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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine at dusk, its stone pavilion draped with pink, white and yellow marigold garlands. A seated man in an orange robe and beaded necklace sits cross-legged before the shrine with a lit oil lamp, with trays of flowers, fruit, silver bowls and a small orange box arranged on the floor. Close by, a bald man in white ritual dress sits with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, several people in orange and saffron robes sit with their backs to the camera and hands joined in namaskar, while onlookers and photographers stand behind the shrine. A metal vessel marked 19 stands at the left. Ritual worship of a deity murti in a temple precinct.

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Outdoor temple scene at dusk in front of a stone shrine structure decorated with marigold and pink-white jasmine garlands and festoons. Above, carved stone deity figures sit between two stone bulls on the roof. Around a small lit oil lamp on the ground, a group sits on the floor in saffron-orange robes, several with shaved heads and rudraksha malas. A man in an orange robe seated near the centre gestures during ritual. Two men in white dhotis sit at right with hands folded, and a brass vessel stands at left near the garlanded columns. Several devotees in white and orange sit in the foreground. A man in a green shirt holds a camera at right, and a metal pot labelled 19 stands beside the shrine. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress. a person identity uncertain.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple ritual on a stone floor. A seated man in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and a red-orange pendant sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside a silver tray holding silver bowls of yellow and white flowers, a red kumkum-like item, a small silver pot, and offerings. Another seated man in orange robes with a gold garland holds a tray of petals in front of him. Behind them, other orange-robed participants sit on the ground and a brass tray of marigolds and roses rests on the floor. A small oil lamp burns on a silver plate, a white book lies open on a blue folder before a shaven-headed man in the foreground, and pink and white flower garlands hang at right. Visible offerings and lamps suggest a puja or abhishekam.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual in a stone-walled courtyard. A large crowd of devotees stands behind a row of flower garlands in pink, yellow, white and green strung along the stone platform in the foreground. A bald man in orange robes sits cross-legged on the ground at the lower right, facing a seated figure in white robes with a gold necklace who holds an open book. Several long-haired people in orange and saffron garments sit nearby with rudraksha malas, one holding a staff. Brass vessels, a plate of sweets and offerings, and a tray of flowers lie on the ground. A cameraman and a photographer with a camera are present at the edges of the scene, and a few uniformed police officers stand among the crowd.2011-12-20A ritual puja scene on a stone floor. Several seated men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads. In the foreground a man in a saffron cloth with a long rudraksha mala and bare arms sits with palms joined, while a silver tray holds rice, small bowls, a red kumkum-marked item, a silver vessel and a lit oil lamp. Nearby are brass plates of marigolds and flowers, a bowl of sweets and a silver kalasha-style pot. A seated man in white clothing holds an open book on blue cloth at left. Strings of white and pink flowers hang at right. Ritual pooja offerings are arranged for worship.2011-12-20September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copies