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September 13 2015

2015-09-13 +1 copies

Several seated men in white dhotis with gold-edged borders sit on colourful striped mats on a pale tiled floor, bare-chested with white ash marks on their shoulders and arms. The man in the foreground has long dreadlocks, a black headband and beaded necklaces, and holds a small object while his hand rests over a brass tray. Brass puja trays with lamps, bowls of flowers, rice and small brass vessels sit on the floor in front of them, with lit oil lamps and folded white cloths nearby. The scene suggests a ritual gathering in progress.

Seated devotees on a striped multicolour mat during a temple ritual. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt holds a brown coconut. A man on the left wears an orange-saffron cloth, a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, with an ID badge on his chest. Beside him a young man in white dhoti with gold border sits with a red-gold waist cloth visible on another seated man whose bare back shows a rudraksha mala. An older man in white with gold borders and a flower in his hair sits at the right, and more white-clad participants are seen at the top edge. Gold-coloured stands are visible at the back of the hall.

A photograph of a temple hall with a red carpet and white floor. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a green beaded necklace, holds a silver plate of pink and yellow flowers and green leaves while a saffron-robed, shaven-headed sannyasi with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings presses his palms together. Other shaven-headed monks in orange and saffron robes kneel with folded hands, receiving the offering. Seated devotees and orange-robed participants fill the background behind a rope barrier.

A seated group of male priests performs a puja on a white marble floor. Several bare-chested men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white ash markings on their chests and arms. In the foreground, a man with a long rudraksha mala and gold pendant sits cross-legged, his hands joined over a brass plate of pink flowers, a brass lamp and small brass vessels arranged on a red cloth, and an open book beside him. Other devotees sit in rows behind, some in saffron robes, with brass lamps, flowers and offering trays set on the floor in front of them.

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A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls at a night puja, many with white vibhuti horizontal bands and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man with white vibhuti and glasses sits with hands folded in prayer. Behind him, a man in the center holds a lit oil lamp in one hand, and another lamp burns on a brass plate. A brass plate in front holds fruit, flowers and a small bowl of offerings on a red cloth mat over a woven mat floor. Lit oil lamps are visible in the background along with seated devotees in white shirts. The scene reads as a pada puja gathering.

Several men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on a polished floor during a puja. In the foreground, a man with folded hands and rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed. Near the centre, a man with white tilak and rudraksha mala holds an object while chanting; brass plates, small cups, flowers and a lit oil lamp rest on a green cloth and orange mats. Behind them, more white-clad devotees and a few onlookers in white and red sit in a yellow-walled hall. No figure here is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the role is described only as priests and devotees.

2012-05-14 +1 copies

Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered sashes sit cross-legged on a colourful striped floor covering during a ritual gathering. The central man, bald on top, wears a white shawl and a long rudraksha mala, and is handling a small clear plastic-wrapped item, possibly a cloth-wrapped object, over a brown cloth. Another man on the left holds a white box, and a man on the right holds a small clear container.

January 11 2017