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A temple interior with smoke rising from a brass vessel at right, where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds tongs and a metal bowl. Beside him, a man in a striped yellow and grey shirt and white dhoti holds a small bowl. Behind them, a priest in a maroon garment with gold borders and a yellow garland stands beside a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala. Strings of yellow flowers hang from the ceiling, and a green decorated deity murti sits at left. Several other men in white and maroon stand in the background.

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October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of a procession inside a hall with a smoky, hazy atmosphere and bunting strung across the ceiling. Four men in maroon and rust-red robes with gold-coloured borders walk forward, carrying a brass tray and a small ritual vessel; the man on the right wears a long garland of golden-brown beads and a white forehead band, while others wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, people in white dhotis stand in the background near a wooden structure and a fire area. The scene resembles a ritual procession, with no clear identification of any individual.2014-10-02A photograph of a night fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof. A bright fire burns in a low stone-rimmed pit in the foreground, with smoke rising. Several men stand around it with palms pressed together in namaste. The man second from left wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a white upper cloth, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange upper cloth and a bare-chested man stand with hands folded. At left edge a woman in an orange sari also folds her hands. Several men in brown and rust-coloured robes with gold-bordered cloths stand in the background. On the right, a bare-chested man in a golden-bordered orange dhoti stands near a man in a white shirt and checked lungi. A purple logo appears at top left.2013-09-04 +2 copiesOutdoor homa fire ritual under a corrugated metal shelter with steel beams and floral garlands hanging on the pillars. A flame burns in a shallow metal fire pit on the ground while a man in white dhoti and shirt tends it with a long iron rod. Nearby, a monk in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a gold-looking chain holds a metal bowl of offerings. Around them, devotees in white and orange saris and white dhotis stand closely watching the ritual. The scene is a homa or yagna ritual, and no one present is clearly identifiable as a person, so no identity claim is made.2013-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja in a covered hall with smoke rising through the air. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and a shawl holds a tall brass oil lamp lit with a flame. Behind a low table covered with an orange cloth, offerings of bananas, apples, grapes, flowers and a leaf plate sit around a golden ornate shrine or deity murti. A man in a red shirt and dark trousers stirs or handles a metal vessel, while several men in white shirts and maroon dhotis stand in a row holding offering plates and bowls. Brass lamps, a green wooden palanquin edge and a carved stone figure appear at the sides, and the ceiling is hung with green and paper decorations.2014-10-02A photograph of an indoor temple-workshop space with a concrete-block wall and fluorescent lights. In the centre, a woman in an orange-red shawl and dhoti with a red-and-yellow striped border holds a lit flame aloft, a red tilak on her forehead. Around her, several people in white dhotis and saffron-striped garments stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them are golden deity structures, a white painted bull figure with decorative cloth, and a gilded shrine canopy. In the foreground are brass and gold-toned deity figures, a silver linga, a kalasha-style object, and scattered flower petals on a wooden stand.2014-08-06January 06 20182018-01-06A photograph inside a temple hall with ornate pillars and painted ceiling, showing a crowd beside a golden railing above a stone sanctum. A figure in a saffron robe with long white garland and a gold necklace stands at center, a bald elderly man in orange robes with a gold-edged cloth and a shaved head beside him, and a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala to the left. Other devotees in white with tilak marks surround them. a person is the central figure with the white garland and gold necklace, and the saffron-clad elder beside him is a sannyasi; the photo is a temple visit scene.2012-06-05May 01 20152015-05-01Evening Hindu ritual with smoke and flames rising from a silver lamp on a tray. Two men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas stand bent over the tray, one holding a lit lamp at the centre; the figure at centre has long dark hair and a bare upper body with a dark armlet. Seated devotees in white clothes and red-and-gold shawls press their palms together around them, while others stand in the background near a microphone stand.2015-07-16September 04 20132013-09-04Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof at night, with a fire pit of glowing embers in front. A man in a white dhoti stoops to tend the fire while people in saffron and orange robes with gold-edged borders stand around. A central figure in saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead gestures toward the flames, and a bare-chested man in saffron stands to the right. Women in saffron saris and a man in white with gold trim watch from the left. Red flower petals rest near the fire, and a bucket sits in the background.2013-07-13