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August 09 2007

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A photo of a shivalinga abhishekam in a temple-style room with a tiled floor. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti, with a cloth draped over his shoulder, pours liquid over a black shivalinga set on a silver platform inside a large steel basin. Beside him, a bearded man with a tilak and a topknot leans in, and a younger man in a purple-bordered white dhoti kneels at the right. Another man in white stands at far left. Silver bowls, a bunch of white and yellow flowers, a coconut and a brass tray of puja items sit on the floor, and brass lamps stand in the background.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a temple ritual in a pink-walled room with brass oil lamps on tall stands. Several men perform a puja. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his chest and arms sits before a large steel plate and a small wooden platform, with a flower garland and coconut in front of him. Beside him another man in orange and white reaches toward a lamp. A man in white dhoti sits at left, a man in a blue-and-white garment sits at right, and a man in orange dhoti and a pink cloth stands at far right adjusting his hair. Brass vessels and a decorated pot stand nearby.2007-08-09A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a room with pink walls and a tiled floor. A bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his arms and chest sits cross-legged in front of a steel plate of flowers and offerings, with an orange cloth and wooden seat nearby. Beside him a man in a blue-and-white shawl wears rudraksha beads and sits on the floor. Two brass oil lamps stand tall behind them, decorated with flowers, next to a small deity murti on a dark pedestal. Another bare-chested man in yellow-orange cloth stands at right, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left. A colourful patterned pot sits on the floor in front.2007-08-09A temple puja in progress inside a pink-walled shrine. A bare-chested priest with long hair, a full beard, white body markings, rudraksha beads and an orange dhoti sits on the floor, gesturing toward a brass pot-shaped offering with a lit oil lamp and white flowers. Beside him a man in a white dhoti sits with palms joined, and on the right another man in orange cloth attends with a metal plate. Above the altar a golden deity murti with a crown stands behind a brass lamp stand and flower garlands, with a large steel vessel and kalasha-style pots on the floor.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph inside a temple hall with maroon drapes and gilded shrine structures. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and pendant, gestures over a brass plate of yellow and white flowers and a kalasha-style vessel. Opposite him sits a young man in saffron robes, bare-chested with a leopard-print headband, body markings, and beaded necklaces, holding a hand near the offering. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red garments fill the hall, with other priests in white dhotis near the shrine. a person candidate is not clearly established from appearance.2019-01-05A domestic puja in a home interior, photographed as a vintage print. A shirtless man in a white dhoti and red rudraksha mala places flowers on a floral-decorated altar with a small brass deity vessel and fruit. A woman in a purple sari stands behind, holding a steel tumbler. A young man in an orange-saffron robe with gold necklaces and a bangle sits cross-legged on a fur-like mat, holding a silver bell and a shallow tray of white flowers, while another seated man in a dark shirt and rudraksha mala offers flowers. A brass pot sits on the floor. a person appearance is uncertain: the seated figure in saffron has a shaved head and ornate gold necklaces, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.Three bare-chested men in saffron-orange robes and matching orange head wraps sit on a red cloth before a brass ritual setup. The man on the left has long dreadlocked hair, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a yellow-and-orange shawl, and he reaches toward an ornate gold-and-brass casket decorated with white and pink flowers. The man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and the man on the right, wearing spectacles and a long beard, also wears a rudraksha mala. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, a steel pot, fruit and small oil lamps sit before them, with a figure in white at the right edge. The scene appears to be a puja or ritual outdoors near greenery.2007-08-09Night-time outdoor homa at a temple-style setting. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth sits beside a flaming fire pit ringed with marigold and red flower garlands, pouring an offering from a small steel bowl. Behind him another priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands tending the ceremony, and a third figure kneels at a second fire pit further back. A red-draped table holds flowers and petals, and fruit and brass vessels sit on the ground. Scaffolding and red curtains frame the scene.2018-03-02