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February 23 2007

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Outdoor ritual scene under a corrugated metal roof with orange-robed men seated around a wooden puja platform. A man in the centre-right wears an orange shawl, red-bordered cloth, a white forehead tilak and a rudraksha-style strand, seated cross-legged and tending a brass vessel and offerings. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in orange helps hold a small silver pot and lamp. Other orange-robed devotees sit or stand nearby, with vertical orange-and-white streamers hung from the ceiling. On the right stand brass kalasha water pots and a small metal deity murti. Silver bowls, a dish of white grain and incense sticks are arranged on the platform, with smoke rising.2007-02-23A group of seated men in orange and saffron robes perform an aarti-style ritual, each holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. The central man wears saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses, and holds a lamp forward with both hands. Others around him hold lamps and kumkum-marked plates, and a man in white dhoti sits at left. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and small vessels rest on orange mats on the floor, with incense smoke rising at right.2011-09-25February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23Several saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on a tiled floor for a puja in a temple hall, with a golden backdrop and red curtains behind them. In the foreground a bald man with glasses and a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in prayer, with a vibhuti line on his forehead and gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him, two other saffron-robed men with forehead markings and malas sit with hands folded or offering incense. Brass plates, a small silver cup, oil lamps and incense sticks rest on orange mats in front of them, with a faint trail of smoke rising.2011-09-12 +1 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21A ritual scene in a temple hall with a concrete floor. In the foreground, a man in a red shawl over orange clothing sits cross-legged, holding a flower-strewn plate and a small vessel, while a copper pot and cup sit on the floor. Two men in orange robes sit facing him with hands folded, one in the foreground partly visible. Behind them, seated devotees in white dhotis and a man in orange stand near a row of brass kalasha pots and coconuts on a gold-framed platform.2010-07-21May 04 20162016-05-04August 22 20062006-08-22July 21 20102010-07-21February 23 20072007-02-23Photograph of a ritual puja on a stone floor, with priests in saffron and orange robes seated on the ground. The priest on the left, with a bare chest, grey-streaked beard, rudraksha mala and red-and-gold shawl, rings a brass bell while holding his hand on his chest. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth holds a brass lamp with a flame and a small bell, offering it over brass and copper vessels. Trays hold flower garlands in yellow and red, sliced fruit, coconut, kumkum and turmeric. Other seated people wear white and orange, and standing figures in orange cloth are visible at the top. Copper pots and a brass container stand nearby.2010-07-21