October 21 20152015-10-21July 26 20152015-07-26 +1 copiesYoung boys seated in a ritual setting with white sandalwood paste markings on their arms and faces. The boy on the right sits with palms pressed together in namaskar and a white dhoti-style cloth draped over bare shoulders. The boy beside him wears an orange-saffron cloth twisted over his shoulder and chest and a sacred thread. Behind them other boys in orange garments sit in the background, with smoke rising at the right. In front lie a brass lamp with a flame, a small silver vessel, flower petals in pink and white, and offering plates of sweets. No a person candidate is visible.2017-07-20July 21 20172017-07-21May 26 20172017-05-26March 31 20172017-03-31 +1 copiesPhotograph of a puja setting on a white marble floor. In the foreground a young girl in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a brass bell in one hand while her other hand reaches toward a lit oil lamp. Beside her a second child in black trousers and a rudraksha mala arranges brass items on a tray. Brass trident, kalasha-style vessels, a small candle and a lit flame sit on the floor. Behind them several men in orange garments and white forehead markings, some bare-chested, sit in a blurred row.2017-01-04Night-time ritual photograph at an outdoor temple-style setting. Two young male priests stand side by side before a golden shrine backdrop hung with colourful tassels. The taller priest in white dhoti and shawl, with gold waist bands, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, holds a tray of brass vessels and an oil lamp while gesturing toward them. The younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha beads holds the tray with his other hand. Pink and magenta flowers, green leaves and a coconut sit on a decorated stand at right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the role of priest is used.2013-12-20March 30 20172017-03-30February 07 20162016-02-07