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A night ritual photograph in a temple courtyard. A man in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl with a red-orange turban stands at left, holding a large silver-tone ritual implement overhead toward a decorated deity murti. Beside him, two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders hold a small metal vessel and a pot. The deity murti is draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and a purple cloth, set before a gold arched backdrop. In front, a lit fire pit with a bright flame sits on a gold platform flanked by brass oil lamps, bowls and offerings. Four people are visible.

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November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18Night photograph of a ritual at a temple-style shrine. A standing man in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a red turban, sandalwood marks on his arms and a beaded mala, holds a ritual implement toward a golden deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a silver crown. Two seated priests in white dhotis with gold borders sit on a patterned mat at left, one pouring from a vessel and the other tending brass lamps. A flame burns in a brass homa fire pit in front of the shrine, with a kalasha and brass bowls nearby, and the shrine is backed by a blue sequined cloth. The standing man has shaved-looking short hair and no swept-back hair or crown, so his appearance is not a distinctive a person match.2015-11-18Night ritual at a temple shrine. A priest in an orange-red shawl and dhoti, with a rudraksha mala and a white sacred mark on his arm, pours liquid from a small vessel near a burning fire pit (homa/yagna) set before a golden arched shrine. A deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flowers, and wears a gold and blue garment. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot and ritual vessels stand on the platform. The image is a photograph; no other people are visible.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copies