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Dense crowd inside a temple-like space at night. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti stands center, receiving a pour or offering from a golden kalasha-style pot held by a man in a white shirt. Around them devotees in white clothes with white and ash tilaka marks on their foreheads press close; a young boy in a maroon robe with a shaved head and a man in a yellow shirt are visible. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands at right. Brass pot, rudraksha beads and white garments dominate the frame.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A crowded temple-courtyard scene of a ritual. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and dark hair stands, holding out a small brass ladle toward a young boy in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, press close. A uniformed police officer stands in the background near a painted wall.2012-06-05February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesMay 06 20162016-05-06October 14 20122012-10-14May 12 20122012-05-12July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph of a crowd at a Hindu religious gathering outdoors. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a black-haired bun wears orange-saffron cloth, a long gold-bead necklace, a rudraksha mala and a white floral garland. He leans forward with cupped hands holding a small silver ritual object while a woman with a dark bun in the lower right receives it. Behind him an older man in orange-red cloth wears a brown rudraksha mala, a red and yellow flower garland, and white vibhuti on his forehead, with hands raised near the scene. Onlookers in white and orange saffron shawls press around them, some with palms joined. The setting appears to be an ashram darshan or puja.2012-06-04Photo 11732218October 31 20152015-10-31A photograph of a puja ceremony indoors. A man seated on a red cushioned throne at right, wearing a rust-orange cloth, rudraksha mala, a white flower garland and gold earrings, with white ash marks on his forehead, receives a small metal vessel and pours water from a silver pot. Nearby, a young boy in orange and gold dress and rudraksha beads holds out his hands. Other attendants in white dhotis and orange garments stand behind, one bending over a silver pot. A deity murti decorated with a multicolour garland sits in an alcove behind them beside a brass oil lamp, and a gold-ornate chair frames the scene.2015-06-03April 05 20122012-04-05