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April 11 2012

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Night photograph inside a temple of a lamp-lit ritual at a metal railing with an oil lamp flame in a brass tray. A man with shaved head and white forehead marks, wearing a thick pink and green flower garland and an orange-red silk shawl over a white garment, reaches toward the lamp with a hand. Behind him stand devotees, including a woman in a yellow blouse and dark bag at left, a man in an orange robe with rudraksha mala beside him, and a man in a brown kurta with folded hands. A bare-backed priest in a white dhoti with gold chain is in the right foreground, facing the lamp. The pressed-together hands and crowd suggest an aarti at the shrine.2012-04-11July 13 20092009-07-13A dense crowd of devotees fills a stone temple hall with carved pillars, seated and standing close together. In the foreground a young man in a white t-shirt holds his palms pressed together in namaskar, and beside him a man in a blue shirt with a moustache watches attentively. Women in saris, including one in a teal blouse with hands folded, stand among the crowd. Hanging orange and gold decorative banners and a green cloth drape hang from the ceiling at upper right. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2012-04-05Night-time temple scene with stone pillars and carved columns lit at dusk. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-and-green shawl and red sash holds a brass tray with a lit flame at right. Beside the lamp stand a seated lantern and garlands of marigolds and roses. At left, a figure with long swept-back hair and an orange-saffron robe with gold necklaces stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, with other saffron-robed and white-clad devotees behind. A man in a striped white shirt also presses palms in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with red border stands nearby. Ritual aarti or puja in progress.2012-04-05Photograph of a crowded temple interior where worshippers stand in rows with their backs to the camera, facing a lit shrine. Foreground devotees include a bare-shouldered man with a shaved head and a woman with a tall topknot and gold earrings wearing orange-red cloth. A woman in the centre has hair braided with a pink flower garland and wears a red garment. Several oil lamps glow on the dark shrine ahead, and a steel offering tray sits in the lower foreground. Blue walls and a wooden eave frame the scene. No clearly identifiable a person is visible among the people shown.2018-05-08A dense crowd of men and a few women packs a temple doorway at night, lit by oil lamps and overhead lights. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis and a shaved-headed man with orange cloth and a rudraksha mala stand near the entrance. A cameraman with a shoulder camera films in the crowd, while a large floral decoration with yellow and red blossoms shows at the far back. Stone carved pillars and a lattice gate frame the scene. The swami-like figure's appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role.2012-04-05October 25 20062006-10-25January 02 20092009-01-02June 05 20122012-06-05February 07 20172017-02-07April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18