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October 22 2008

A ritual aarti scene in an indoor hall with a decorated palanquin-like shrine on the right, draped in red and white garlands and peacock feathers. A bare-headed? No: a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red shawl and a tilak stands barefoot holding a lit oil lamp over a tray near offerings of fruit, while a woman in a green-and-silver sari holds a brass vessel beside him. To the left, a man in an orange robe with a red border presses his palms together, and several women in saris, including one in red and one in white, stand with folded hands. Rows of dark conical shrine caps line the background wall. Fruits and a brass bowl sit on an orange cloth at the base of the shrine.

November 09 2009

Indoor ritual scene in a multi-storey hall with a dark wooden staircase and marigold garlands on the railings. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, a vertical tilak, a gold necklace, a red and pink flower garland and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a saffron-red dhoti. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti and a shaved-headed boy in orange robes stand near copper-coloured murtis of a seated saint and a standing deity with a crown. A kalasha with pink and white flowers sits on a purple cloth. A crowd of devotees in white and saffron watches from the stairs and balcony, and a camera operator is visible at right.

October 22 2008

October 15 2008

A temple worship scene in front of gilded deity murtis decorated with garlands and jewelled necklaces. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a red border and a beaded necklace holds a lit flame or aarti lamp toward a kneeling woman in an orange-brown shawl and blue skirt, her hands pressed together in prayer, with white flowers in her hair. Brass oil lamps and offering vessels stand on the right. a person: the man wears saffron robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, but the cues are limited, so the appearance is uncertain.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/23/2019

A photo of a puja at a golden deity murti adorned with garlands of red and white flowers. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a matching head wrap sits cross-legged at left, hands raised over a small golden pyramid-shaped object on a wooden stand. A woman in white stands behind him holding a brass vessel. At right, a woman in orange sari kneels beside a small bronze figure and a silver bowl. Red and orange cloth drapes the altar, and green fruit sits in the foreground.

A photograph of a puja at a golden deity shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red head band kneels at left, pouring from a golden vessel toward a golden kalasha-shaped sculpture on a wooden stand. Behind him a woman in a white sari stands near the shrine. At right another woman in orange clothing pours water from a small vessel over a bronze figure on a red cloth. The golden deity murti behind is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. Limes sit in the foreground, with a white bowl at left.

A photo inside a temple shrine with garlanded deity murtis under golden arches. A woman in a blue and white sari stands at left holding a silver tray or plate toward a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red border, a gold necklace, and a shaved head, who is bending over a stone altar holding a ritual object. Behind him stands a deity murti draped in colourful marigold garlands, and at right a brass lamp stands beside another garlanded murti with a gold crown. Brass oil lamps, small bowls and flower offerings sit on the altar.

A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside a yellow-walled room at an ashram. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a red-brown dhoti and wrap, and layered garlands of red, pink and white flowers holds a thin ceremonial thread toward a large silver deity murti wearing a crown and floral garlands. A small attendant in orange stands behind him. On a tray lie gold-coloured ritual vessels and a bowl of pink petals, with flower garlands at the lower left. A gilded chair and onlookers, several with palms pressed together in white and orange clothing, are visible in the background.