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January 22 2014

Photo inside a pink-walled temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands. A tall pink and gold-embroidered cloth-wrapped Maha Meru stands on a copper base in the foreground. A man in a pink kurta and white dhoti on the right gestures while speaking to a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, who holds the mala in his hands. Beside him stands a bearded man in white kurta with an orange shawl, and another orange-robed devotee stands behind. On the left, an orange-clad man stands near a figure prostrating on the floor. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like offering tray with flowers, and a dark stone deity murti sit on the marble platform.

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Indoor temple scene during a pada-puja ritual at a shrine with a brass yoni-shaped basin holding a marigold offering. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit in prayer posture with hands folded, one holding a silver trident-topped staff. A young shaved-headed devotee in the center sits with hands in anjali, wearing a red-brown shawl and rudraksha mala. Onlookers stand behind in red, orange and maroon sweaters, a man in a pink turban and white dhoti holds a garland, and a bowl of marigolds sits to the right. A small seated child in orange is among the group. A deity murti is not clearly visible.

A photograph inside a temple hall with cream walls and a marble floor. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk toward a decorated shrine at right, where a deity murti sits on a wooden stand draped in white and orange garlands. Two bronze oil lamps stand beside the shrine, and a bronze swan ornament hangs at the top. A man in a white dhoti and a shirtless man stand at left, and a man in white dhoti stands near the centre. Small brass vessels and green leaf offerings sit on the floor before the shrine. Three men in saffron robes stand near the door at centre-right.

January 22 2014

A photograph of a Shiva lingam ritual inside a decorated tent with orange and multicolored fabric draped overhead. A large black lingam wrapped in a white cloth and adorned with gold and rudraksha-style necklaces and marigold and rose petals sits centrally, beneath a silver hooded cobra canopy. A hanging silver vessel dispenses liquid over it. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a short beard stands with hands folded in devotion, holding pink petals. Behind him, a turbaned man in orange and several other saffron-clad men and youths stand in attendance, one holding a brass bowl. At the right, a bearded elder with long grey hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, standing near the lingam. Gold and brass ritual objects and a red cushioned seat are visible at the edge.

February 02 2007

A photograph of a temple shrine area during a ritual. On the left, a seated figure in orange sits on an orange-draped platform beside a deity murti garlanded with flower strings, with brass lamps and vessels nearby. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace stands with his back to the camera, next to a man in orange with a shaved head and gold necklace. A figure in orange with a tall orange turban and white floral garland stands at the centre, and a young man in white with a red sash holds a brass vessel at right. Garlands and a tall decorative lamp stand frame the scene under a corrugated roof, with several seated figures in the background near the altar.