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A 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.

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April 04 20182018-04-04April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesPhoto 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.2018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26A 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 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17A bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth wrap and matching orange turban stands beside a silver-framed platform holding several yellow-wrapped kalasha-style pots with green leaves, pink flowers and straw tassels. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver bell or vessel in the other, performing puja. Beaded rudraksha malas and a long white beaded necklace hang on his chest, and white ash stripes mark his upper arm. Around the platform are bananas, a silver bowl, scattered pink petals and small bowls of red and yellow powder on a striped blue and pink mat. Behind him stand a carved wooden door with brass studs and a whitewashed wall. A fire pit of yellow bricks is visible at the lower left.2018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms, wears a multi-strand white and beaded necklace and a silver ring. He bends over a carved silver stand holding five yellow-wrapped coconuts tied with grass, decorated with pink flowers and green leaves, and rings a small silver bell with one hand. Behind him is a carved dark wooden door, with a silver lamp and incense sticks on the floor. This appears to be a puja at a shrine, with the priest performing offerings to the coconuts.2018-06-04