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May 12 20122012-05-12February 02 20072007-02-02Photograph of a temple-style puja at night, with a row of lit brass oil lamps (deepa stands) and garlanded deity murti on the left, draped in an orange and red cloth with flower garlands. Three young men in orange-saffron dhotis and bare torsos, with white tilaka and rudraksha malas, stand at right holding a copper vessel with a burning flame and a brass plate. A man in a white dhoti kneels at center, lighting small oil lamps. Several copper bowls filled with yellow liquid and a woven basket sit on the floor in front. Fairy lights and hanging lamps illuminate the hall.2017-12-02Interior photograph of a temple shrine with an arched white niche and warm string lights. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a flaming lamp toward a small gilded shrine draped in red and pink flower garlands, with a deity murti visible inside. A second orange-clad man with a garland stands at left, and a white-clad priest with gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, holding a bell, stands at right. Aarti is being performed before a silver-pillared altar with a kalasha-like offering.2012-05-12Night-time ritual at an open-sided pavilion with smoke rising from a wooden fire pit on the left. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered orange shawl raises a lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamp high with one hand while the other rests on his chest. Beside him an older bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala stands near the smoke. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera stands behind them. On the right a large decorated deity murti or kalasha-type vessel is draped with yellow, white and red garlands, and trays hold coconuts, fruit, bowls and offerings. Hanging decorations and a tiled roof frame the scene.2016-12-07A photograph inside a shrine alcove during a lamp-lit puja. An elderly bare-chested priest with white sacred markings and a rudraksha mala stands at a golden-framed altar holding his hand over the flame. Beside him a figure in orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth and a garland of yellow flowers stands with hands folded. On the right a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth holds a lit aarti lamp toward the altar. The altar is hung with a pink flower garland and has silver vessels, green leaves and a deity murti under a silver canopy. Lit oil lamps line the arched niche. Three people are visible.2012-05-12May 08 20122012-05-08March 02 20182018-03-02A photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor shelter in Karnataka. A sacred fire burns in a brick fire pit in the foreground, surrounded by yellow flower petals. Five priests stand close to the fire: the foreground figures are bare-chested with orange and yellow dhotis, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold chain; one holds a brass vessel and another a ladle-like wooden implement, while a bearded elder in a yellow dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala pours from the vessel. Behind them, a canopy is decorated with orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands. A deity murti dressed in flowers sits on an altar with a red cloth backdrop, and steel buckets stand at the left. Further devotees in white dhotis stand in the background.2007-02-02May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12April 06 20172017-04-06