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Interior of a plain concrete temple hall during a ritual. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a bare upper body and an orange turban stands centre-frame, garlanded with orange and white flowers, facing a priest in a white dhoti and cream shawl with red-and-gold borders. Another man in a white dhoti stands at right beside a decorated deity altar with flowers, banana bunches and oil lamps. On the floor are a brick fire pit with burning embers, brass plates, a bowl of grains and red offerings, and garlands of marigold and white flowers. Several onlookers in dhotis and shirts stand along the left wall.

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A temple ritual inside a plain whitewashed hall at a kumbabhishekam-style ceremony. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a matching head wrap holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and is garlanded with white and orange flower garlands. Around her, men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with red-striped cloths, stand with folded hands. Decorated pots and offerings are laid out with fruit, flowers, coconuts and marigold garlands on a white cloth, with small oil lamps burning on the floor. Bystanders, including children, watch from behind.2015-05-01A photograph inside a small temple interior during a ritual. A standing figure in a rust-orange robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, offering aarti before a decorated deity murti. Offerings of flowers, fruits and green coconuts with orange blossoms are arranged on the floor and altar, and a white-clad priest in white dhoti with a striped border stands at right with hands joined. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch, and photographers with cameras stand near the entrance. Rudraksha malas hang on several devotees.2015-05-01Indoor temple scene with a woman in orange-saffron robes and an orange head wrap performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, standing before a shrine decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands and heaps of petals. She wears a long garland of orange and yellow flowers and bangles. Around her, standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, watch; a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped border stands at right. Offerings with coconuts and flowers lie on the shrine floor, and a deity murti is partly visible behind the garlands. A wall clock and a window light the room.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual visit. A man in an orange-red turban, saffron-brown robe and long white and yellow marigold garlands stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a bare-chested priest with a shaved head wearing a rust-brown cloth. To the right, a man in a blue dhoti and a white-and-gold bordered shawl stands near offering tables piled with bananas, coconuts and flower garlands. A crowd of men, women and children in white shirts and striped clothing watches from the left, and a wall clock and lit oil lamps are visible.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01A photograph inside a small concrete temple room during a kumbabhishekam ceremony. Garlands of orange, yellow and pink flowers and banana bunches are arranged before a shrine at left, with a lit oil lamp on the floor. A man in a rust-orange turban, saffron-orange robes and a long flower garland, holding a brass plate, stands at center beside a row of men in orange robes and rudraksha malas. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-and-gold border stands with hands folded. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a cameraman with a video camera stand behind the shrine. The swami figure's presence is only visually suggested, so the identity is left uncertain.2015-05-01A photograph of a small white-walled shrine room during a puja. A man in a long-sleeved white dress stands at the centre-right, wearing a heavy garland of red, yellow and white flowers over saffron-orange robes, holding a lit flame and a brass bell and performing an aarti. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees stand with palms pressed together, and a young boy in a checked shirt holds a flame. At the left, a deity murti draped in orange cloth with flower garlands sits beside brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates. A wooden door and iron-grilled windows frame the room, and an orange flag hangs on the right. a person: the garlanded man in orange and gold garments performing the aarti.2012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02November 24 20062006-11-24April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17