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A photograph of a priest in profile, shown from the back-left, offering a brass tray of fruit and sweets at a night-time puja. He is bare-chested with a bearded face and a hair knot, wearing an orange dhoti-style cloth and a pink sash, with a red rudraksha-style mala and a white bead necklace around his neck. Behind him stands a tall decorated shrine altar covered in yellow marigold garlands and red roses, with a clear glass vessel containing a Shivalinga-shaped form, brass lamps and a small deity murti at the right edge. The setting is dark, lit by the altar lamps.

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February 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16Night ritual photograph at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a red-and-green border stands at left, holding a woven basket of offerings and a microphone, with a rudraksha-style neck mala. Before him, a fire pit blazes with offerings, and nearby brass oil lamps stand lit. Behind the fire, a decorated shrine holds a black shivalinga and sculpted figures wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands, with sculpted lions at its base. Marigold and rose petals lie on the ground, and brass vessels and fruit sit on a mat. A gilded arch and red curtain frame the right side. Smoke drifts through the dark background.2016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a young male priest standing at a temple shrine, holding a brass tray of flowers and offerings in both hands. He has long dark hair tied in a high bun, white vertical markings on his bare chest and upper arms, and wears an orange-saffron dhoti with a red sash, a saffron beaded necklace with gold-coloured beads, a rudraksha-style bracelet and gold earrings. Behind him are garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers, green and gold drapery, and a tall brass lamp decorated with yellow flower garlands. Only one physical person is visible.2016-12-19February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copies