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Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a Hindu shrine with pagoda-style gilded roofs and red brick buildings behind. In the foreground a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange garment, a marigold garland around the neck and a rudraksha bracelet, raising a tall silver trident. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands, several in orange and red shawls, one man in an orange shirt, and a cameraman in a green shirt films beside a tripod. A brass-and-silver offering tray with bowls and foil-wrapped items sits at the lower right, with orange marigold strands hanging from a pole. A rudraksha mala and red-orange garments are visible among devotees seated near the front, and a sanctuary structure stands at the right edge.

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A photograph at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal. A figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange shawl, a marigold and green-leaf garland and a rudraksha mala on the upper arm, grips a tall silver trident raised at right; a rudraksha bracelet is on the wrist. Behind, a crowd of devotees in orange and red shirts and everyday clothes stand near a cameraman in a green shirt filming with a tripod-mounted camera. Ornate temple spires and pavilions with trees appear in the background under an overcast sky.2012-08-01A woman with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a marigold garland with a rudraksha bracelet, raises a silver trident in her right hand at an outdoor temple courtyard. Behind her, a seated group in orange robes and a seated devotee sit on a red cloth with metal plates and offerings. A crowd of onlookers stands in the background, and a cameraman in a green shirt films beside a tripod. Red brick temple buildings, a yellow flag on a pole, and distant spires are visible. The scene suggests a puja at a temple. No printed captions or readable text appear.2012-08-01Outdoor temple ritual at Pashupatinath in Nepal. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair, wearing saffron cloth and a marigold garland, holds up a large silver trident (trishul) with a sheathed handle while facing a shrine area. Behind, devotees in saffron and red shawls stand with hands folded, and a cameraman films beside them. On the right, seated saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas sit on a red mat near metal plates of offerings, foil-covered dishes and marigolds. Red-brick temple buildings and pagoda-style shrine roofs fill the background, with a yellow flag on a pole overhead.2012-08-01Outdoor temple ritual at a riverside ghat with red-brick temple buildings and spired shrines behind. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair and bare-shouldered orange cloth holds a silver trident aloft, wearing marigold garlands and a red-beaded bracelet. Behind, a crowd of onlookers stands watching, including a man in a green shirt filming with a camera. At right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a beaded mala sits on a red mat beside silver plates, offerings and small bowls. A tall red flag pole stands nearby.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01A seated figure with long dark hair, a red-orange cloth draped over the body and a gold necklace, wears a garland of orange marigolds and red flowers. He holds a silver multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames in his right hand while raising a small bell in the other, beside a bronze deity murti and red offering tray with marigolds. Behind him, a gold-framed panel. Devotees seated around wear orange and red shawls and sit with hands folded in prayer. Partially visible people at the edges.2012-08-01February 13 20132013-02-13Close photograph of a smiling figure with long wavy dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-saffron cloth draped over the chest, wearing a leopard-print shawl. Garlands of marigolds, red flowers and green leaves hang around the neck, with heavy gold ceremonial beads and a gold necklace. Rudraksha beads are worn on the wrists. Behind, a person in white dhoti with a gold border and orange cloth bends forward. The background is an ornate gold-framed panel with a lion relief.2012-08-01February 13 20132013-02-13July 27 20122012-07-27 +1 copies