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Indoor temple scene with a bright sunlight flare at left. A bare-chested man in a plain olive-brown cloth wrap stands at a stone counter, holding a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and a small brass bowl. Behind and around him, a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands close, one wearing orange cloth. At right, in the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-and-maroon wrap and rudraksha-style adornment, facing the counter. A small brass lotus-shaped dish and dark bowls sit on the counter, with white cloth and ritual items at lower left. Iron grille doors and a carved wooden panel frame the entrance behind.

December 20 2011

Inside a stone temple hall with carved grey pillars, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands in a crowd. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange cloth, a gold necklace and a gold armlet, with hands joined in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange holds a gold necklace and a gold kalasha-like pot. Another bearded priest in orange dhoti with white forehead marking and rudraksha mala offers a brass bowl toward the central figure. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand at right near a white metal gate, and a grey-haired man in white cloth watches from the lower right. Women in orange and maroon saris stand behind, hands in anjali, at a temple darshan or pooja.

Night-time ritual photograph of a standing figure in long flowing orange robes and an orange shawl, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit flame or camphor aarti in the other, with smoke rising. Long dark hair and a rudraksha mala are visible. Behind and to the right, a seated man in orange clothes presses his palms together in prayer, and a man in white stands behind him. Brass kalasha pots and lamps sit on a yellow-draped platform, with more seated people in white and orange in the background, and carved stone pillars frame the left edge.

December 20 2011

A photograph inside a small room with cream walls, a red carpet and a bright window. A woman with long dark curly hair in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed. Beside her on the left, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a gold necklace and gold bangle stands with hands folded. In the background a man in dark-rimmed sunglasses and white shirt stands, and a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl stands near the window. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, performing aarti. A fire alarm is mounted on the wall.

A photograph inside a temple hall with red carpet and white walls. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt with grey hair and a lanyard stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a long-haired person in a sleeveless orange robe with a beaded necklace also holds hands in prayer. Next is a bald, bespectacled man in orange robes and an orange head cloth wearing a gold chain, hands clasped. Behind them, a young boy in orange stands, and a man in orange and an orange-garbed devotee are visible. A grey metal case rests on the carpet and a white garland lies near a wooden door on the right.

Indoor ritual scene with a figure in long dark hair and orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated at a low wooden altar, performing a ceremony with brass lamps, bowls and a white cloth on the tray. Facing him, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and red tilak has his palms pressed together in reverence. Around them, devotees in white and orange garments with yellow shawls stand and kneel in a whitewashed hall, with a red curtain at right. Appearance-based label: a person seated in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha beads, performing the ceremony. Eight to ten people visible in total.

January 09 2008

Photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple sanctum with dark stone walls and gold-framed doorway. A bare-chested priest with sacred ash markings and a red-brown rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass tray with a flame and offerings, directing the light toward a garlanded deity murti draped in white cloth. To the left, a young man in a long-sleeved white garment with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands beside another figure in orange robes with long dark hair who looks down toward the flame. Brass oil lamps are arranged on a rack at right, and the scene suggests a night aarti at the deity.

A photograph taken indoors in a room with recessed ceiling lights and a small chandelier. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, her palms pressed together at her forehead in greeting. To her right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a pink and green border holds a brass plate with a small lamp and offerings, and a bearded man in orange robes with a pink flower garland stands nearby. Behind them, people in orange robes and light sarees stand near a red-carpeted altar area, and an older man in a light shirt on the left sits with his hands together in greeting.

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