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October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21Photograph 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.2016-10-10Three children seated on silver-toned chairs before large painted deity figures and gilded decorations. The child in the centre wears a purple and gold garment with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads, and has white ash markings on the forehead and arms. The child on the left wears a teal cloth with a white and red garland, and the child on the right wears a green cloth with a garland. Their hair is styled up with long locks. In the foreground, a person in an orange head wrap and a person with a red-brown cloth face away from the camera. Flower petals lie on the ground.2017-09-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesFour people stand on a stage before a golden throne decorated with floral garlands. On the left, a man with swept-back hair, a headset microphone, a rudraksha mala and a shawl, wearing white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, presses his palms together in anjali. Beside him, a boy in white gold-bordered dhoti with a rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks looks to the side with his hand at his chin. A third boy in similar white and gold attire stands with hands joined. On the right, a young boy in an orange and gold garment with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on his forehead sits with palms joined beside the golden throne. Ornate gold drapery forms the backdrop.2015-07-26October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesNight-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.2013-12-20Temple ritual in a canopied hall before a decorated deity murti draped in marigold garlands and red cloth, with a gilded arched backdrop. Two priests in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis stand at the left and right. The priest on the right, shaved-headed with a red turban and rudraksha mala, scatters petals over four seated children in white and saffron garments, garlanded and with sandalwood marks on their faces. Coconuts, a brass bowl, a kalasha-like vessel, and flower offerings sit on a rangoli-decorated floor. A saffron-and-gold flag and a brass finial stand at right. a person is not visually identifiable here; the scene is a shrine puja, possibly abhishekam or padapuja.2015-10-21 +1 copies