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A ritual scene at night with a dark background. A young man in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a red bindi, white tripundra on his forehead and white markings on his arms and chest, wears a rudraksha mala and holds a woven basket and a brass vessel while seated in front of a large arrangement of pink and purple flowers, green leaves and a yellow cloth. Beside him, a younger boy in an orange-saffron cloth with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads holds a brass lamp. Brass ritual items and a golden decorative frame appear behind them. a person identity is not established from appearance.

Two men sit on a green cloth during a ritual at night beneath a white cloth backdrop. The man in the foreground wears an orange-saffron garment with a yellow border, a gold-bead necklace and a gold armband, his arm raised, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man with a shaved head and a topknot wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a beaded necklace. Before them stand a gold lamp stand, a silver tray with small silver vessels and a bowl of red kumkum. Smoke rises at left. Ritual activity, no visible identification of the foreground figure beyond clothing and role.

Night ritual at a temple-style shrine. A man in white dhoti and a white head wrap with rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings on his arms pours water from a vessel over a deity pair decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and gold-and-white jewelry. Before the shrine stand three kalasha pots with green leaves and a purple cloth. Several shaved-headed young people in saffron-orange shawls kneel with their backs to the camera, some holding vessels, facing the altar as devotees in an abhishekam or puja.

December 20 2013

September 27 2013

Night photograph of a temple-style procession outdoors. Two young men walk forward in front, carrying ritual offerings. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a rust-coloured shawl draped over his shoulders, a dark rudraksha mala, and a white tripundra on his forehead with a red bindi; he holds a silver tray heaped with red and yellow flower garlands. The man on the right, bare-headed and with a shaved head, wears a maroon-and-gold cloth, a rudraksha mala, and a white tripundra; he carries a silver pot with a pink flower garland. Behind them, other people in orange and white ritual clothes walk through dark foliage and a drummer is partly visible.

December 21 2013

Two men perform a ritual before a deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers. The man on the left wears a saffron-orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a gold-coloured bangle, with white ash marks on his forehead and arms. He holds a turmeric-yellow object over the murti. The man on the right wears an orange turban, a pink-and-red shawl over bare shoulders, a red-and-white garland and rudraksha bracelets, and holds a turmeric-coated item in his open hand. The deity behind them is decorated with silver and jewelled ornaments. The scene suggests a padapuja or abhishekam-style offering with turmeric.

October 03 2014

Two young men in a dimly lit ritual setting. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala with a small framed pendant, sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together around a red-tinted offering. Behind him, a second man with white forehead markings, earrings and a dark rudraksha necklace wears an orange robe and holds a woven basket with red flower petals. Gold-tasselled drapery is visible in the background.

A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A man in orange ochre robes, with a white vibhuti line on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a gold chain, sits and arranges red and white flower garlands on a wooden stand before a golden deity murti. To the left, a second man in orange with a matching orange turban holds a brass plate of white offerings. A tall brass oil lamp stands at the left edge, and red and green cloth hangs at the right beside gold-coloured sculptures. Several people in the background wear green and yellow.

Night-time fire ritual. A central man in white dhoti and sleeveless white top, wearing a yellow-and-red turban and rudraksha malas, raises a metal tray of burning camphor or offering sticks with flames. Flanked by young men in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha necklaces and white forehead marks, seated on the ground. Brass vessels and a bell lie in front, and a brass bowl of yellow substance sits at lower left.