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July 21 2010

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Photograph inside a temple courtyard during a ritual. Two tall polished brass lamp stands with flared tops stand in the foreground, with a brass vessel and a plate with a green-leaved arrangement on a yellow-cloth covered platform at left. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl takes a photograph with a camera, while a man in white dhoti with folded hands stands nearby. On the right, a bearded man in an orange-red garment and a man in orange clothing stand beside a white-clad priest with rudraksha mala who is offering something from a plate. Carved grey stone pillars frame the scene, and smoke drifts in the lower foreground.2010-07-21July 11 20102010-07-11March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with orange-washed walls and carved grey stone pillars. A seated elderly man with white hair and a crown-like floral headdress, wearing a white shirt, a red shawl and a flower garland, holds a framed photograph and a small cup during a puja. A bald monk in orange robes with palms joined sits to the left, and another orange-robed monk with a bald head sits at the right beside a brass kalasha with flowers. Brass vessels, bowls of kumkum and offerings, a white flower and scattered papers lie on wooden platforms in front. A shaved-head monk in orange clothing is also seated at the right edge.2013-02-02December 24 20082008-12-24Photo inside a temple shrine. A tall brass lamp stands in the foreground with a red flower tied near its top. Two men in white ritual dress bend toward it, one with hands extended over the flame; one wears a white shirt and dhoti, the other is in a yellow-and-white shawl with tilak. Beside them stands a figure in a flowing orange robe with a rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front, appearing as a person sannyasi figure, with long swept-back hair. Behind the brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti is dressed in magenta and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, with a gilded canopy above.2010-06-18A photograph of a shrine entrance decorated with marigold garlands and a large standing deity murti on the right. Several priests with bare upper bodies wear yellow dhotis and one wears white; they perform a ritual at a decorated altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and three small deity idols draped in garlands. A brass lamp with flame is raised near the altar. Devotees in white and one woman in orange sari stand behind a rope barrier, some with hands folded. A green carpet covers the floor and a brass vessel stands at the right.2013-02-15A photograph of a temple ritual on a stone-pillared porch. A man with long, swept-back black hair, wearing a white dhoti and sheer white upper cloth, a gold rudraksha-style necklace, a gold armlet and a white forehead band, holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame and a small silver bell in his other hand. Two attendants stand behind him: the left wears white dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace, holding a silver plate; the middle wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border and gold necklace, with tilak markings on the forehead. Foreground shows brass kalasha pots, a brass lamp stand, a silver bowl and a white conch-like object on a patterned cloth, and a white deity murti garlanded with red, purple and white flowers at right. Gate and trees in the background.2010-12-21Photograph of a temple shrine ritual before a deity murti adorned with a crown, garlands of orange and yellow flowers and gold ornaments. On the right, a bald man in orange robes with dark glasses stands with hands together near a brass lamp stand and kalasha. A seated man in orange garments holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) before the deity, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash stands at left, another in white at centre back, and a further figure in white dhoti at the far left edge. Stone carved pillars, red railings and orange curtains frame the shrine, with a floral offering tray in the foreground.2010-07-21A dim temple interior with brass lamp stands in the foreground. Behind them, a man in orange-saffron clothes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine. Other people in orange robes stand further back near a red curtain and stone pillar, while a white deity murti draped in orange cloth sits to the left on a raised platform. A small brass-and-silver puja table with bowls is in the centre. A sign on the wall is partly visible.2010-11-12Outdoor temple ritual under a decorated canopy with banana leaves and yellow garlands. A priest in a yellow dhoti and red-and-gold shawl holds a brass vessel and stands at a shrine table with brass kalasha pots wrapped in red cloth, a plate of offerings, coconut and sweets. Behind him a man in white dhoti and red shawl holds a tray. On the right a devotee in saffron-orange robes and a red flower garland has his palms joined in prayer, and an assistant in white and red shawl plays long brass horns. A cameraman in white records the scene at left, and colourful temple gopurams stand in the background.2009-11-25Night photograph inside a temple hall with grey granite pillars and red cloth hangings above. In the centre a man in an orange-saffron shirt and dark trousers holds a lit lamp or ritual vessel over a low wooden stand bearing brass pots and offerings, while a line of people in white and orange garments stands behind him with hands raised. A brass lamp stands on the floor at right beside a figure in white dress. Behind the group, a crowd of onlookers stands under hanging banners. The scene suggests an aarti or puja with fire offerings.2006-12-30