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A night-time ritual gathering of devotees around a shrine. In the foreground a man in white kurta and orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste beside a golden Shiva Meru, a stepped pyramidal vessel on a brass tray. Beside him a woman in an orange shawl with a red bindi also holds her hands folded in prayer. Behind them stand a crowd of devotees in white and orange garments; several women wear white saris with orange shawls, one young man wears a rudraksha mala, and a light-haired woman in orange sits at right. A white cloth covers part of the altar in the lower right, and a wooden pole stands in the background.

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April 08 20142014-04-08July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a temple consecration scene at night. In the foreground, a young woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala rests her hand on a gold-coloured Shiva Meru, a stepped three-dimensional sacred structure, set on a square base over an orange cloth. Beside her, a young woman in an orange shawl over white clothes sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, devotees in orange and white garments sit and stand, including a woman in a white headscarf and a man in orange at the right edge. A white-covered cushion and a wooden tray lie to the right. Overall, the scene shows devotees gathered for the garbha consecration rite.2006-12-11June 20 20142014-06-20December 23 20082008-12-23July 03 20082008-07-03May 13 20142014-05-13September 21 20102010-09-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20142014-09-14December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of a woman in an orange shawl and a small red bindi, seated at a stone platform with her hands resting on a golden tiered Shiva Meru structure on a brass base, a ritual object used in a consecration. Behind her, a young woman in white with an orange shawl and mala looks down, and other devotees in white and orange stand and sit. A man in an orange garment bows near a white cloth on a wooden tray at right. The scene is lit warmly at night, with several people leaning in close around the sacred object.2006-12-11