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Photograph of an evening temple ritual. Two shirtless men in white dhotis with white shawls stand before a decorated shrine with a flame. The man on the left wears a tall ornate gold-and-silver crown and a white garland; the man on the right has a white head cloth and a white shawl with gold border, bowing while both hold their hands toward a lit oil lamp. The shrine is draped in red cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers, with a gilded arch behind it. A woman in a brown sari with a camera stands at the left edge, and a microphone is at the right. The atmosphere is devotional.

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Night photo of a temple ritual at a gilded arched shrine decorated with white and red flower garlands. Two priests in white dhotis and shawls stand before the shrine: the one on the left, bent forward with a bare upper body, holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, while the priest on the right, in a cream turban and white garments, reaches toward the flame with his hands. A purple cloth and a brass vessel rest on the platform in front. The gold-framed deity murti is partly hidden behind the flowers. The image is a photo of an aarti-style lamp offering at a temple shrine.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02Temple ritual in a golden-hued shrine. Three men in white dhotis, bare-chested, perform worship before a deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands. The man on the left, bald and holding a small silver plate, pours or offers from a cup. The central man wears a tall ornate headdress with jewelled gold and black patterning and a white garland, reaching toward the murti. The man on the right wears a cream cloth on his head and a white shawl, bowing with hands together over the murti. Gold and bronze throne-like ornaments and a lit oil lamp frame the scene, with red satin hangings in the background. This is a padapuja or abhishekam style offering.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02 +2 copiesNight-time ritual at a temple: two priests in white dhotis stand at a brick-lined homa fire pit, one raising a brass vessel and the other holding a lamp or plate aloft. Both wear gold-trimmed white cloth and garlands; one has a white turban. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with red and orange flower garlands and sits on a red cloth throne in an ornate gold and red shrine. A small group of onlookers in white, saffron and blue saris watches, and a cameraperson films. Offerings of flowers and dried twigs lie on the floor beside the fire pit.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02Temple ritual at night in a South Indian shrine hall with orange-red draped walls and carved stone pillars. Two figures stand before ornately decorated deity forms and a seated figure on a red-draped throne, all garlanded with white jasmine and red-and-yellow flower garlands. A man in a tall ornamented headdress and white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds up a white cloth, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a white head cloth beside him wears a white flower garland. Brass lamps, a kalasha, flower offerings and a small bell sit nearby; onlookers in white and saris watch from the left.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02