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Photo of a puja inside a hall with fluorescent ceiling lights. In the foreground, a bearded man with white sacred ash on his forehead wears a white and pink flower garland and a rust-coloured dhoti, holding a small metal vessel and a stick or spoon. Behind him, a younger man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha bracelet holds a towel-wrapped object and watches. On the right, a decorated deity murti with gold and jewelled ornaments and a striped headdress stands near a gilded arch, with yellow marigold garlands.

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June 09 20172017-06-09A photograph of a ritual offering in a hall with a fluorescent ceiling light. A man with long dreadlocks and a white and pink flower garland stands bare-chested in a rust-red cloth, forehead marked with white tilak, holding a leaf offering over a metal plate. Beside him a younger man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and white forehead marks leans in. Behind them is an ornate gold-coloured arch and a golden trident. The setting suggests a pooja offering of bilwa leaves.2017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09May 23rd 20162016-05-23A man in a rust-red robe with a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a brass aarti lamp with a large open flame near a gilded pillar with pink fabric draped over it. Smoke rises behind him, and a trident and a gold throne with a red cushion stand in the background. A younger man in an orange-gold dhoti with a gold chain stands behind him on a red carpet, watching.2016-05-23A photograph of a temple ritual with a man in a rust-brown robe and a brown rudraksha-style mala, wearing a long white and pink flower garland and a vertical sandal mark on the forehead. He holds a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, performing an aarti near a golden pillar. Behind him a man in an orange dhoti with gold necklaces stands beside smoke and a red-draped altar with a flame, and a trident is visible. A pink cloth hangs at the right edge and bright stage lights shine above.2016-05-23February 02 20102010-02-02A man in orange-saffron robes performs an aarti with a large flame from a brass lamp held in his right hand, while ringing a brass handbell held in his left. He wears a white and red flower garland, a gold chain around his neck, and a red tika on his forehead. Beside him a younger man in an orange cloth with white flower and bead garlands stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them stands an ornate silver-gilt deity or altar backdrop, with a ceiling fan at the left edge of the frame.2017-06-10A man in a rust-brown robe wears a white and pink flower garland with a brown rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti before a gold-trimmed pillar draped in pink sheer fabric. Behind him, a younger assistant in orange dhoti and shawl with a garland stands on a red carpet. A silver trident and a red-cushioned throne sit nearby in a stage setting with incense smoke rising.2016-05-23May 05 20172017-05-05May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copies