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September 19 20152015-09-19December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a ceremonial temple cart or palanquin decorated with heavy garlands of yellow marigolds and magenta flowers, with carved figures and small potted plants on its tiered pink and green structure. A bare-chested man in a pink turban and white dhoti, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holds a silver lamp with several lit oil lamp flames and performs an aarti-style offering beside the decorated structure. Another man in an orange cloth stands at the right edge, and a lion-figure carving is visible at the bottom. The palanquin appears to be a procession or puja setup.2016-09-09November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17A figure in an orange turban and saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp with a flame over a golden ritual setting. Before a decorated shrine with a deity murti in a green-lit arch, the lamp is offered toward a gold-rimmed throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth and maroon cushions. Multicolored tassel hangings line the shrine, and a brass bell and fruit offerings sit on red cloths. The scene is an aarti at a shrine.2016-04-25September 09 20162016-09-09Photo of a homa ritual at a temple-style pavilion. Four men in white dhotis with colourful borders stand around an ornate golden deity murti shrine adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and a kalasha-like tiered altar. A man in an orange-gold brocade shirt holds a microphone and chants while another man beside him holds a microphone. A shirtless priest reaches up to adorn the murti with a flower while another attendant holds a metal vessel. A small fire burns in front of the blue-draped altar with marigold offerings. Gold canopy and white drapery form the backdrop.2015-07-17A ritual abhishekam scene at a decorated altar. A bare-chested priest in a pink turban and white dhoti with a purple shawl pours liquid from a small vessel toward a golden deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange-and-gold silk sari holds a brass bowl and a microphone, with a bundle of grass or straw rising from the altar. Brass lamps, a bronze bull, and golden ceremonial umbrellas surround the setup against a white cloth backdrop.2015-07-17July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja at a shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. In the centre, a deity murti sits on a pink and white cloth-draped seat, its front and sides wrapped in red and white flower garlands. Two silver lamps stand on either side, and brass plates of offerings and fruit rest on wooden steps before it. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a purple-bordered cloth raises a brass plate with his right hand, while another priest on the left holds a lamp near the shrine. Behind them, larger deity figures are framed by colourful garlands under a yellow-green canopy. Only a few partial figures appear at the lower edges.2016-12-07A temple puja in progress before a deity murti dressed in white silk and draped with red and yellow flower garlands, with red flower arrangements and a gold prabhavali behind it. A bald priest bent forward in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a lit camphor flame on a plate toward the deity. Another priest stands behind him on the right in a white dhoti and red garment, and a third priest with a bare torso holds a tray at the left edge. Brass lamps, a bell and flower-strewn offerings sit on the altar in the foreground.2018-03-02