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Night ritual photo at a temple-like setting. In the foreground, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with white flower garlands and a red-and-green garland bows with hands pressed to his forehead. Beside him, an elderly bald man in orange robes, a red-and-white rudraksha headband and a white garland receives aarti from a man in white holding a brass lamp with flaming wicks. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron stand watching, and a bald man on the right wears orange clothing and a white forehead mark. The scene suggests an aarti or honouring ceremony with a crowd of devotees. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance.

May 29 2012

2012-05-29 +2 copies

A photograph of a dim temple corridor where a crowd of men in orange and saffron robes gathers around a central figure. The central man has swept-back dark hair, wears a multicolour garland of red, white and yellow flowers over a golden necklace, gold armbands, and an orange-brown wrap, with his palms pressed together in namaste and a smile. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha malas holds his hands folded, while another orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala stands behind. At right, a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and sandalwood markings on his forehead and chest stands near a dark stone doorway. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background, and a figure at far left is partly cropped. Overlaid text reads copyright notice only.

August 17 2012

May 18 2012

Night-time temple ritual photo. In the foreground a man with a white-and-gold floral garland, orange-red shawl, gold armlet and forehead ornament faces right, his face lit by a lamp. Behind him a man in an orange garment and white-and-gold garland stands beside a bare-chested priest with a bow of sacred ash on his forehead. A priest in a red-and-orange shawl and white dhoti holds a brass tray with a flaming oil lamp, while another priest on the right holds a metal plate. Onlookers in white shirts stand in the background near a carved stone wall and metal grille. The setting suggests an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.

Night photo inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-saffron cloth, gold necklaces and bangles, and extends his right hand over a brass plate holding flowers, white petals and a lit oil lamp. Facing him, a bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold shawl and rudraksha mala holds the plate. Behind them, a man in a striped white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and other devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from the background. The left figure shows distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and gold ornaments, matching a probable Swamiji (probable) performing a puja offering with the priest attending. Lamp and flowers suggest an aarti or puja setting.

February 17 2015

2015-02-17 +1 copies

February 19 2015

2015-02-19 +1 copies

February 19 2015

2015-02-19 +1 copies

January 06 2012

Inside a stone temple doorway with carved pillars, several men in saffron and white ritual clothing perform a puja. A woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace and bangles lights an oil lamp on a silver tray holding flowers and a small metal bowl, while a shirtless man wearing rudraksha malas holds the tray. A bare-chested man in orange with a shaved head and sandalwood tilak stands at left, and a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala watches. Yellow walls and a metal gate frame the scene.