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A photograph of a ritual scene in a decorated hall. A young priest in orange robes with a white forehead band and a rudraksha mala stands at a flaming oil lamp or fire pit, with brass vessels and offerings in front. Behind him, a golden bull or vahana figure stands before tall red and purple garland-decorated structures, and a painted guardian figure with a club appears at the top left. Three women seated at the left, in white and red shawls, have their hands folded in prayer. Bouquets of flowers and banana-leaf-style offerings fill the foreground.

May 19 2013

A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine hall. A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron garment with a gold chain and white ash markings on his arms raises a multi-tier silver aarti lamp with lit oil wicks toward deities decorated with garlands in yellow, orange and red. A golden bull statue and a painted blue and orange temple pillar stand behind him. A woman in an orange sari with folded hands stands at left beside a microphone stand. The scene shows aarti being performed as part of a pada-puja.

A photograph of a temple shrine with a standing devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti at left, holding a lit flame or aarti lamp toward the deity. Behind a stone ledge decorated with garlands of red, yellow and pink flowers sits a seated priest in orange robes with a white beard and turban-like headwear, facing the shrine. The shrine holds a large deity murti with a crown, draped in a red cloth and garlanded with flower strands. Brass lamps and oil lamps stand on the ledge, and an orange cloth hangs at upper left beside a decorated pillar. A red metal gate and green trees are visible beyond.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A photo of an aarti performed before a golden throne (peetha) in a temple-like hall. A seated figure on the golden throne wears a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-patterned clothing, with a red tilak on the forehead; the throne is decorated with gold, a tiger-skin style cloth below, and garlands of red, yellow and green flowers hang above. A shirtless man in orange cloth, seen from behind, waves a lit oil-lamp arrangement in the foreground, and two more people in orange sit at the lower right. Flanked by standing deity murti pillars on either side, with a red floor covering in front.

May 19 2013

A temple puja scene with a golden deity murti of a seated figure with a tall crown, draped in red cloth and garlanded with multicoloured flower strands. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks on the arm holds a flame aarti lamp toward the murti. To the left two women in white and red saris sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Piles of red, yellow and white flowers and a brass bowl sit on a yellow-tiled platform in front. Colourful painted temple walls frame the background, with a lit oil lamp at top left.

A photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest with his back to the camera wears an orange-red garment with a gold border and holds a multi-flame oil lamp toward the altar. To the right, three devotees in orange-red and white clothes press their palms together in prayer. Behind them stands a colourful four-armed deity murti with a crown, gold necklaces and a green cloth, flanked by brass lamps. At left, a seated figure in a gold throne wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a red cloth, and a dark curtain hangs behind the throne with hanging bells.

Photograph of a temple interior during a ritual. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame in a brass lamp and waves it toward a black stone shivalinga set on a dark pedestal yoni base, with smoke rising. To the right, a golden deity murti in a red and gold sari is garlanded with yellow, orange and magenta flower garlands. At left, another person in orange robes stands with palms joined in namaskar. A white marble figure and a small golden stand sit on the floor in front, and several seated devotees are visible in the background. The scene reads as an abhishekam or aarti at a Shiva linga.

April 30 2015

Night-time temple ritual on a raised stone platform. A gilded deity murti with a crown, draped in orange cloth and heavy garlands of marigolds and purple flowers, sits on a golden lion-throne under a decorated arch. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis sit near the throne, one with a bare torso and rudraksha mala. In front, a robed priest in white and pink sits by a flaming fire pit with oil lamps, holding a mala. A devotee in orange sits in the foreground beside bronze vessels, a kalasha-style pot and offerings. To the right, a tiered decorated altar with carved figures and garlands. Strings of leaves hang overhead, with a bright shrine lit behind. Homa/puja setting.

A night outdoor ritual at a temple-style stage. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-bead necklace, holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a fire pit. Behind him, two deity murtis wearing red, yellow and green garlands and ornate crowns stand on a gold-trimmed platform. Devotees in saris and white clothing stand in the background among string lights and a purple backdrop.

2012-09-29 +1 copies