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October 18 2015

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May 02 20172017-05-02July 13 20152015-07-13A ritual scene in a temple-style hall at an altar decorated with garlands of white flowers and red-and-yellow marigolds. At the centre, a golden ornate peetha holds a garlanded kalasha pot with a coconut, and a silver tray of flower offerings sits in front. Two people sit cross-legged at the altar: on the left a bare-chested priest with a grey-patterned headcloth and sacred thread garland, his hands raised in gesture; on the right a woman in a purple-and-gold sari with a white dhoti-style skirt, her palms joined in prayer. Behind them are two seated attendants in white dhotis and a large deity figure draped in green cloth and garlands. Brass lamps and rows of stacked offerings, including sweets, line the foreground.2015-10-18April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a temple hall. Two shirtless men with rudraksha malas sit before a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. The central man wears a maroon turban, a white dhoti and a striped shawl, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. A younger man beside him sits with a mala. At the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth bends forward holding a small bell-like vessel. Yellow and orange flower garlands and marigolds surround the pit, and orange-clothed figures stand in the background with a golden ornate structure behind them. The a person-attribution is not visibly supported by appearance.2018-01-06May 02 20172017-05-02March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A seated puja in a large hall with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-and-yellow saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bangles sits on a red mat, holding a folded white cloth over brass puja vessels, kalasha-style pots and leaves on a stone low table. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shawl, with vibhuti and rudraksha mala, and other priests in white and saffron sit in a row performing the ritual. Brass plates, lamps and small bowls are arranged on the table.2017-01-08Photograph of a ritual homa at a temple courtyard. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured border sits cross-legged before a fire pit of burning wood, his hands extended toward the flames, a microphone on a stand before him. Gold necklaces with bead and pendant ornaments hang on his chest. Beside him sits a second man in orange-saffron cloth with a gold-bead mala and pendant, his hands folded in his lap, with a brass plate of yellow flower petals in front of him. A tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at right beside a brass vessel, and a red-and-white striped pillar stands behind.2011-11-01A photograph of a seated ritual in a temple-like hall with yellow-painted brick platform in front. A central man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and glasses, pours or stirs ritual items from a brass vessel with a grass or leaf implement. Two young attendants in saffron/orange turbans, gold-edged shawls and rudraksha malas sit on either side. Behind them, a richly decorated throne draped in red and gold, and a deity murti adorned with flower garlands, gold ornaments and a green silk cloth. Brass bowls, flowers and a small vessel sit on the platform.2015-04-30December 28 20112011-12-28