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A photograph of a puja being performed on a tiled floor with a checkered pattern. A man in a rust-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala sits at right, tending a silver tray holding a silver cup, marigold garlands, green leaves and a small silver dish. Beside him a man in saffron robes reads from a small book and holds a silver vessel. A man in a pinkish-red robe sits at left with arms folded beside a metal container, and another person in brown stands in the background doorway. Silver bowls with red and yellow powders, a rose-petal bowl and brass pots complete the ritual setting. Three people are visible.

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January 23 20142014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23A photograph of a puja inside a tiled room with red and white floor tiles. In the foreground a seated man in an orange-red wrap and a rust-brown turban sits before a silver thali holding flower petals, small dishes, a kalasha-style vessel and marigold garlands. A man in a rust-brown robe with a beaded necklace kneels at the thali, pouring or offering with a small silver cup. Behind them a sannyasi in orange robes reads from a book and holds a small silver vessel. Another robed figure with a rudraksha mala sits in the background near the doorway, with a standing person partly visible at the far left. A bowl of rose petals sits on the floor nearby.2014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23A photograph of a small tiled room where a shivalinga-style ritual is being performed on a brass tray with a silver yoni-shaped base. A woman in dark red-brown robes with a gold-beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp and a silver vessel over the tray, which holds water, rose petals and fruit offerings. Two monastics in orange robes sit nearby: one in a pink top and orange wrap on the left, another in orange with a shawl in the centre, seated behind bowls. A metal pail of rose petals sits in the foreground, and a photographer's camera is visible at the lower right.2014-01-23A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in a tiled room. A seated priest in dark red-brown robes and a shawl, wearing a long strand of gold beads, pours liquid from a silver cup over a large brass tray holding a shivalinga-like object and flower petals. Around him, other robed men in saffron-orange and brown stand and sit, one holding a long metal staff. Silver bowls, a silver teapot-style vessel, marigold and pink flower offerings, a small dish of kumkum or turmeric paste, and an open yellow-covered book are arranged on the floor, with incense sticks standing in the foreground.2014-01-23Photograph of a ritual puja in a tiled room with a checkered floor. In the foreground, a large brass tray holds a silver puja vessel with orange marigold petals, scattered rose petals and a red liquid. A man in a rust-red robe with a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala lights a small oil lamp and holds a silver bell. Behind him, two people in orange sannyasi-style robes sit on the floor beside silver bowls of fruit and offerings. Partially visible feet of others sit at the top left.2014-01-23A small indoor ritual scene with a lit oil lamp on a metal stand at centre. Behind it, a bald young sannyasi in an orange robe sits with hands raised in offering, and a seated woman in deep red-brown robes with a beaded orange mala holds a small brass vessel beside the flame. To the left, a man in a brown knit cap and pink top sits with hands folded. A standing person in a red polka-dot outfit with silver-embroidered sash and necklaces stands at upper left. On the floor in front, a brass tray holds a silver plate with a shivalinga-style object decorated with orange and yellow marigold petals and rose petals, beside a brass bowl and a brass pot. White tiled walls surround the group.2014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23A photograph of a shivalinga abhishekam inside a temple. A dark stone shivalinga sits in a brass yoni-shaped basin with an orange-red ring around its base. Several men in orange and maroon robes kneel around it. The central man in maroon with a rudraksha mala has his hands folded in prayer. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange robe with glasses pours or tends offerings, and a man in a red sweater and pink dhoti sits near a tray of marigold flowers. Devotees stand behind a brass railing in the background, some wrapped in shawls. The scene reads as puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2014-01-22January 23 20142014-01-23