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Evening temple ritual photographed at a Nithyananda Peetham setting with dark foliage behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with long dark hair and a yellow-and-red marigold garland stands with his back toward the camera, facing a second priest in rust-red dhoti at right who holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Girls in yellow and gold dresses with flower-crowned hair and gold jewellery stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A woman in white sari and a woman in saffron-orange sari also join hands in prayer, while a man in teal kurta and rudraksha mala watches from behind. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.

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A long-haired man with a yellow and magenta flower garland, bare-chested and wearing a rust-coloured dhoti, stands with folded hands and receives a tray of offerings from a boy in an orange cloth. Behind a low rope barrier, several girls in gold and green silk dress with flower crowns press their palms together in namaskar. Women in white and orange saris and a man in teal stand nearby with hands joined. The setting is an evening outdoor temple area with dark foliage. The bare-chested man with long hair and garland may be a person by appearance cues, though this is uncertain.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual photograph in which a long-haired man with a flower garland of yellow marigolds and pink roses, a rudraksha bracelet and a gold ring stands bare-chested in a rust-red dhoti, hands extended over a brass tray of flowers and leaves held by a young boy in saffron robes with a white tilak. Behind them, devotees in saffron, yellow and teal clothing stand with palms pressed together, and a rope barrier separates the ritual space from the crowd.2017-09-26 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual photograph. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti with a gold border, a yellow-and-pink marigold and rose garland, and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm, extends his hands toward a silver tray. Beside him a young man in a maroon dhoti and rudraksha mala, with a bright tilak on his forehead, carries the tray holding a white-draped kalasha or murti decorated with yellow marigolds and red flowers. Behind them women in ornate jewellery and flower-decorated hair stand with hands folded in prayer, and blurred devotees in teal and white stand in the background.2017-09-26A photograph at night of a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and bare-chested with rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds and gold earrings. To his left, a woman in an orange sari and a woman with white hair stand with hands folded, and to his right two young girls in yellow and green silk dresses with flower-wreathed hair and gold jewellery also stand with palms joined. Behind them devotees stand in the dim temple setting, with a stone lamp stand and warm lights visible at the top left.2017-09-26 +1 copiesNight photograph at an outdoor ritual. A long-haired man in a rust-brown dhoti with a gold waistband, wearing a marigold and red rose garland over his shoulder and rudraksha bracelets on his arm, stands in profile with his palms extended toward an offering. Behind him, a girl in a yellow and cream dress with a flower headpiece and a young woman in an orange-yellow sari stand with hands folded in prayer, while more people in teal and white clothing watch from the background. Orange-robed attendants are partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti during Navaratri. a person cues: long matted hair, rudraksha bracelets and a garland, but the face is turned away and the appearance is uncertain.2017-09-26 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a forehead of white and red tilak, and a rust-red cloth wrapped at his waist stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. He wears heavy gold necklaces with bells, gold armlets and bangles, and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, several young sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with gold borders hold a silver puja tray with an oil lamp burning and a metal kalasha-like vessel, while another carries a tray of green leaves. A large banyan tree and hanging colourful tassels frame the outdoor ritual setting.2016-08-02A photograph of an outdoor devotional gathering with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands centre with palms pressed together before a silver-footed offering stand holding fruit, flowers and a decorated basket. On the left a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with white body markings holds a tall wooden staff. Around them devotees in yellow marigold garlands and saris in red, blue and green, plus white-clad men in garlands, stand with hands folded in anjali. A brass kalasha-like lamp stands at the upper left. The scene suggests a puja-style ritual; the figure in the centre shows distinctive long hair and a rust shawl, but no clear identity cue beyond that. Visible people number roughly twenty.2016-10-26 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23March 16 20172017-03-16