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Photo 11716064February 06 20142014-02-06Photo 11716058Photo 11716070Night-time outdoor photo of a puja at a temple-like courtyard with white pillars. On the left, a deity murti or ceremonial form is draped in red and orange silk with a gold-bordered cloth, a tiered orange headpiece, and white and gold garlands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands centre, holding a brass plate with flowers and a lamp. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a red-and-orange wrap offers a white and blue garland-adorned devotion with folded hands. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with long white and blue-red garlands stands with palms pressed together in prayer. a person: the right-hand figure in orange sannyasi robes with garlands, appearance-based only.2012-07-23December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA small room with a cracked white wall and a maroon metal cabinet. A shirtless man with white ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms, wearing a white dhoti, kneels on a mat in anjali mudra before an altar. On the altar, a life-size cutout figure of a seated guru wears a pink-red turban, a pink-red robe, layered flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised in greeting. Behind it hangs a framed photograph of a smiling figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated before a tree trunk, and marigold and pink flower garlands decorate the frame. In front of the cutout sits a golden peetha bearing a pile of marigold and pink flowers, a small lingam-like object, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a shrine top; lamps, brass vessels and flowers are arranged on a tray.January 02 20122012-01-02Photo 11715011 +2 copiesNight outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with colourful festoon trim and a backdrop portrait. Two standing priests in saffron-orange dhotis and upper cloths, with rudraksha malas, stand at a golden ornate stand holding a gold-framed prabhavali arch with a small deity murti. The priest on the left holds a silver tray with a bowl. Seated figures in white dhotis sit at the right and left, one behind a metal bowl. A seated figure in orange with a turban sits on a gold throne at left back. A brick fire pit with marigold petals lies in the foreground. Spectators are visible in the background. Ritual setting consistent with a homa or abhishekam.2011-11-10December 12 20112011-12-12 +1 copiesPhoto 11715012