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Ritual scene inside a small temple room with pale blue walls. A long-haired man in an orange-red turban and maroon robe, wearing a garland of white and red flowers and a rudraksha mala, offers flowers from a brass plate toward a richly decorated deity figure covered in white flowers, jewelled gems and colourful ornaments on the right. Beside him a man in a red-and-gold dhoti and mala holds a brass plate with a lamp, while others in white dhotis and a cameraman stand behind. Small oil lamps sit on a colourful woven mat in the foreground.

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A photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls at a temple inauguration. On the left, a man in a rust-red robe and matching turban, with long swept-back hair and a white and pink flower garland, holds a brass tray of offerings and a small oil lamp near a decorated pillar. Behind him, a man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined. A man in orange clothing films with a camera, and a young boy in grey track pants raises a hand toward the decorated object. The right side shows a tall cone-shaped form covered in white and orange flower garlands, round mirror ornaments and green and red beads.2016-03-29A photograph of a temple ritual in a small room with turquoise walls and a red-trimmed doorway. A man in a saffron-orange turban, red-orange robe and a garland of white and pink flowers, with a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with flowers and a small vessel toward a deity murti heavily decorated with flower garlands, beaded ornaments and a golden kalasha-style adornment. Beside him a man with long hair, white vibhuti marks, a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with gold border stands with hands joined in prayer. A third man in a white-and-grey striped shirt stands barefoot with palms pressed together, and a fourth man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and folded hands stands at right. A small oil lamp rests on the floor in front. Probable Swamiji is the man in the saffron turban and orange robe, performing the puja offering with the brass plate.2016-03-29December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05A temple ritual at night beside a shrine doorway. A man on the left wears a rust-red turban with a white feather and gold ornament, a red and white flower garland, gold necklaces and orange-brown silk garments, holding a lit oil lamp and smiling. Behind him, shaved-headed priests in rust-red dhotis, one with white tripundra markings, one holding a silver pot with a rudraksha mala, tend the ritual. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in a large garland of yellow, red, pink, white and purple flowers. Sacred ash and tilak markings are visible on several men.2013-12-27December 02 20172017-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 27 20132013-12-27December 05 20142014-12-05A ritual puja in a decorated hall with a golden throne draped in a tiger-skin cloth behind it. A man in a rust-red robe and white garland holds a lit camphor flame over a brass lamp while an attendant in saffron-orange dhoti, bare-chested with a white garland and tilak, holds a brass plate. To the right, a deity murti in a golden-orange garment and flower garlands sits on a silver seat, surrounded by yellow and red floral arrangements. A large silver tray of red and pink petals lies in the foreground, with a brass lamp on a stand behind.2017-06-10June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesPhoto 11732166A temple ritual photograph at night showing several priests in orange-red and saffron dhotis with gold-bordered cloth. Two shaved-headed priests in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilaka marks hold a brass bowl and a plate, while a priest on the left wears a tall ornate headdress and a woman in a red sari with a leopard-print blouse stands beside them. Behind them an elaborate deity murti is draped with garlands of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in front.2013-11-17