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Photo of a ritual at an outdoor ceremony under a green tarp. In the foreground, a man in a dark brown dhoti wears a long multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms, a black turban and a rudraksha bead necklace, with his palms pressed together before a tall black deity figure. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a purple-bordered dhoti and yellow shawl holds a brass lamp with three lit flames, waving it before the figure. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes and turbans stand among devotees and a lit incense stick. A single brass lamp, flowers and a garland are visible; this shows a puja with lamp offering before a deity murti.

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April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a temple ritual with a dark stone murti of a deity draped in a white cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A man in a striped saffron-and-black turban and a long multicoloured flower garland stands at left with his palms together. At right, a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala offers an oil lamp flame, holding the brass lamp toward the murti. Other devotees in orange and saffron clothing stand behind them, and a green backdrop fills the hall.2018-04-14Photograph inside a temple hall during a puja. Two bare-chested men in rust-red dhoti-style garments stand at a deity murti decorated with layered garlands of red roses, orange and purple flowers and white jasmine strands. The man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace and adjusts the floral adornments with both hands. The man on the left, wearing a pink-and-white garland, gestures toward the murti. A brass oil lamp with a large flame burns on a stone pedestal, alongside a brass kalasha and small oil lamps. Behind them, drummers in orange robes play drums and devotees stand in the background beneath decorative pillars and hanging banners.2018-05-31Photograph of a Hindu temple ritual with a young man in a purple headband and bare chest wearing a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, holding a brass tray with a lit aarti lamp with multiple flames and flower petals. A second man with his back to the camera, wearing a purple silk shawl and gold neck ornament, receives the flame. Behind them stands a pillar garlanded with yellow, red and white flowers, and a green cloth backdrop.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14May 31 20182018-05-31A photograph of a ceremonial exchange between two men in a crowded hall with orange-robed devotees behind them. On the left, a man in an orange wrap and a black turban with a tall red-and-white garland and gold ornaments stands with his palms pressed in offering. Opposite him, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and sandalwood markings wears a yellow shawl and a purple patterned dhoti, holding a white garland and extending his hands. Behind them, men in orange and saffron turbans and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded, and a woman in pink and a woman in white watch at the edge. Flowers and a silver-tipped rod are visible in the foreground.2018-04-14February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a night ritual at a temple shrine. A woman in a tall black turban and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, wearing a dark red garment, smiles while holding a lit oil lamp aarti over a black Shiva linga on a stone pedestal. Beside her, a man in a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl holds a second lamp and a ritual vessel. The linga is decorated with flower garlands. To the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and multicoloured marigold garlands, gold ornaments and a white and gold cloth. Other figures in orange robes stand at the edges of the frame.2016-03-07May 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copies