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August 31 2015

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Night-time outdoor ritual before a golden deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers. A shaved-headed young priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with beaded necklace, stands at a table draped in red cloth and heaped with yellow flowers and mango-leaf kalasha-style offerings, handling a ritual vessel. A second shaved-headed devotee in orange sits in the foreground by a homa fire pit lined with yellow and red petals, flames rising from it. A seated figure in orange-brown robes sits on an ornate red and gold throne at right, with others in orange and white clothing and a drum set in the background. The setting is a temporary open-air mandap under a corrugated roof.2013-09-30April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJuly 06 20152015-07-06April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesNovember 22 20102010-11-22October 19 20152015-10-19A night-time ritual at an open pavilion with a red-and-white striped mat floor and painted pillars hung with colourful banners. In the foreground, a tall long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, offering a flower-filled plate toward a seated figure draped in a gold and green cloth garlanded with pink and orange flowers. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and tilaka hold plates of offerings and stand in a line. To the right, a row of drummers in saffron clothing play large drums. A cameraman stands at left, and a few onlookers in white are visible at the back. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti offering.2018-05-30A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with lion-headed armrests, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and wearing a long white and multicolour flower garland and a gold necklace. A man in an orange shirt kneels at the throne's base, placing flowers and red blossoms on a brass plate, while a brass bell and hanging lamps are visible above and a video camera on a tripod stands at left. Another person's grey-haired head appears at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long, swept-back hair under a saffron turban, saffron robes, rudraksha-style garlands and gold ornaments, seated in ceremonial worship.2014-06-12May 30 20182018-05-30July 16 20152015-07-16Temple ritual inside an unfinished hall with exposed scaffolding and bamboo poles. Three priests attend a golden-framed deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands and green leaves. A priest in the foreground, bare-chested with a yellow and blue dhoti, holds a tray and offers incense smoke over the altar. Another priest in a white dhoti and yellow-bordered cloth stands nearby with a shawl over his shoulder. A tiered stone yagna altar with flower garlands and white offerings sits before them, along with a red-draped table, brass lamps and a jackfruit.2018-03-02