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Inside a temple chamber with pale yellow walls and a tall cream-coloured pillar stained dark with age, a man with long dark hair and rudraksha malas wrapped over his brown robe stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in saffron-orange cloth stand in devotion. Stone sculptures are stacked along the back wall. A steel tray holding oil lamps and flower petals sits on a stand in the foreground, and a second tray with offerings lies at the lower right.

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April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29Inside a temple hall with stone pillars and fluorescent lights, a priest in a dark red-brown dhoti and shawl, with a bare torso, holds a lit flame over a tray in front of him while others stand around in white dhotis, some with yellow and red borders. Several bare-chested men stand with hands folded in namaskar. Trays of banana leaves, coconut-topped kalasha-style vessels, and pink and white flower petals cover the floor. An orange-clad attendant holds a long staff at right. This appears to be a puja or aarti in a temple setting.2018-04-29A night-time temple scene in which a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a striped cloth over his shoulder holds a lit flame or camphor plate toward a man in a rust-red robe and long dark hair, who has his palms pressed to his forehead. The man wears a long brown rudraksha-style mala around his neck and a bead band on his arm. Beside him, a young attendant in saffron-orange cloth holds a brass kalasha. Behind them, devotees stand watching near iron grilled enclosures and temple pillars, with a shrine containing deity murti visible behind the grille. Smoke or incense drifts through the air. A man in a pink shirt and dark trousers stands at left. This appears to be an aarti or pooja being offered.2017-02-07Night photograph at a temple gateway with a golden grille door, grey stone pillars and scaffolding behind. A bare-chested man in orange ochre garments and a gold necklace stands at the right, hands folded in prayer toward the gate. Beside him a woman in a maroon sari with a red and white flower garland faces the gate, hands joined. At left, a bearded man with a white shawl and gold necklaces holds a mobile phone, and a bare-chested man with body markings and orange cloth holds a white and gold ritual vessel. Several onlookers in the foreground, a person in a teal sari in the background, and string lights overhead.2017-02-06April 29 20182018-04-29November 11 20172017-11-11A photograph inside a temple interior with pale stone walls and a dark beaded curtain on the right. A bare-chested man with long matted dreadlocks and rudraksha beads, hands folded in anjali, stands in front of a painted deity murti. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and a small heap of offering on it, looking toward the viewer. Behind them a carved statue with a tall topknot and white vertical tilaka marks is visible. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a shrine.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copies