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Outdoor puja at a large dark stone basin carved with lotus-petal motifs. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with white tilak and rudraksha mala, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward a small golden deity murti garlanded with pink flowers. Beside him, a young priest in orange cloth with folded hands stands in prayer, and another in orange holds a brass bowl. Brass vessels sit on the stone base, with red stone steps behind.

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November 26 20162016-11-26November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple tank with red-painted steps and a row of small stone shrines in the background. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his arms and chest holds a small silver vessel toward a gold-coloured standing statue of a child figure with a red tilak. To the right, another shirtless person in an orange dhoti and a green-bordered cloth stands with palms joined in prayer beside a large dark stone basin. Brass vessels sit on the wet stone ledge in the foreground.2016-11-22November 12 20102010-11-12November 26 20162016-11-26Outdoor photo at a large dark stone base or pedestal carved with lotus-petal patterns. A bare-chested man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing a red-brown dhoti and a rudraksha mala, touches the forehead of a gold-coloured metal deity murti standing on the base. The murti wears an ornate crown, an orange and gold sari-like garment and a shawl. A second man with a shaved head, seen from behind in orange cloth with a sacred thread, stands at left. The setting suggests a ritual anointing or adornment rite.2016-10-31November 12 20102010-11-12February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNovember 04 20132013-11-04Outdoor temple scene at a large dark stone base with a lotus-petal carved pedestal. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a golden statue of a standing devotee holding hands in prayer, with a yellow marigold at its feet. Brass kalashas and metal vessels sit on a yellow-stained floor. Another bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings stands to the right, watching. A metal railing and steps appear at left. Two people are visible.2016-10-10 +1 copies