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Night-time temple ritual photograph. A bare-chested priest in a rust-brown dhoti and draped cloth holds a silver bell and a lamp near a silver-framed throne seat decorated with a marigold garland and green leaves, with yellow fruit and flowers before it. A second priest in orange garments stands at left, and white-clad men sit on the ground in the background, with brass vessels and colourful cloth on a platform at right. Ash marks show on the priests' arms and chest, and a rudraksha mala is worn on the wrist.

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April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesJune 04 20182018-06-04A photograph of a ritual fire offering inside an indoor hall. A bare-chested man in a dark maroon-red dhoti and wrap stands at left wearing a long white and red flower garland, with a rudraksha-style neck mala, and holds a small object in his raised hand. Beside him a second man in an orange-saffron cloth stands with a pot-like vessel. Before them a flaming fire burns in a red and orange flower-decorated pit on a brass tray. Behind, gold ornate thrones with a tiger-skin cushion and a brass oil lamp stand before a green backdrop, and a decorated deity murti in red and gold garments sits at right, wrapped in garlands of red and yellow flowers.2017-06-10June 04 20182018-06-04June 10 20172017-06-10May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a yagna area. A seated man in a long black turban and rust-orange sleeveless robe, wearing a rudraksha mala, a crescent ornament on his turban and a gold necklace, holds a copper kalasha on a leopard-print seat. Beside him a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti leans forward toward a fire pit with offerings of herbs, fruit and bowls. Smoke rises, a silver peetha altar with flower garlands and a small deity murti stand at right, and yellow-painted steps lie in the foreground. Rust-coloured and striped cloths cover the ground.2017-09-14 +1 copiesJune 10 20172017-06-10April 26 20182018-04-26May 31 20172017-05-31September 28 20172017-09-28A photograph of a puja in a room with a golden throne and a tiger-skin draped seat. On the left, a man in a rust-brown robe with a white flower garland and a red-tipped mala holds a lit oil lamp in front of a deity or saint idol. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange dhoti and a white garland holds a brass plate and a bell. On the right, a richly adorned deity murti sits draped in red and yellow marigold garlands and a vermilion-trimmed silk cloth. A large brass offering tray filled with marigold petals sits in the foreground, with more flower trays nearby. A mountain backdrop and gilded peetha complete the setting.2017-06-10