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A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled interior with a dark carved wooden door. On the right, a bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a small brass bell and stands before an altar. Several young men in saffron-orange cloth with white body markings and rudraksha malas stand on the left, one holding a brass vessel. On the altar sit bananas, marigold and multicolour flowers, a brass plate and oil lamps on a striped mat, and a carved wooden throne-like seat. A seated figure in the background wears a white garland. The scene reads as puja or seva offerings, with no visible printed names.

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May 10 20182018-05-10May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesJune 04 20182018-06-04May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ritual in progress. A standing priest in a dark maroon dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and glasses, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other, facing a gold-framed shrine decorated with white and multicoloured flower garlands. Three young attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and turbans stand to his left, one holding a silver tray with a lamp stand and another a bowl of flowers or grains. Behind them, a garlanded figure presses palms together. A pink and gold draped table and smoke rising at the left complete the scene, with petals scattered on the floor.2015-04-30Photo of a fire ritual at a carved wooden double door with brass studs and a brass knocker, beside a grey brick wall. A bare-chested priest in orange-brown dhoti and rust-coloured wrap, with a sandalwood-marked torso, a long rudraksha mala and a small turban, pours from a metal cup over a small fire pit. Two orange-robed attendants with orange turbans kneel and tend the flame, one holding a metal vessel. Decorated offerings with green leaves and cloth sit on the floor beside a lit oil lamp and brass bowls on a striped mat.2018-05-29 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesMarch 01 20182018-03-01May 19 20132013-05-19April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple-like hall. A yellow brick fire pit, the homa kund, burns with bright flames in the foreground, with fruit and flower offerings laid on a tray at right. A priest bare-chested in a rust-red dhoti and turban, with white markings on his body and a bead mala, bends over the offerings. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis, one holding a silver plate and both with white body markings and bead necklaces, stand with palms joined at left. Seated in the background on an ornate gold throne with red cushions is a bearded man in a rust-red robe and turban with a mala, a person. Behind him is a gold carved arch, and striped rugs cover the floor.2018-03-12A photo of a night-time worship inside a dim, weathered stone shrine with peeling plaster walls. A long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists and an upper-arm band, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a carved wooden doorway hung with white and red flower garlands. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a plate of flowers, and a figure at the left edge holds a brass bell. A hanging oil lamp is visible above the doorway. The lamp-bearer's appearance matches the page's a person reference only partially; the cues are long hair and malas, but the face is uncertain, so he is described by role as the lamp-bearing priest.2018-03-01