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June 04 20182018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesNight-time puja outdoors with a bronze ornate stand holding fruit and flower offerings in front. A bare-chested priest in rust-brown cloth with a long gold-thread sash and rudraksha mala holds a silver lamp with a flaming wick, while a second priest in orange cloth and beaded necklaces beside him holds a lamp; a third attendant at left in orange robes offers a silver tray of pink and white petals. White sacred ash marks decorate the priest's arms. Seated devotees in white fill the background under green tent edges.2018-04-26 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled interior with a dark carved wooden door. On the right, a bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a small brass bell and stands before an altar. Several young men in saffron-orange cloth with white body markings and rudraksha malas stand on the left, one holding a brass vessel. On the altar sit bananas, marigold and multicolour flowers, a brass plate and oil lamps on a striped mat, and a carved wooden throne-like seat. A seated figure in the background wears a white garland. The scene reads as puja or seva offerings, with no visible printed names.2018-05-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of a night temple ritual inside a pillared hall. A bare-chested priest in a rust-brown dhoti with a pink and white flower garland stands at left, holding a flame over a yellow-and-white lamp stand on a stone base, while a silver lamp and a silver bowl sit nearby. To the right, a deity murti is heavily decorated with red, orange, white and purple flower garlands and draped in gold-bordered cloth. Behind the priest, a row of drummers in saffron-orange robes plays drums. A stone bull statue and tall colourful banners stand in the background. The scene is abhishekam or aarti-style worship.2018-05-31 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at a stone-walled open pavilion. Four men in saffron and maroon sadhu cloths stand around a silver-rimmed altar with a large flower-decorated offering, heaped yellow sweets, bananas, fruit and brass vessels. The man at right, bare-chested with rudraksha and white-beaded malas and a maroon head cloth, pours or tends a fire. Another in orange holds a silver bowl and spoon. Two figures with white body markings and sacred ash stand with backs partly turned. Patterned mats and a carved wooden screen are in the background, with a lit area beyond.2018-05-10 +1 copiesA man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and upper cloth stands beside a deity murti decorated with a dense garland of marigolds and leaves in red, yellow, white and green. He holds a silver five-flame aarti lamp with lit oil lamps toward the decorated figure, as in an aarti offering. He wears a long mala of dark beads and a rudraksha-style necklace, a beaded armband, and white vertical tilak markings with a red dot on his forehead. The murti at left has an ornate gold ornament. The image is a photograph of a ritual puja. Visible people: one, the lamp-bearing priest.2014-11-11September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27November 11 20172017-11-11