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Photograph of a ritual session in a temple courtyard. A shaved-headed young boy with white vibhuti bands on his forehead and chest wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and rudraksha beads, standing with hands folded in front of a gold deity shrine. A woman in a striped yellow-green top has her hands raised near another child's head, with a flame visible beside her. Behind them a standing figure in a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala appears on a large backdrop, a golden kalasha-style vessel sits on the ledge, and a brass bowl rests in the foreground. The gold shrine holds a small blue-robed deity murti with a garland. Foreground audience members are partly visible.

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A long-haired man in a leopard-print sleeveless top with multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant places his right hand on the shaved head of a young boy kneeling in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala. The man's hair is long and dark with a white vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange robes stand with folded hands. A small gold deity murti sits on a stand in the foreground, and a gold kalasha-like vessel is visible at lower right. The setting appears to be an indoor temple hall with golden decorative panels. This looks like a blessing or initiation moment of the kind associated with a priestly ritual.2017-07-25 +1 copiesMarch 18 20142014-03-18A photograph of a temple-style ritual at a deity shrine. A central man with a shaved head, wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala and a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl performs an aarti with a lamp and a bell-like implement in front of a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped with white and yellow flower garlands and wears gold ornaments, set in a gilded arched shrine with a pink sequined base. Two attendants in orange-saffron turbans and robes sit nearby; the one at left has his hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels, green leaves and a small offering stand on the yellow platform in front. Behind them, ornate flower-covered thrones are visible.2015-04-30January 08 20192019-01-08July 31 20152015-07-31Outdoor evening photo of a devotee with a white headband and striped shirt bowing forward with palms pressed together while a figure in a rust-orange turban, red and blue flower garland, gold earrings and bangles lays a hand on his head in blessing. The blessing figure wears an orange-yellow shawl over bare shoulders. Behind them, several people in white dhotis, saffron and rust robes and rudraksha malas stand near a golden murti of a deity on a red cloth. a person appearance cue is the orange turban, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial garland, but the face is not clearly identifiable here. Ritual blessing scene, darshan-style.2015-08-09November 06 20112011-11-06August 11 20162016-08-11A photograph of a young shaven-headed priest performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp held in his right hand, smoke rising from the flame. He is bare-chested with a white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala around his neck, rudraksha bracelets on his wrist and an orange dhoti, with white vibhuti horizontal marks on his forehead and arm. Behind him stands a golden deity murti draped in a garland, beside an arched golden niche with a red curtain and a carved stone pillar at left.2017-01-25October 24 20152015-10-24June 26 20142014-06-26January 13 20172017-01-13