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May 02 20122012-05-02Indoor temple ritual at night in a room with orange-painted walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment and a garland of flowers, sits on an ornate gold-trimmed seat on the left; the seat is a person (in_person candidate with distinctive hair and garland cues). A man in a white dhoti kneels on the floor, bending over a deity murti dressed with garlands; in front stands a brick-built fire pit with a kalasha, brass vessels, leaves, fruit plates and a homa-like arrangement. A man in saffron clothing sits near the fire pit; several white-clad and dhoti-clad devotees stand behind near a doorway. A wall map and a sign reading Padukapuja/Vedic Temples are visible. Fans, banana leaves and red draperies complete the scene.2012-05-02November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesPhoto 11724998 +2 copiesPhoto 11683875 +2 copiesFour-panel collage of temple and ashram ritual scenes. Top-left: a long hall with rows of seated devotees in white and green clothes, several women in saris with flower garlands, and a banner on the wall. Top-right: a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl performs worship before an adorned deity murti decorated with flower garlands, with a tall temple gopuram and banana-plant decorations. Bottom-left: a priest in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp near a fire, with trays of flowers and fruit before a seated figure in white. Bottom-right: a shaved-headed priest in white with a rudraksha mala raises a flame as an assistant in saffron sits beside him; trays of marigold petals, coconuts and brass vessels lie on the floor. Collage of ritual scenes; no individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person.2011-11-29 +2 copiesMay 02 20122012-05-02 +2 copiesDecember 31 20112011-12-31November 07 20102010-11-07October 05 20112011-10-05 +1 copiesDecember 31 20112011-12-31October 15 20102010-10-15