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August 25 2016

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Outdoor ritual on a flat concrete terrace during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations. Two young priests in saffron-orange dhotis with white and orange body markings sit on a striped pink, blue and red mat; one holds a microphone and chants while the other tends brass vessels, a plate of red fruit, yellow marigold flowers and a purple cloth. Around ten young boys and girls in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged in rows to the left. Behind, a standing man in white clothes stands beside a large dark stone deity murti draped in pink and gold cloth. In the foreground, a kalasha-like brass pot is wrapped in white jasmine garlands with orange ribbons.2016-08-25September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering with young devotees seated on a striped pink and purple cloth. Front centre, a young man in an orange dhoti and a bare chest, with white vertical markings on his forehead and arms and rudraksha malas, presses his palms together in prayer while holding a microphone; beside him a young man in a white dhoti with glasses also sits with folded hands. Other boys in orange robes and white-marked skin kneel behind them. In front lies a purple cushion holding a silver bowl of rudraksha beads and a small offering of red and white flowers. Silver vessels, a bowl of yellow marigolds, a brass lamp with a lit oil lamp, and a tray of red fruit complete the puja setup. A camera on a tripod stands at the right, and a green structure is visible behind.2016-08-25April 03 20172017-04-03Photo 11704858 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05 +1 copiesDecember 17 20132013-12-17December 22 20132013-12-22Outdoor temple courtyard during a puja. Two young men with long hair, white body markings and saffron dhotis sit on a striped blue and pink mat before a flower-decorated altar, one speaking into a microphone and both with hands folded. A large yellow marigold-covered structure stands on a colourful rangoli mandala. Behind is a shrine with gold-framed deity murtis and a pink-robed statue at left, with hanging multicolour banners. A woman in a teal outfit stands at right near brass vessels. Oil lamps and brass plates of flowers lie on the mat. Total physical people visible: four.2016-08-25 +1 copiesOutdoor Pongal puja on a paved courtyard with seated young men and boys in saffron and orange robes with yellow borders, wearing rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. A young man in front, seated cross-legged on a red-and-gold cloth, holds a microphone in one hand and a lit camphor or incense flame in the other, beside silver puja vessels, a silver kalasha with white flowers, a brass lamp, small bowls of flowers and an earthen pot. Behind them other seated participants in white dhotis and orange shawls watch attentively, with trees in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is marked.2016-01-15December 20 20132013-12-20September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies