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Photo 11715452 +1 copiesA silver ornate throne-like seat (peetha) is heavily garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands and green leaves, placed on a silver base before a fire pit with a flame and white offerings. Standing figures in white dhotis and striped shawls, with a gold pendant visible at the top, stand behind the altar. Brass vessels and banana leaves flank the scene, with flowers scattered on the floor.2018-01-06October 15 20172017-10-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a puja at an outdoor ritual setting. A golden ornate throne-like seat with an orange backdrop is adorned with heavy garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds, with a decorated deity murti or ceremonial figure draped in gold-toned cloth at its centre. In front stand brass oil lamps, a silver puja vessel, bananas and a coconut as offerings. Two priests in white dhotis: one standing in the centre with a sacred thread, another at right with a yellow-and-gold shawl over the shoulders and a yellow head cloth, leaning over to attend the offerings. A seated bare-chested man with a thread sits at left, a woman in the background at top, and a partially visible person at the left edge.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesPhoto 11701808March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A temple-style puja at a shrine: a gilded arched backdrop frames an orange cloth, and a deity murti or ritual form is heavily decorated with red roses, yellow marigolds, white jasmine garlands and green leaves, with a rudraksha-bead garland draped across it. In the foreground a shirtless priest in white dhoti with yellow borders pours or offers from a small vessel near a brass lamp with a lit flame, beside bananas, coconut halves and brass pots. A second shirtless man in a white dhoti sits at the left edge, partly cropped.2017-03-16January 06 20192019-01-06Photograph of a ceremonial silver throne (peetha) heavily draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flower strands, with a pale green leafy spray behind. Two people in white dhotis with coloured woven borders stand at the sides; one arm reaches in holding a gold-chained ornament. Brass oil lamps and a flower-filled vessel sit on the floor, with scattered petals. Partial faces and figures are cropped; no clear face or a person-style appearance is visible. Ritual setting consistent with a puja decoration.2018-01-06