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Photo inside a temple shrine room with pale yellow pillars and a blue sign reading Pathanjali Asanam; a stack of carved stone figures lines the back wall. Four men stand near a metal offering tray holding oil lamps, flowers and fruit. The man at left in front has hands pressed in namaskar and a mala and wears a dark brown shawl; the man behind him is bare-chested with a gold necklace; another wears a red cloth and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. A glass-fronted case with flower garlands is at right.

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April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 14 20182018-04-14Photograph inside a temple shrine with pale marble walls and a blue door. On the left, a dark stone deity murti draped in an orange and gold cloth stands beside a small altar. A priest in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, holds a lit oil lamp toward a row of dark stone lingams wrapped in white and red cloth. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and bare chest holds a brass vessel. On the right, a man in an orange-red shawl with gold border and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stands with palms pressed together in prayer, his hair tied in a knot with a gold band. A man in a white shirt stands at the far right edge. The scene shows puja and aarti being performed.2012-05-08April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13Outdoor temple ritual with a crowd of devotees and photographers pressing close. A central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe with gold borders bends forward, hands at a dark stone structure with an oil lamp burning and flower offerings. Nearby, men in white dhotis with gold borders and gold-bead necklaces stand barefoot; one wears a saffron wrap and a long gold-bead mala. A silver tray with a kalasha, small vessels, flowers and a vibhuti-marked plate sits on a red cloth. Dark stone sculpture and pink walls frame the scene.2010-12-292003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedA photograph inside a thatched-roof temple hall with lattice screens and hanging brass lamps. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange head wrap stands beside a group of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with palms pressed in anjali. The figure holds a tray of flower-decorated offerings. A man at centre-right raises a small hand bell during the ritual. On the right, a bronze deity murti in a dancing pose, draped with garlands of red and white flowers and orange cloth, stands on a green-topped platform. The platform holds brass bowls of fruit, sweets and marigold and rose petals, with a brass lamp and a brass kalasha-style vessel nearby. Women in white stand at the far left edge. Ritual puja or aarti scene.