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December 30 20182018-12-30 +2 copiesApril 07 20192019-04-07April 14 20182018-04-14February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene beside a palm grove. A bearded man in a rust-red robe with a long red and yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant stands centre, holding a small silver vessel in one hand and a bell in the other, hands near his chest. Two attendants in saffron-orange dhotis stand beside him: one bare-chested with gold jewellery and bangles, palms pressed together in namaskar, the other holding a metal bowl. To the left, a copper-coloured kalasha-style pot wrapped in fresh marigold garlands and a thatched cover. Behind them a tall tiered brass lamp stand with many curved arms. A man's face is partly visible at the lower right edge.2016-08-27Outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style setting with palm fronds behind. A decorated wooden kalasha-like tower with a thatched top is garlanded with yellow marigolds and pink-purple flowers at its base. A figure with long dark hair, a white flower garland, gold armlets and a saffron/orange shawl and dhoti holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) over the tower. A second bald priest in saffron cloth holds a tray of flowers and offerings. Grey stone deity statues stand in the background, and a few spectators with cameras and folded hands watch from the foreground.2011-12-11Outdoor puja before a garlanded black stone deity murti in a golden-framed shrine under shady trees. The murti wears a green and red cloth, a gold dhoti-like drape and a thick garland of red, white and yellow flowers. In front, a brass oil lamp stands on a black mat while a man in a saffron/orange dhoti and bare chest holds a silver plate. To the right, a man with a red-orange turban and long hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, stands with a silver bowl among several white-clad and orange-clad devotees. A photographer in white is at left centre. Red fencing and a tent appear in the background.2016-12-23August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor ritual scene under leafy trees: several priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand on a raised wooden platform draped in a blue and red striped cloth. The central priest wears a long white-and-red floral garland and holds a brass ritual vessel, while others hold plates and a small kalasha-style pot. A white-clad attendant with a shaved head stands at right. Beside them is a large dark stone deity murti with raised arm and a stone bull form, and a row of devotees with folded hands stands below the platform. Brass oil lamps and a stepped wooden stair are visible.2015-02-05Photo of a ritual at an outdoor ceremony under a green tarp. In the foreground, a man in a dark brown dhoti wears a long multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms, a black turban and a rudraksha bead necklace, with his palms pressed together before a tall black deity figure. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a purple-bordered dhoti and yellow shawl holds a brass lamp with three lit flames, waving it before the figure. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes and turbans stand among devotees and a lit incense stick. A single brass lamp, flowers and a garland are visible; this shows a puja with lamp offering before a deity murti.2018-04-14August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor ritual scene under a large banyan tree with a dark stone deity murti on the right. A bare-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders holds a brass plate. Beside him, a man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and a long white and red flower garland stands holding a brass lamp with a flame, performing aarti before the murti. Another figure in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at the left edge, and a few other people are partly visible. Sunlight flares through the leaves above.2015-02-05