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Night photograph of a ritual at a temple-like platform with brass and gold frames behind. A seated figure at centre has long white-grey hair, a white headband, gold beaded necklaces and a grey-toned face, and is receiving a lifted garland from a standing priest in a rust-orange shawl. Near him a bald priest with bare chest and orange wrap holds a silver tray of offerings, and another devotee in an orange cloth stands close. A large floral garland of red, yellow and green blossoms is raised overhead. Around the platform, a dense crowd of devotees in orange and maroon clothes is seen from behind, with a few men in white shirts on the right. Several people are visible in the scene.

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Night ritual photo at a stone-stepped temple-like stage with gold-framed seats. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti raises a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers above a seated figure in a dark robe with a long beaded necklace. Several bare-chested priests in orange and saffron cloths stand around, a shaven-headed man in glasses wears a white shirt, and a dhoti-clad attendant at left holds a tray of offerings. Devotees in orange and maroon sit in the foreground, and gold ritual pillars with trident-like finials frame the scene.2016-12-23Night photograph of a temple ritual on a raised dais with gold-framed seats. In the centre, a figure in a dark brown shawl and beaded necklaces raises a garland of red, yellow and white flowers overhead. Several bare-chested priests in orange-brown dhotis and sacred marks stand and sit around him, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a ceremonial vessel on the left. Devotees in orange and maroon clothing sit in the foreground with their heads bowed. A central figure with a gold necklace may be a person, but his face and identity cannot be confirmed from this view; the scene is best described as a puja or abhishekam with garlanding. Golden kalasha vessels and a brass lamp stand behind.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Photograph of a temple or ashram ritual at night. A man in an orange-saffron shawl with a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers stands in front of a seated elderly bearded man wearing a rudraksha mala and a flower garland; a bald priest in saffron cloth and an attendant in white shirt pour or attend near them. Ornate gold-framed seats or thrones stand behind, with brass urns emitting incense smoke at the top left. Several shaven-headed men in saffron and gold-bordered dhotis sit or kneel in the foreground, and a long-haired young man with bare chest and gold-bordered cloth stands at right. Several onlookers are visible at the bottom edge.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A night-time outdoor photograph of a ceremony on red-painted steps. On the left, a figure in orange robes with long grey hair sits on a gold-framed throne, one hand raised near the face. Beside him stands a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a saffron-trimmed cloth. Behind them, a golden trident stands at the left edge and a second gold throne is visible. Many devotees in maroon and orange saffron clothing sit and stand in the foreground, several with hands joined, and some smile. A man in orange with a gold-bordered cloth and a mobile phone stands at the right. The scene suggests darshan on a temple-like platform.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies