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Night photograph of a temple ritual. A man with long dark braided hair and a patterned headband sits on an ornate silver seat at left, wearing a rust-orange cloth over one shoulder, a gold necklace and red thread bracelets, and handles a small ritual object over silver pots and trays. In front is a large dark metal vessel on bricks and a yellow-painted fire pit. Behind are silver figures of a horse-drawn chariot, a silver palanquin-like shrine and deity murtis decorated with white flower garlands, with gold pillars and red-and-white striped walls behind. A multicoloured woven cloth covers the floor. Watermarked copyright text appears on the image.

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A night-time ritual photograph at an open-air temple-style courtyard. A man with long, braided, dark hair and a leopard-print headband sits on an ornate silver seat at left, wearing an orange-brown robe, gold armband and red-orange bangles, and holds a long ritual implement over silver vessels and figures. Before him stands a dark metal fire bowl with a bright flame and a square yellow-painted fire pit or homa kund on a colourful striped mat. Behind, silver ritual objects, a silver kalasha-style vessel, garlands, gold pillars and a red-and-white striped temple wall are visible.2017-10-08Night-time outdoor puja scene. A man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits on an ornate silver chair, bare-chested except for an orange-red cloth draped over his body, adorned with red bangles and gold waist belt. He tends a small silver lamp and burning incense at a silver altar holding silver figures, a nandi-like bull figure, a silver kalasha-style arch, garlands and a silver deity murti. A large bronze vessel with smoke and a yellow-bordered square platform stand in the foreground on a colourful striped cloth, with banana plants and temple gopurams behind.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08September 14 20172017-09-14A seated priest in a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waistband and tiger-print cushion sits cross-legged on a striped cloth before a silver shrine. He wears a black turban with a white crescent ornament, multiple rudraksha malas and beaded armlets, and works at a brass pot. Silver peetha and vahana figures with garlands stand on the striped mat, along with mortars, herbs, a yellow powder dish and a yellow-painted altar. A small figure appears on the left, and a silver lamp stand is at right. Setting appears to be a temple courtyard at night with red and white striped walls.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated priest in an orange-brown ritual garment with a leopard-print headband and multiple beaded necklaces grinds substances in a stone mortar during a puja at a temple. Silver kalasha-style vessels, a silver palanquin-like vahana with a seated figure, and a brass lamp with a flame stand on a colourful striped cloth in front of him. Behind is a tiered white and red shrine platform with deity murti decorated with garlands, and a standing fan. Gold-toned figures and hanging decorations fill the background. The scene appears to be a ritual preparation, and the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the presence of a candidate but not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2017-10-08Outdoor night ritual at a brick fire pit bordered in yellow and white. A man with a tall black matted hair crown and a crescent ornament sits on a silver throne-like seat, wearing an orange-red robe, a rudraksha mala, gold necklace and red-orange arm bands. Beside him are a silver ornate peetha altar with flower garlands, a brass lamp, and silver mounts with garlanded deity murti. Leafy trees and a mic stand are behind. Bowls of herbs and a stone mortar sit in the foreground.2017-09-14 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual scene. A man with a tall dark turban, wearing a rust-red robe, rudraksha mala beads, a gold necklace, bangles and a yellow waist cloth, sits on a silver-backed seat beside a yellow-bordered square fire pit with a burning flame. Before him are silver deity thrones, a silver peetha with garlands, a small silver figure, a silver bull and a silver chariot-like stand with flower garlands, plus bowls, herbs and a stone pestle on a colourful cloth. Dense green foliage stands behind.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene at night under a decorated tent with coloured hanging tassels. A man in an orange-brown garment with a leopard-print headband, long dark braided hair, gold necklace and red armband sits on a striped rug, grinding or stirring in a stone mortar. Silver vessels with ornate repousse lids sit in the foreground, a brass lamp with a lit flame stands nearby, and silver deity shrines and images are arranged on the rug behind. Small stone bowls and mortars with pestles line the right. Steps painted white and red lead to a shrine with golden murti figures in the background.2017-10-08September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14