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Photograph of a ritual scene in a tiled space with several people in saffron and maroon robes. In the foreground a large brass vessel holds pink and orange flower petals, with a hand arranging them. Behind it, a seated man in orange clothing holds a small metal vessel and a bell-like object, and another person in maroon robes stands at left holding a pen-like stick. A silver plate holds fruit and small bowls. Several people are visible, roughly four to six.

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A photograph of a Shivling set in a silver yoni-shaped pitha on a brass base, heaped with pink and magenta flowers, marigolds and green leaves. Several people in orange and maroon robes sit around it; one at right in a maroon robe with a gold bead mala holds up a flower and a small brass vessel, while a figure at top right pours liquid from a silver vessel. A brass bowl of fruit and a small lamp sit nearby. The setting appears to be a puja or abhishekam.2014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23Photograph of a ritual puja in a tiled room with a checkered floor. In the foreground, a large brass tray holds a silver puja vessel with orange marigold petals, scattered rose petals and a red liquid. A man in a rust-red robe with a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala lights a small oil lamp and holds a silver bell. Behind him, two people in orange sannyasi-style robes sit on the floor beside silver bowls of fruit and offerings. Partially visible feet of others sit at the top left.2014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23A dim photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a silver shivling set in a large brass tray, scattered with rose petals and marigold flowers, with orange-tinted water pooled in the yoni base. A seated figure in a red-orange robe holds a silver bell and a lit oil lamp, flame visible, near the tray. Another person in an orange robe sits in the background and a bowl of fruit and offerings sits nearby. Partial figures in orange robes occupy the edges of the frame, with a rudraksha mala visible on the robed arm at right.2014-01-23A photograph of a puja being performed on a tiled floor with a checkered pattern. A man in a rust-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala sits at right, tending a silver tray holding a silver cup, marigold garlands, green leaves and a small silver dish. Beside him a man in saffron robes reads from a small book and holds a silver vessel. A man in a pinkish-red robe sits at left with arms folded beside a metal container, and another person in brown stands in the background doorway. Silver bowls with red and yellow powders, a rose-petal bowl and brass pots complete the ritual setting. Three people are visible.2014-01-23A photograph of a shivalinga abhishekam in a tiled room with warm lamplight. A large brass basin holds a silver-rimmed shivalinga strewn with rose petals and marigold flowers. A seated priest in orange-saffron robes on the right holds a flower garland and a small silver vessel, while a bald priest in orange behind him raises a lit lamp. On the left, a man in a pink wrap and a bearded man in a dark jacket with a pale orange turban and marigold garland sit near a metal bucket and offering tray.2014-01-23A photograph of a small tiled room where a shivalinga-style ritual is being performed on a brass tray with a silver yoni-shaped base. A woman in dark red-brown robes with a gold-beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp and a silver vessel over the tray, which holds water, rose petals and fruit offerings. Two monastics in orange robes sit nearby: one in a pink top and orange wrap on the left, another in orange with a shawl in the centre, seated behind bowls. A metal pail of rose petals sits in the foreground, and a photographer's camera is visible at the lower right.2014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23A photograph of a puja inside a tiled room with red and white floor tiles. In the foreground a seated man in an orange-red wrap and a rust-brown turban sits before a silver thali holding flower petals, small dishes, a kalasha-style vessel and marigold garlands. A man in a rust-brown robe with a beaded necklace kneels at the thali, pouring or offering with a small silver cup. Behind them a sannyasi in orange robes reads from a book and holds a small silver vessel. Another robed figure with a rudraksha mala sits in the background near the doorway, with a standing person partly visible at the far left. A bowl of rose petals sits on the floor nearby.2014-01-23