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A photograph of a shirtless man in a green headwrap and green dhoti-style cloth, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, holding pink flower petals in cupped hands during an offering. Smoke drifts across the frame and a blaze of oil lamps glows behind him, with a gilded deity murti and a red-and-white garland at the right. A small figure of a seated sage with folded hands sits in the lower right foreground. A second, partly visible man stands behind him. The setting suggests a temple ritual.

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A bare-chested man with his hair knotted high on his head and wearing a green headcloth stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra near his chest. He wears a rudraksha mala and a green cloth draped over one shoulder, with a red thread on his wrist. The background is a warm golden blur, with a second person partly visible at the left edge. Ceremonial devotional setting, possibly a puja or satsang moment.2016-07-04July 03 20162016-07-03A bare-chested temple priest in a magenta turban and a teal-and-white checked cloth over his shoulder stands with both arms raised, holding a small bunch of flowers and leaves overhead during ritual worship. He wears layered beaded necklaces with a large ceremonial pendant, bangles, and a sacred thread, with white and yellow ash markings on his forehead. Brass oil lamps stand at the left edge, and a bright, softly lit shrine with green and gold decorations glows behind him.2016-07-03May 18 20122012-05-18July 02 20162016-07-02A photograph inside a yellow-ochre temple hall decorated with brass bells and garlands of orange marigolds, pink and white flowers. A bare-chested devotee in a teal dhoti stands with his back to the camera while a priest in white dhoti and white shoulder cloth holds his hands near his shoulders, and a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with gold-toned garland and gold earring stands at right with palms joined. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A white sacred thread is visible on the devotee's back. Ritual blessing setting.2012-09-11July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesDecember 23 20112011-12-23A photograph of a ritual scene in a dim stone-walled temple interior. A tonsured elder on the left wears a green shawl, white jasmine garland, red flowers and a rudraksha mala, and holds a metal tray. In the centre a standing man in orange robes and a headband with a white forehead mark clasps his hands and wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Behind him a bare-shouldered priest in orange holds a bead necklace. At right a devotee kneels, bowing his head toward a brass plate of flowers and leaves held out to him, with white ash marks on his forehead. A watermarked photo of a temple blessing with flowers and orange cloth.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA bare-backed priest in a hot pink turban and white dhoti stands at the back of a decorated wooden ratha or procession cart, arms raised to place a garland of red and white flowers and green leaves onto a deity murti. Rudraksha mala beads hang across his shoulders and chest. Flanking the cart, carved figures with beards and crowns sit at the sides, and small woven baskets hold leaves and flowers. The background is glowing golden lights and warm decorations. No a person candidate is visible; the figure is a priest seen from behind.2016-07-03July 02 20162016-07-02Photograph of a temple worship scene. A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border, bare-chested with a gold necklace and wrist bands, holds a silver tray of white cloth, yellow marigold flowers and a red vermilion mark toward a devotee. The devotee, a person with long dark hair wearing a green and red sari-style garment and beaded necklaces, stands with palms pressed together at the forehead in reverence. Behind them are a deity murti with a red cloth, garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers, and brass ritual objects on an orange wall.2011-12-16