At Friday night services at the big, tourist-filled temple, this fellow accompanies the silver container which has a shiva inside. His job is to fan the air by the side "door", presumably to help shiva breathe, since the air is thick with smoke from burning ghee and candles and goodness knows what else. Note the cell phone in his waistband. Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Temple Functionary
At Friday night services at the big, tourist-filled temple, this fellow accompanies the silver container which has a shiva inside. His job is to fan the air by the side "door", presumably to help shiva breathe, since the air is thick with smoke from burning ghee and candles and goodness knows what else. Note the cell phone in his waistband. 
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