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A photograph of a temple ritual where a woman in a rust-brown sari with dark rudraksha beads and white pearl necklaces, hair in a bun, holds a brass tray with a golden kalasha-like pot decorated with orange and yellow marigold flowers and petals on a purple brocade cloth. Two shaven-headed priests in orange dhotis stand beside her, one bare-chested with a dark rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread, the other with white ash markings on his chest and arms. Blurred devotees in white and orange stand behind in a pillared hall with a dark deity murti visible in the background.

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January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands centre holding a bunch of green leaves while a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes at left offers a silver tray. Behind them are rows of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and marigold garlands, several women in orange saris, and a crowd of onlookers in white. a person candidate is present, identified by long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold adornments; he is in the centre, presiding over the ritual, with a few shaven-headed monks beside him.2013-03-10June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesOutdoor puja before a golden shrine holding a deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a green cloth backdrop. A young man in rust-red dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha-style vessel and pours liquid while a woman in matching rust-red and gold-bordered sari pours or lights a flame from a small metal lamp. A middle-aged woman in rust-red sari with rudraksha mala stands behind, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand further back. Fruit offerings, scattered rose petals and a red-and-white cloth lie on the floor, with a canopy and trees behind.2015-02-23July 14 20132013-07-14January 01 20172017-01-01January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A central figure with a shaved-looking swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange wrap with gold bands, wears a thick multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, a bold red tilak and white vibhuti on the forehead. He holds a silver plate of offerings with his right hand. To his left, a woman in a pink sari with pearl necklaces holds a red apple. Behind him, several young men in white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths, with shaved heads and white markings, stand or chant. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers wears an orange garland and a rudraksha mala.2013-06-23 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a Maheshwara Puja food offering. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white forehead mark sits cross-legged in an orange robe, wearing a white and blue flower garland, and takes food from a silver bowl. Opposite him, a woman in a rust-red shawl with a gold pendant bends forward holding yellow rice in her cupped hands. A shaven-headed young man in an orange cloth with white sandalwood markings on his chest stands at right, and women in white and red saris watch in the background. Silver trays of yellow food sit on the cloth in front.2016-12-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering in progress. In the foreground, a bare-chested person with long dark hair and a swept-back style wears a saffron-orange shawl and gold bangles, reaching forward to scoop cooked yellow rice from a large brass bowl placed on a gold tray. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes with white tripundra markings on his forehead holds his hands out to receive the offering, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and an orange shawl. A third figure bows low behind the bowl in orange clothing. Other orange-robed people with white forehead markings and malas sit or stand in the background, in a bright hall with white fittings.2013-04-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ritual under an open metal-roofed pavilion. A long-haired man on the right wears a red-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a multi-coloured pink, yellow and green flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, and extends his hand toward a steel tray of white flowers. Beside him, a bald priest in matching orange-red robes holds a tray with an orange shawl, and another shaved-headed attendant in red-orange cloth stands at left, holding a plate of white petals. A copper-coloured pillar with floral garland hangs behind them. Three people are visible, including one partially visible at the lower left, with a copper-coloured pillar and floral garlands behind them.2014-09-09