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Outdoor evening photograph of a stone-paved temple courtyard lit by green and red lights and strings of lamps. A group of men in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several men in white dhotis and garlands sit on the ground around a central figure seated cross-legged and bare-chested, with a pale crown-like headwear and kumkum on the forehead. A seated elderly man in an orange shawl sits in a wheelchair at right, and a bald man in glasses stands in the foreground. A woman in a green and purple sari stands at left. Some people hold white and black items; a camera hangs from one white-clad man. Rudraksha malas and marigold garlands are visible.

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A night-time outdoor temple scene lit by strings of multicoloured lights and a green laser beam. An elderly man in orange-saffron robes with a sandalwood tilak sits on a wooden bench, his hands joined near his waist. Beside him sits a man in a dark maroon-red dhoti and shawl with a red-orange turban, wearing a large gold pendant and beaded garland. Several men in matching maroon-and-gold robes with rudraksha-style garlands and shaved heads stand behind the bench, some with white and red tilak marks. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels on the stone floor scattering or offering something in a ritual, while a man in orange cloth sits at the front right and a photographer stands at the far left. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard with a stone-paved floor.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16A photograph of a homa fire pit in the foreground with flames rising from a square stone pit, while a man in orange dhoti and orange cloth leans over the pit offering something into the fire. Around him, a large group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit and stand, many with shaved heads, white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas. A man in white clothes at the left holds a camera. Brass pots, plates of offerings and a kalasha sit at the pit's edge, and a gilded deity murti appears at the top left in the dim hall. Many people are visible, mostly in orange and red.2013-03-10Outdoor temple courtyard at night under strings of coloured lights. A seated man in a rust-red and gold dhoti with a heavy gold pendant and beaded mala sits on a wooden bench in the centre, hands folded. Beside him, an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks sits with hands clasped. Behind them, a row of standing men and women in rust-red and gold silk garments and garlands, many with shaved heads and tripundra marks, stand with palms pressed together. In the foreground, a seated devotee in an orange shawl and a person in red-gold cloth hold a small brass vessel and offerings near the bench.2015-09-16March 10 20132013-03-10Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21March 10 20132013-03-10December 29 20102010-12-29September 14 20152015-09-14March 10 20132013-03-10