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June 05 2012

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Dense crowd inside a temple-like space at night. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti stands center, receiving a pour or offering from a golden kalasha-style pot held by a man in a white shirt. Around them devotees in white clothes with white and ash tilaka marks on their foreheads press close; a young boy in a maroon robe with a shaved head and a man in a yellow shirt are visible. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands at right. Brass pot, rudraksha beads and white garments dominate the frame.2012-06-05Photo 11732218A crowded temple-courtyard scene of a ritual. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and dark hair stands, holding out a small brass ladle toward a young boy in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, press close. A uniformed police officer stands in the background near a painted wall.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05July 13 20092009-07-13June 03 20162016-06-03May 08 20122012-05-08May 06 20162016-05-06Night outdoor photo of a ritual offering scene with string lights glowing in the background. A woman in a saffron-orange robe with red border, hair pulled back, holds a red cloth and reaches toward a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl wearing a long rudraksha mala and white vibhuti tripundra marks. Nearby, a woman in a white blouse and red shawl holds her hands together in namaste, and a woman in orange with rudraksha mala holds a brass pot. Other devotees with folded hands stand around, and a golden kalasha-style vessel is visible at lower centre.2015-07-07October 14 20062006-10-14Inside a dim temple sanctum, devotees crowd around a silver railing above a shivalinga-style deity murti on a golden base. A golden kalasha pot hangs above it, pouring water over the linga. A man in white clothes bends over the railing with a yellow cloth draped on his shoulders, while a bare-chested priest with a garland and rudraksha-style beads kneels at the centre. Standing figures in white dhotis, orange and red garments and saffron shawls surround the scene, with a man in a plaid kurta and a bowl held in one hand. Marigold petals lie on the golden base.2016-06-03February 07 20172017-02-07