@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-05-11 18:13:42
The #cradle all decked up for the new baby at a naming cradling #ceremony in #Bengaluru #India today.
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-05-11 18:13:42
@wvmierlo@zirk.us2026-04-20 16:59:32
Beeston, Weir Fields, Nottingham, October 2025
#photography #photomonday #documentaryphotography #documentingspace
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-02 15:47:36
Same day and place ☝️, conclusion of 9-day "riksamhitaa yaaga": offerings to #fire while chanting "rig veda" (ancient #Hindu scripture).
Superb ambience—colors, smell, sounds, objects—followed by heavenly food.
PS: Zoom in to #3. Video 👇
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #photoMonday #Udupi #India
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-30 20:41:26
I can't tell you where the bananas went but I can show you where the banana peels ended up. 🍌
(Nov. 12, 2025. Shirooru Matha #Udupi #India. Fully-dried peels are burned to make "akshathe" for use in temple services.)
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #food #fruit #bananas #Hindu
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-23 18:26:26
Thursday was "yugaadi", #NewYear day in #Karnataka #India. The arrangement here is for "kani darshana", viewing auspicious things at day's start.
I value all items but the envelope the most for it's a personal blessing from an *ashta matha* Swamiji. 🙇♂️
#FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #photography #amateur
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-04-20 19:13:41
High chair. 🪑
(Jan. 16, 2026. Kaniyooru Matha #Udupi #India)
#photography #amateur #photoMonday #FotoMontag #monochrome
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-02-16 17:32:09
Jan 27: Service of Shree Kaniyooru Matha, at Pajaka Kshetra near #Udupi #India. The main deity is "yogaa narasimha".
1, 2: Before and after decorations: "alankaara pooje"
3: Closeup, some decorations removed
4: After final service: "mahaa pooje"
#ama
#photoMonday #FotoMontag #photography #amateur #Hindu #temple
