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A man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged on a stone platform beside a temple pillar, eyes closed, hands joined in front of him, performing pooja. He wears a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala, a red tilak and a yellow flower tucked in his hair. Brass ritual vessels, a kamandalu-style pot, bells, a brass dish of flowers and lit brass oil lamps stand around him, with a tall brass lamp stand behind. An open book rests beside him at dusk.

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A photograph of an evening temple puja at a shrine. A seated man with closed eyes and hands pressed together wears white dhoti and a yellow shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a yellow flower in his hair. Before him are brass vessels, a brass lamp stand, bowls, a flower-decorated holder and an open book. Beside him stands a small white and orange statue draped in a garland. Behind them a large gold pedestal supports a tall decorated ritual object garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and a deity murti in jewelled clothing is partly visible at the right. Brass oil lamps stand against a red curtain in the dim background.2010-07-13December 01 20112011-12-01October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph taken at dusk in a temple courtyard. A man in white dhoti and white shirt, with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, sits on a stone platform and places a hand on the head of a young boy in a white garment with a yellow shawl who kneels before him. Another young boy leans in beside them. On the stone ledge in front are brass vessels, a brass kalasha-style pot, a lit oil lamp, and bowls holding pink flowers. A tall brass lamp stands at the right and an orange-red cloth hangs at the left against a carved stone pillar.2010-07-13October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesDecember 17 20112011-12-17A man sits cross-legged on a small mat on bare ground in front of white temple plinths, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap in meditation. He wears white kurta and dhoti with a green-edged border, a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, a rudraksha-style bead necklace with a gold pendant, and a horizontal white sacred ash mark on his forehead. Ash-grey ash lies on the ground around him. A second person in white stands partly visible behind. The white plinths and whitewashed structure suggest a temple courtyard setting.2010-07-29February 04 20132013-02-04September 28 20112011-09-28September 28 20112011-09-28June 12 20102010-06-12June 12 20102010-06-12