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A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine with red-and-white striped steps. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a red-bordered cloth and a gold chain, holds a silver plate of burning offerings and a lit flame toward a grey bull-shaped Nandi statue draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A younger attendant in white sits beside him wearing a garland. Silver bells, a small silver vessel and a bowl sit on the stone platform in front of a dark square pit. Potted plants and dark-stone deity figures appear in the background, with a red-draped altar behind the Nandi.

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A photograph of a temple ritual outdoors. In the foreground a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a thick gold necklace sits on an orange mat, holding a silver plate with a lit flame over a dark coconut-like offering. Beside him a second priest with a shaved head and tilak sits partly behind. Silver bowls, a small silver bell and a brass tray with offerings lie on the ground near a dark stone basin. Behind them stands a grey vehicle-form murti draped in red and orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a gold-rimmed tray on the red-covered dais. White-and-red striped steps and potted plants fill the background.2010-09-08A photograph of a temple courtyard with a square stone-rimmed yagna pit filled with dark ash or embers at the lower right. Behind it, a grey bull (Nandi) murti sits on a red-draped platform with an orange-and-gold cloth over its back, garlanded with marigold and white flower strings, and a silver vessel with a leafy plant stands beside it. On the left, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders and a gold necklace sits cross-legged on the floor, with a second person in white partly visible behind him. Silver plates, bowls and a small silver kalasha sit on the floor near the fire pit, and a microphone stand is positioned at left. Red and white striped steps lead up in the background.2010-09-08A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual in front of an orange-walled shrine with a signboard reading a Hindi temple name. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing a gold-coloured beaded necklace, holds a silver plate and pours or offers from it over a square black pit with white-edged stone surround used for a fire offering. A second young assistant in white with a red-bordered cloth stands behind him holding a small metal object. Trays of grains, dried plant material and offerings sit on an orange mat. Behind them a large deity murti with a crown, garlanded in red, yellow and white flowers, stands on a grey pedestal draped in red cloth, with a brass plate of offerings and a glass vase of white flowers beside it. Another person in white stands at the left edge.2010-09-08A homa ritual in a temple hall. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on an orange mat before a brick fire pit where flames rise. A younger priest in white with a gold-toned border holds a silver tray of ash or powder and gestures over it. Behind them, three decorated murtis with garlands stand on a blue draped platform beside brass kalashas with mango leaves. Wooden sticks and a silver bowl sit at left, and two drummers in white sit in the background.2010-12-26September 08 20102010-09-08 +1 copiesA temple courtyard scene with a large grey Nandi bull statue draped in a red cloth and orange-gold cover, garlanded with flowers and yellow marigolds. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders sits cross-legged, hands joined in prayer, wearing gold necklaces and bracelets. Behind him, another man in a white shirt and dhoti bends forward over an open book on a low stand, and a third young man with a yellow-and-gold neck garland sits nearby. A brass plate with a flame-lit lamp sits on the red cloth, along with a silver vessel and bowls. A square stone pit with a small fire glows at the bottom edge. Red-and-white striped steps and potted plants line the background, with a dark deity statue visible at upper left.2010-09-08A seated priest in a white dhoti with a red border and a gold chain pours ghee or an offering from a ladle over a square homa fire pit in a dim hall. Behind the pit stands a large blue ceremonial vahana figure. A silver bowl and small brass vessels rest on the pit's edge, and a potted plant and steps sit in the background. The scene reads as a fire ritual or homa. One person is visible.2010-09-03October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor Hindu ritual at a homa fire pit in front of a decorated deity murti. A priest in white dhoti and a cream head wrap, with bare upper body and bead bracelets, leans over the square fire pit, holding a silver plate near the flames while offering items from steel bowls. Behind the fire, a garlanded deity murti with a flower-covered shrine and kalasha-style vessels sits on a red-draped platform. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes with white body markings sit on mats around the fire, one with hands folded in prayer. Stepped white and red-striped walls and palm trees frame the open courtyard.2013-09-09A shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with red-bordered cloth and a sacred thread stands at left, holding a lit camphor aarti lamp toward a ganesha murti. Beside him a second priest in white dhoti holds a small bell-shaped metal vessel. The murti sits on a grey elephant-shaped base, dressed in a dense garland of red, yellow, orange and purple flowers with a gold crown and ornaments, set before an orange canopy. A red cloth covers the platform, with a flower vase and brass plates of offerings. A square black pit with white rim lies in the foreground. A sign on the orange wall reads 'Ganesh Mandir'. The scene is an outdoor temple aarti, with the two priests as the only visible people.2010-09-08A temple courtyard outside an orange-washed shrine with a sign reading Nandeshwar Mandir. Two priests in white dhoti and shawl with red borders perform a homa at a square black fire pit with a white and grey stone border. The foreground priest, bare-headed and wearing a gold-beaded mala, holds a silver plate with burning offerings. Behind him a second priest in white holds an open book. On the right stands a grey Nandi bull statue draped in red cloth, with a richly decorated, flower-garlanded deity murti behind it, wearing a crown and red garlands. Brass dishes of offerings sit on the orange floor, and a white-clad figure stands at the left edge.2010-09-08