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A photograph of an outdoor ritual on bare ground before a grey concrete wall and palm trees. Many devotees stand with raised palms in namaskara and mudra gestures, several in orange or saffron dhotis and white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. A woman in a green sari with a white cane stands in front with hands at her face. At right, a seated man in a rust-red robe and long matted hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, with a silver tray of offerings nearby and a small flame burning. A colourful tasselled canopy hangs at the upper right. Marigold garlands lie on the ground in front.

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Outdoor ritual scene in a sandy courtyard beside a grey concrete block wall and palm trees. A group of about a dozen men perform a ceremony with raised hands in anjali-like gestures. Several wear orange dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhotis and shirts. A drummer on the left plays a large drum and a man holds a small hand drum. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a bare back holds a lit oil lamp on a tall brass stand, with flame visible. A green-clad man and a man in white stand in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance cues.2016-09-15September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor ritual at a fire pit with brick hearth and visible flames. A woman in a saffron and orange robe with a rudraksha mala and hair pinned up sits on a red chair, her hand raised toward a shirtless man kneeling in front of her with arms outstretched, wearing a yellow flower garland and a white dhoti. Several other shirtless men in white dhotis stand behind, and a seated priest in a green turban and striped cloth tends the homa beside a bowl of grain and an oil lamp. A decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers sits to the left. A hand reaches in from the right edge. The scene reads as homa or puja with devotees receiving blessing.2016-01-02Outdoor temple-side ritual photograph. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with a yellow border kneels with palms pressed together before a brass lamp with a bright open flame. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl sits with hands folded, and another in white with a bare chest and beaded necklace kneels in prayer. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange and yellow garments with a beaded necklace sits with palms together, his face lowered. A silver tray of yellow flowers and rice sits on the stone floor, with small bowls of kumkum. Behind them a standing crowd of devotees and photographers watches, including a man in white shirt and a man in blue jacket, and a woman in white sari. Dark carved stone pillar at left.2010-12-29December 06 20112011-12-06Night outdoor gathering at a temple-like courtyard with string lights overhead and a crowd of onlookers behind. In the foreground, several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar on green leaves laid on the stone floor. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a folded orange cloth and wears a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak. Others wear white dhotis or kurtas with red shawls, and a woman in a white sari and red shawl stands centre with hands joined. A woman in a yellow sari kneels at lower left. Garlands and a dark deity murti appear at the right edge.2015-07-07January 04 20152015-01-04September 26 20162016-09-26December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29April 01 20082008-04-01August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copies