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September 28 2015

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A photograph of four priests in reddish-maroon and saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl robes performing a puja in a workshop-like hall with cream walls and metal ritual items stacked on shelves behind them. In the foreground a priest with a rudraksha mala and glasses holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp in the other, while a priest on the left stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A middle priest holds his hands together over smoke, and a fourth priest stands at the right edge. On a low table draped in orange cloth sit brass vessels, a red bowl and a small dish of offerings. In the right foreground, dark wooden carved deity murti and a ceremonial lamp stand are visible.2015-09-28Indoor temple-style worship in a workshop-like hall with a bare tiled floor and shelves of brass and stone objects. Four men in red-orange and saffron robes stand around a dark wooden deity murti with multiple heads. The central priest, wearing glasses, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured shawl, holds a brass bell and a brass vessel while a thin smoke rises nearby. A man at left has his palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-striped cloth. A small side table holds a brass bowl of white flowers and offering vessels on an orange cloth. Nothing in this image indicates a person's presence.2015-09-28A photograph inside a workshop-like hall with a tiled floor and shelves of metal statues and lamps behind. Two priests in rust-red dhoti-style robes with gold borders stand at a small table with a brass plate, a brass vessel and a lamp, smoke rising from a lamp. The foremost priest, on the left, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red-and-gold wrap and a gold pendant. The central priest, bald and bespectacled, wears a black rudraksha mala and holds a brass bell and a ritual implement while facing a dark stone deity murti with multiple heads. Two other robed figures stand in the background.2015-09-28A photo of a ritual worship scene in a workshop-like hall with a tiled floor and cabinets of brass objects behind. Four priests in saffron-red dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas stand around a small wooden table draped in orange cloth. The man on the left, in a brown-gold shawl, holds his palms together in namaskar. The central priest, wearing glasses and a bare chest with a mala, pours or holds a brass vessel near a lit oil lamp and a plate of offerings, with incense smoke rising. Behind them, a dark bronze murti of a multi-headed deity stands on a stone base at the right edge. Abhishekam or puja is being performed.2015-09-28Evening ritual scene with a fire lamp burning at the bottom edge. A bare-chested man in front wears a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder, layered rudraksha malas and a small pendant, and holds a brass handbell held by another man's hand. Behind him a man with a white forehead band and orange-gold garland presses his palms together in namaskar, while a woman in white and a man in white stand with hands folded among a crowd of devotees in white. A green garland decorates the background and smoke rises from the right side.2014-10-02April 13 20132013-04-13Four male devotees in orange and maroon dhotis and shawls stand in a hall with red curtains and a red-draped stage behind them. Several wear rudraksha malas and white and horizontal sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The leftmost man has his palms pressed together in namaskar, and the others stand with hands folded or bowed heads in prayer. Brass plates and small vessels sit on the floor at the lower edge. Behind them, more people in orange and white clothing are seated or standing.2014-06-03September 28 20152015-09-28A group of shaven-headed devotees in red and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar within an indoor hall. Several wear rudraksha malas, orange-gold shoulder cloths and white vertical forehead marks; the central men have sandalwood-paste body markings. Behind them, other devotees and children in orange dress stand or bow, with framed pictures on the walls and a red curtain at the right edge.2014-06-03September 21 20132013-09-21January 01 20162016-01-01November 04 20142014-11-04 +1 copies