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A ritual scene inside a hall with a fabric-draped ceiling and wall air conditioner. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a multicoloured flower garland, wearing a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha belt, lifts a small lit lamp toward a fire pit at the right. A young assistant in orange robes with white forehead marks stands beside him holding a small bell. Another young man in orange, with rudraksha beads, holds his hands folded in prayer. A bare-headed attendant in orange and a man in white with folded hands stand behind, and a silver bowl and vessels sit on the floor, consistent with a homa or puja.

April 24 2013

A photograph of a temple-style room with orange walls and an open doorway. In the centre a man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a long red-and-white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, facing a golden-framed shrine with a deity murti decorated with white and orange flower garlands. To the left a bald man in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha mala holds a silver plate, and a man in white dhoti with a gold border stands with hands folded. Behind them a woman in white sari with yellow border stands with hands joined and other people are partly visible. A small table holds brass lamps and offerings, and a red curtain and banana leaves frame the shrine.

A central figure with long dark hair wears a red-maroon dhoti and gold-bordered cloth, with a red-and-white flower garland, a gold bead necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, standing with hands folded before a small fire pit with flames. Heaped marigold and rose garlands fill the foreground. Behind him, an attendant in orange cloth carries a silver bowl, another in orange and white stands near a golden throne draped with flower garlands, a man in maroon kneels holding an oil lamp, and a robed figure with white forehead markings reads from a book. Red curtains and an air conditioner form the backdrop.

A man with swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste near a stone temple pillar. He wears a bare upper body with a shawl, a long red and white flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, with gold bangles on his wrists. Behind him, a man in saffron clothing holds a tall ceremonial standard with a golden fringe and embroidered design, and a white-clad attendant stands nearby. Two women in orange saris stand at the right. Brass vessels and a bowl sit on a stone ledge in the foreground, and a plain brick wall with a wooden door forms the background.

February 13 2013

2013-02-13 +1 copies

Indoor temple-style scene with a man standing at a raised stone platform, palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red-and-gold garland and a gold bracelet, with a red tilak on his forehead and a bare upper body wrapped in a cloth. Brass vessels and a lamp stand sit on the platform in front of him. Behind him, a ceremonial embroidered umbrella-like banner on a pole, a bald man in orange and pink robes holding a pole, and two women in orange saris wearing garlands stand nearby. A carved stone pillar frames the left edge and the walls are plastered in peach and pink. A person in white stands among the group. Whether the man in front is a person is uncertain from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.

June 05 2012

2012-06-05 +1 copies

Night outdoor ritual scene with a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland, hands pressed in anjali at the centre, standing near a tall golden staff with a red canopy above. Around him, followers in orange and saffron cloths and white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, stand or kneel on striped mats. One attendant in orange carries a brass kalasha with greenery. Lamps glow in the background near a deity murti on a red-and-gold stand. Swamiji (probable) is the bearded man in the centre; his appearance cues are the long hair, ornate rudraksha mala and garland, and he is in the front role of the ritual, while the other figures appear as devotees and priests.

2017-03-16 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple hall with pillars wrapped in colourful painted cloth and a banana plant. A man with long loose hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a large floral garland with a green-leaved tray-like offering nearby, bows with hands together. Next to him an older bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold necklaces and a vibhuti forehead mark holds a brass plate of offerings. A younger man on the right in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim stands with palms pressed together. A cameraman filming with a camera rig is at the left edge, and a figure in purple and gold cloth stands beside him. Other devotees stand in the background.

Photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. On the left, an older priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and glasses holds a lit camphor aarti lamp with a flame, beside a garlanded silver palanquin decorated with red and white flowers. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand in a line: a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and orange cloth, a man in orange with a long gold-toned necklace and a sacred mark on his forehead, a bearded man in orange wearing a red and white beaded mala, and a shaved-headed man with folded hands in orange and gold garments. Other devotees in white stand behind them. Yellow and red drapes hang on the pillars.

A man with long dark hair and a short beard stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-red garment, a red and white flower garland with yellow marigolds, multiple rudraksha mala strands, a gold pendant, gold earrings, and rudraksha armbands. Vibhuti and a red tilak mark his forehead. Behind him, a younger man with a white-painted forehead and gold necklaces wears orange cloth and holds a silver tray with yellow flowers.