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Night-time ritual photograph at an outdoor temple-style space lit by overhead lamps. A bare-chested devotee with a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads kneels on a striped mat, while a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a gold sheet over his head. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and a multicoloured striped shawl, with an orange cloth at his waist, extends his hands toward an offering. A flower-decorated tray, kalasha-like vessels, marigold garlands and a pink flower arrangement sit on a low table, with smoke drifting through the air. Red pillars and foliage frame the background. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja-type ceremony, with three people visible.

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September 05 20172017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05Night ritual outdoors under a pavilion with red pillars and a white car parked behind. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped cloth sits at right on a colourful woven mat, holding a small ritual implement toward a fellow participant's head amid rising smoke. Seated in the centre is a bare-chested bearded man wearing a white dhoti, a yellow-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas, with a gold chain. A standing man at left in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a flat ritual item over the seated man's head. Before them is a brass-edged tray of pink flowers, brass vessels and a small lamp, with marigold garlands at left. The setting suggests a homa or purification rite.2017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05Night-time ritual photograph at a temple-like outdoor shrine with red-and-white pillars and steps. Several men in white dhotis stand bare-chested with white sacred markings on their arms and bodies, some with gold-bordered dhoti cloth. Seated on a colourful striped mat in the foreground, several figures wear orange-saffron cloth; one young person with long hair reaches toward a silver tray heaped with pink flower petals and offerings. Brass vessels, banana leaves, yellow cloth and flower garlands lie on the ground. The scene suggests an ongoing puja or abhishekam with devotees offering flowers.2017-10-08September 05 20172017-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening ritual on a striped woven mat outdoors. A shirtless man in white dhoti with an orange and teal border, wearing a yellow headband, a rudraksha mala and a white cloth draped over his shoulder, stands and receives a bundle of white cloth and green leaves from a kneeling person in a red-orange robe with long dark hair, gold armlets, bangles and a gold necklace. The kneeling figure, appearing to be a sannyasi wearing ornate gold jewellery, holds out the offering with both hands. Behind them, seated devotees in white sit on mats, a standing electric fan is visible, and flower garlands lie on the mat at left.2017-06-23Outdoor evening ceremony on striped woven mats. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with orange and teal borders and a yellow headband stands bowing, hands cupped to receive a bundle of white cloth and green leaves. Facing him, a kneeling figure in an orange-red robe with gold jewellery, gold bangles and long dark hair offers the bundle with both hands. Yellow and white flower garlands lie on the mat at left, a standing fan sits nearby, and seated devotees in white and red sit in the background before a brick building.2017-06-23Night-time temple ritual photograph. Several shirtless men in white dhotis with yellow borders and white upper-body markings stand and sit near a gilded shrine with golden pillars and a small deity murti. Young boys and attendants in orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit at the front, one holding a leaf plate, another handling a tray of pink flower petals and offerings. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a white dhoti with yellow border and a garland. Brass and offering vessels cover the lower foreground, with palm foliage and lamplight behind.2017-10-08August 31 20152015-08-31June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies