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A photograph inside a temple corridor during a ritual, with a crowd pressing in behind. In the left foreground a shaved-headed priest in a rust-red turban and bare upper body, wearing white flower garlands with red blossoms, holds a small brass vessel. Behind him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rust-coloured shawl presses his palms together in namaskar. Two dark stone deity murtis stand along the right: a tall standing figure draped in white dhoti-like cloth, decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands and a crown, and a smaller seated figure in a blue cloth with red flower garlands. The blue wall and a few people in the background complete the scene.

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June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +4 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual beside a pillared hall. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red turban and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers holds a lit camphor flame over a metal plate for aarti. Beside him a woman in a cream sari and a man in white dhoti and shawl stand with palms joined in namaste. Two black stone deity murtis stand against a pale blue wall, one draped in white and red-and-purple garlands, the other with a crown-like headdress and blue cloth, and a rudraksha mala hangs on the central figure. Onlookers crowd behind, and a cameraman is visible, while a ceremonial umbrella with fringe hangs overhead.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA temple ritual photograph in which a priest with a red-orange turban and bare torso, wearing a cream flower garland, holds a brass plate of petals and offerings beside a black stone deity murti. The murti wears white and red flower garlands, a golden crown and a rudraksha mala, and holds a ritual implement. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt wears a red-brown rudraksha mala and gestures toward the murti, while devotees crowd the doorway. A black Shiva lingam with a face-like carving sits at the lower right. Colourful temple gopuram carvings frame the upper left.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29Photograph of a temple ritual at a crowded shrine. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red turban and red-brown dhoti stands at center, holding a small lamp or incense toward a black stone Shiva lingam decorated with white and red flower garlands and a crown-like ornament, with a leaf on top. Beside him a man in a white shirt and red shawl leans in. On the left, saffron-robed men wear white and orange garlands, and one holds a brass plate with offerings. Other onlookers press behind, and cameras are raised. A black deity figure with garlands sits in the lower right corner. Shaved-headed figure in orange at left edge has a bare upper body. The setting has a light blue wall and a red and yellow decorated doorway.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29A photograph of a temple scene with a devotee in a maroon-brown garment and matching maroon turban and a long white garland, holding a metal plate and offering flower petals toward dark stone deity murtis. The murtis are decorated with white and red garlands and flowers. Behind them, a crowd of devotees stands in white dhotis and shirts, one man wearing a red rudraksha mala, and a woman in a yellow sari with a red garland. A blue wall and a canopy frame the setting, with petals scattered on the ground.2014-06-19