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A temple ritual in a plain room with pale pink walls. A bare-chested priest in a blue headcloth and white dhoti with a striped border pours water from a silver elephant-spouted kalasha, its top decorated with yellow marigolds, over the head of a kneeling man in a white dhoti and red garland. Another attendant in an orange-and-saffron shawl stands at left holding a tray of red petals, and a gilt deity murti is visible behind. The scene shows an abhishekam-style blessing.

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September 27 20172017-09-27Ritual scene during a homa or puja with a small fire burning on the floor in front of several men in traditional attire. A bare-chested priest in the foreground wears a blue head wrap, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a green-striped cloth, pouring from a silver kalasha-style vessel with a metal ladle. Behind him a man in white dhoti bends forward to the fire, and another in an orange cloth bends at the left edge near a yellow and red marigold garland. A fourth man at the right in a white dhoti and pink-gold shawl holds a silver vessel. Multicoloured mats cover the floor, and a large golden prabhavali halo frames a seated figure in the background.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesRitual scene in a temple hall during a homa or puja. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl leans forward over a fire pit of burning flames. Another priest in white dhoti and a maroon-trimmed cloth bends low beside him, holding a metal plate of red petals. A standing priest in a blue head cloth and green shawl, wearing a striped white dhoti, pours liquid from a silver spouted vessel over a white kalasha topped with yellow flowers. Behind them stands a golden deity murti and flower garlands sit on the floor. A dark carved wooden door with brass studs is at left.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesJuly 02 20162016-07-02September 27 20172017-09-27A bare-chested man in white dhoti and yellow-green cloth wrap stands on a stage under bright lights, holding a silver kalasha pot wrapped in white cloth and topped with yellow flowers and grass blades, pouring a thin stream of water from it. He wears an orange headcloth, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. The setting appears to be an outdoor tent-like venue with scaffolding in the background. No visible identification of a specific individual is possible from appearance alone.2016-12-05August 21 20172017-08-21April 06 20172017-04-06November 01 20112011-11-01