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A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. In the foreground a young priest in an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala reaches forward with both hands, holding a metal vessel over a decorated deity murti draped in blue cloth and flower garlands. Behind him a second priest in white dhoti sits and performs the rite. A brass lamp stands at the top, and a platter of offerings with banana leaves, fruit and a lit cup sits in the lower foreground. Devotees in white and red saris watch from the side. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja in a temple setting.2001-01-01A photograph of a homa at a temple shrine. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a white dhoti, holds out a metal vessel toward a fire pit. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged nearby with hands joined in front of him. Behind them stands an ornate deity murti decorated with pink and red flower garlands, placed on a blue draped platform. Brass oil lamps stand beside the offerings, and a bowl of banana, fruit and coconut sits near the fire. A man in a white shirt and other devotees in saris watch from the background. The flames burn in the fire pit at lower right.2001-01-012001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01A photograph of a temple homa at Melmalaiyanur Sri Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple. In the foreground a young shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-pink shawl holds a brass plate of fruit and offerings toward a fire pit, arms extended. Behind him a seated priest in white dhoti sits on the floor. Brass oil lamps, a decorated deity murti draped in blue cloth and garlanded with red and pink flowers stand at the back. Several devotees sit in the background, including a man with rudraksha beads and a woman in blue, while a bare-chested man in the right background sits near a pile of pooja materials. Dried grass and offerings lie on the floor.2001-01-01A homa is being performed at night inside a temple, with a sacred fire burning at lower right. A young man in saffron-orange robes sits on a deerskin-like mat at left, holding a metal plate of fruit, sticks and offerings with raised hands. A shirtless man in white dhoti sits cross-legged at centre with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a kalasha-like brass vessel draped in blue cloth and decorated with pink flowers. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and a bowl of banana and offerings sits before the fire. Devotees in white and dark clothing sit in the background.2001-01-01January 12 20152015-01-12July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of a temple ritual in a pink-walled room with brass oil lamps on tall stands. Several men perform a puja. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his chest and arms sits before a large steel plate and a small wooden platform, with a flower garland and coconut in front of him. Beside him another man in orange and white reaches toward a lamp. A man in white dhoti sits at left, a man in a blue-and-white garment sits at right, and a man in orange dhoti and a pink cloth stands at far right adjusting his hair. Brass vessels and a decorated pot stand nearby.2007-08-09July 11 20122012-07-11A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a room with pink walls and a tiled floor. A bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his arms and chest sits cross-legged in front of a steel plate of flowers and offerings, with an orange cloth and wooden seat nearby. Beside him a man in a blue-and-white shawl wears rudraksha beads and sits on the floor. Two brass oil lamps stand tall behind them, decorated with flowers, next to a small deity murti on a dark pedestal. Another bare-chested man in yellow-orange cloth stands at right, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left. A colourful patterned pot sits on the floor in front.2007-08-09November 20 20162016-11-20July 16 20152015-07-16