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A ritual scene in a richly decorated hall with red walls and silver-framed arches. Three ornate deity murtis sit on a raised green-draped platform, garlanded in red and yellow flowers, with a silver-framed deity on the right. In front, a bare-chested priest in a blue dhoti and a second priest in a grey-blue shawl and yellow-beaded garland perform puja over a golden stand heaped with fruit, flowers and offerings. Brass oil lamps and bowls of marigolds and red blossoms surround them. On the right, seated devotees in white dhotis and necklaces face the altar, a man in a blue turban at the rear, with microphones on stands. Caption at the bottom reads a copyright line and source credit.

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A temple ritual in a decorated shrine hall with gilded arches, green draped backdrop and a tall silver-and-gold canopy. Central raised seat holds two large deity murti figures in red and white, garlanded with white and red flowers. Before them a priest in white dhoti with bare torso and a blue-striped cloth at his waist stands with a lamp, while a second officiant in white stands beside him holding a ritual implement. Brass lamps, a silver-covered kalasha vessel, offerings on trays and marigold petals sit on the floor. Seated musicians or chanters in white dhotis and garlands sit at the right, and a seated priest in orange-brown robes sits at the lower left, making this an abhishekam or puja-style rite.2015-10-18A temple-style ritual hall with deity murtis dressed in garlands on silver-framed thrones under decorative canopies. 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Ritual abhishekam or puja with marigold offerings is shown.2015-10-18A ceremonial hall decorated with silver-framed thrones and ornate ceremonial staffs holds several deity murtis draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, seated on red-draped platforms. Incense smoke drifts through the air. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti bends over an offering area, while a man bare-chested in a white dhoti stands beside a brass lamp stand on the right. Trays of flowers, fruit and brass vessels sit on the floor, and a striped rug covers the floor. The scene appears to be a temple-style puja or abhishekam.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18