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Photo of a priest in rust-red dhoti and matching turban with a dark topknot, bare-chested with white ash stripes on his arms and chest, wearing long rudraksha malas and a silver pendant. He leans forward holding a small brass vessel with incense sticks and a silver handbell in his right hand, performing puja beside several yellow-wrapped coconuts with green leaves and flower petals arranged on a white-and-blue cloth. A figure in orange robes stands at the right edge, and a carved wooden door frames the scene.

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April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesA photo of a ritual at a temple setting. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange dhoti with gold border stands and bends over a silver tray of yellow-turmeric-coated coconuts wrapped with straw and green leaves, arranged on a silver plate with a banana leaf and pink flower petals. He holds a small silver bell in one hand and reaches toward the coconuts with the other. He wears a long silver chain necklace and a rudraksha bracelet, with white sacred ash marks on his arms. Striped woven mats cover the floor, and a seated devotee in orange robes appears at the left beside silver furniture. Yellow turmeric blocks stand at the left edge.2018-04-26April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03April 26 20182018-04-26April 26 20182018-04-26A photograph of a ritual offering being prepared at a stone platform. Several yellow coconuts wrapped in straw and tied with straw bands sit on a grey stone tray with green leaves and blue-and-white checked cloths, scattered with pink petals. At right, a person in a rust-orange garment with white ash markings on the arms lights a small oil lamp on a metal stand, with a silver vessel nearby. Carved dark stone pillars and a patterned mat frame the scene.2018-04-20April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair and a white-and-red tilak with a central bindi, eyes closed in meditation, wears a rust-orange sleeveless wrap and a double-strand rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. He sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne with ornate silver carvings and a silver lion-form armrest. A large engraved silver bowl with yellow paste or offering sits before him on a silver stand with a green banana leaf, and his right hand, stained yellow, rests near it. A red towel lies on the throne.2018-01-08April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +2 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17