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A 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.

September 28 2015

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.

A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit in a hall with a gold throne and ceremonial gold standards behind it. A man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace, stands with palms pressed in namaskar. A second priest in a rust-orange turban and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a metal vessel into the fire. Two women in orange saris stand in the background, and a few devotees are visible at right near brass lamps. Offering bowls and oil lamps sit near the fire pit. The photo depicts a fire ritual, with a visible priest appearance-cued as a person by the page; the figure with the orange turban and rudraksha mala is the officiant, while the garlanded man is shown in namaskar. Identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

A photograph of a night temple ritual inside a shrine. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha headband and a large rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp on a brass stand, wearing an orange-red dhoti and draped cloth with gold-toned bangles. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala stands near a black stone shivalinga. Behind them stands a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and crowned, decorated with garlands of red, pink, orange and yellow flowers. Warm lamplight and a glass panel frame the scene, and a partly visible person in white stands at left.

2015-02-17 +1 copies

A photograph of two seated men in maroon and orange-red robes with gold trim, sitting in orange upholstered chairs with hands joined in namaskar. The man on the left has long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and his head is bowed. The man on the right is bald with a white beard, wears a red-brown rudraksha mala, and is bare-chested with a maroon wrap. Behind them stand shelves of brass and gilded deity murtis, gold-framed mirrors and metal ritual objects. A man in a white vest and red cloth stands at right with folded arms.

Photo of a ritual seated on a red-cushioned throne with gold lion-head armrests. A woman in an orange sari with a red coral mala and gold necklace sits with palms pressed together at her forehead in prayer. Before her, a shaved-headed man in orange and saffron wrap with rudraksha mala and glasses holds a silver tray with a small silver vessel. Silver staffs, brass oil lamps, a gold-framed deity murti, and a red and orange floral garland decorate the setting.

May 15 2016

Ritual scene in a hall with a large ornate gold throne behind. In the foreground, a man in a rust-brown robe with a gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses with a small headset microphone, raises his arm and gestures during a ceremony. Beside him, a younger man in a white dhoti with gold trim and white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead holds his hands in anjali. Behind them, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white garland, white ash and red markings on his forehead holds a lit lamp flame aloft. A gold lion-shaped carving sits at the right edge, and a white floor-standing air conditioner is visible in the background. Ritual ceremony.

A photograph inside a ceremonial hall during a homa or samaya deeksha ritual. On the right, a seated man in a red-and-gold garment wears a red and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, and holds his hands over a small brass plate. Facing him at left, a bald man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with glasses and a brown beaded mala, extends a brass plate of offerings. Behind them stands a gilded throne with a deity murti draped in flowers, a gold kalasha-shaped ornament, and ritual brass lamps.

Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a golden shrine niche with arched pillars and a row of amber lights. The man on the left, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala and an armband of beads, and a red mark on his forehead, stands with hands folded. The man in the centre, bare-backed and bent forward, is offering a white flower garland at a small gilded shrine holding a deity murti, with brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a plate of flowers in front.

2012-05-14 +1 copies

Indoor 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.