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A temple ritual photograph centred on a shrine or deity platform decorated with dense garlands of white jasmine and orange and yellow marigolds, with red and green foliage framing the arch. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and a lavender shawl bends forward over offerings, with a long gold chain and beaded necklace visible. Beside him a second man in a lavender shawl and rudraksha mala bends toward the offerings, while a seated bare-chested man with a sandalwood mark sits in front. On the table lie coconuts, brass lamps and kalasha pots wrapped in marigold garlands with mango leaves. The setting is an open pavilion with green fabric and pillars; a few other people stand in the background.

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April 14 20182018-04-14July 18 20132013-07-18April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a homa or yagna at a temple hall. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with marigold garlands on the left. Five men stand or kneel around it, most bare-chested in white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces; one kneeling man wears a purple-red turban and mala and tends the fire. On the right, a flower-decorated palanquin or deity canopy with marigold and jasmine garlands, pink and purple cloths, coconuts, brass vessels and a woven basket of offerings sits beside an orange-clad man with garlands who folds his hands. Strings of marigolds hang from the ceiling and red and paper lanterns decorate the hall. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.2018-04-14Night temple ritual photograph in a courtyard before an elaborately decorated deity murti on a flower-covered platform. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange and red-and-green garlands drape the figure and altar, and several white-blue cloths are tied on the platform. A shirtless priest in an orange-and-green waist cloth stands at left, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a small vessel and performs the ritual. Another white-clad man stands further left. Brass pots and offering vessels sit on the floor and altar, and a pink-lit wall and bright lamp form the backdrop.2013-07-04Photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress before a large deity murti decorated with yellow, orange and multicoloured garlands and a rainbow-striped backdrop. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with yellow borders bend over an offering table with silver bowls, one pouring liquid, while a third seated attendant in white is at lower left. Brass lamp stands line the sides, and yellow marigold garlands and flowers cover the wooden platform in front.2016-12-02April 14 20182018-04-14July 13 20152015-07-13A ritual scene at a Shiva shrine with a deity murti framed by a heavy arch of marigold and white jasmine garlands. Standing at left, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border holds a cloth up toward the altar, another priest in a white dhoti and purple shawl stands beside him, and a bare-chested young man sits in front of the altar with hands joined. At right a woman in an orange sari with folded hands faces the altar. Brass pots with coconuts and flower garlands sit on a pink-draped platform, and a fire burns at the lower right.2018-04-14A night ritual under a canopy tent: a seated figure with long hair in dark robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded in namaskar, while a fire-lit oil lamp and offerings are presented. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left, another shirtless priest in an orange dhoti and pink headwrap leans in at right, and a seated attendant in white kneels in front. A flower-decorated palanquin or peetha with red and yellow garlands, kalasha pots, banana leaves and a fire pit lie before the throne.2017-05-25A photograph of a temple procession car decorated with yellow, orange and purple garlands around a deity murti. Smoke or incense haze rises in the frame. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti on the left pours or sprinkles something from a small bowl. In the centre a man in a white shirt and orange turban sits near a brass tray and offerings. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and a yellow and red flower garland holds his hands together over the tray. A grey-haired woman is in the lower left, and a tree stands at right.2018-01-16July 13 20152015-07-13