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Photograph of a night ritual at a temple stage, with the image rotated sideways. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a green-and-white cloth at the waist stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing rudraksha and bead necklaces and bracelets. Behind him a standing priest in white dhoti with a maroon-bordered cloth holds a microphone. Smoke or incense haze fills the air, and at left are brass ritual vessels, a large gong or drum, colourful draped fabric and flower garlands. a person: the bare-chested man with rudraksha and bead necklaces is a devotee-priest figure in ceremonial dress, and appearance cues are not conclusive.

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A bearded man stands barefoot at a ceremonial ritual space, eyes closed, with both hands raised together above his head in prayer. He wears a yellow and white silk shawl over a white dhoti with a green silk waist cloth, bare-chested, with a crystal and rudraksha mala around his neck and gold bracelets on his wrists. A red tilak marks his forehead. To the left a man in a white dhoti with a red border speaks into a microphone. A bronze bowl with a ladle, brass vessels, flower garlands and a smoky fire pit sit in the foreground, with a seated priest in white beyond and a striped mat underfoot. Hung floral decorations and a ceiling fan are visible overhead.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15Photo of a ritual at an outdoor stage under a white canopy, with smoke rising at right. A man with a microphone in a white dhoti with red border and a green silk waist cloth stands at left. Centre, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash stripes on his arms and a yellow shawl over his shoulder holds up a red and gold cloth bundle with both hands, while another white-clad attendant beside him holds a silver vessel and a small bell. At right, several deity murti with flower garlands are visible through the smoke, consistent with an abhishekam or puja.2016-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph, rotated sideways, of a temple ritual with smoke and bright light. Three men in white dhotis stand before a decorated altar, one in the foreground wearing a yellow and white cloth and holding a silver-coloured ritual vessel while bending forward. Another man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and bare shoulders stands behind, and a third figure in white is partly visible. The altar is draped in striped fabric and garlanded with yellow and white flowers, with bananas, fruit, a woven basket and brass lamps with flames. Smoke drifts across the scene. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15A photograph of a temple ritual with smoke rising through the frame. Two men in white dhotis with coloured borders are seated at the front of a decorated platform, one in green and yellow cloth and the other in red and gold, both holding ritual implements. A large drum-like vessel and brass pots sit on a colourful striped cloth, surrounded by marigold garlands, fruit and flower arrangements. Bright stage lights and a plume of incense or homa smoke fill the upper area, with an ornate decorated structure behind.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15December 07 20162016-12-07May 02 20172017-05-02A priest in a white dhoti with a yellow and gold shawl and a green sash stands at a fire pit, raising a brass vessel high overhead and pouring a dark powder into the flames. Smoke and bright orange fire rise from the pit, which is bordered by yellow and red flower garlands. A second attendant in white holds a silver bowl beside him. Strands of rudraksha beads hang on his chest. A flower-garlanded deity murti stands at the right edge. The setting is a homa or yagna in a temple hall.2016-12-15