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A crowded temple-style ritual scene. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red turban and dark red garland holds a coconut with green leaves, offering it toward black stone deity murtis adorned with white jasmine and red flower garlands, one with a silver crown. Nearby, a man in an orange turban and white-beaded garland stands beside a shaved-headed devotee in saffron. A man in a white shirt with a saffron shawl watches, a brass plate with kumkum and offerings rests in the foreground, and a large crowd presses behind, with a camera operator visible at upper right. Blue wall and tent canopy frame the scene.

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June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesPhotograph 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 29 20142014-06-29Photo 11687614 +4 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a figure with a bare back and an orange-red wrapped cloth on the head, wearing a garland, holds a cloth-wrapped object toward a black stone deity murti dressed with white and red flower garlands, a rudraksha-style necklace and a white loincloth. A second black stone murti with a crown and flower garland is at the lower right. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, one holding a camera, press in close to watch. A brass pot stands in the lower left corner, and a decorated canopy hangs above. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-06-29 +1 copiesPhoto 11687619 +3 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesPhoto 11687617 +3 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29