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Night outdoor ritual photo at a temple-style setting. A bearded man with long hair in a rust-red head wrap, rudraksha malas and bangles, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown dhoti with a shawl, holds a small ritual lamp or incense holder over a silver tray. Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads stand beside him; one holds a silver pot and small brass cups, another holds a bell. In front are flowers, yellow cloth bundles, a carved wooden seat and patterned rugs. Ritual offering scene.

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May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at a stone-walled open pavilion. Four men in saffron and maroon sadhu cloths stand around a silver-rimmed altar with a large flower-decorated offering, heaped yellow sweets, bananas, fruit and brass vessels. The man at right, bare-chested with rudraksha and white-beaded malas and a maroon head cloth, pours or tends a fire. Another in orange holds a silver bowl and spoon. Two figures with white body markings and sacred ash stand with backs partly turned. Patterned mats and a carved wooden screen are in the background, with a lit area beyond.2018-05-10 +1 copiesOctober 05 20172017-10-05May 10 20182018-05-10A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled interior with a dark carved wooden door. On the right, a bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a small brass bell and stands before an altar. Several young men in saffron-orange cloth with white body markings and rudraksha malas stand on the left, one holding a brass vessel. On the altar sit bananas, marigold and multicolour flowers, a brass plate and oil lamps on a striped mat, and a carved wooden throne-like seat. A seated figure in the background wears a white garland. The scene reads as puja or seva offerings, with no visible printed names.2018-05-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ritual in progress. A standing priest in a dark maroon dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and glasses, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other, facing a gold-framed shrine decorated with white and multicoloured flower garlands. Three young attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and turbans stand to his left, one holding a silver tray with a lamp stand and another a bowl of flowers or grains. Behind them, a garlanded figure presses palms together. A pink and gold draped table and smoke rising at the left complete the scene, with petals scattered on the floor.2015-04-30May 10 20182018-05-10May 24 20182018-05-24May 05 20172017-05-05September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesApril 29 20132013-04-29May 10 20182018-05-10