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A photograph of a ceremonial ritual inside a temple-style hall with gold-trimmed shrine canopies. Several deity murtis are seated on a raised platform, heavily garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands. In the foreground, two seated men in white dhotis face the deities; the man on the left wears a brown cap and pink shawl, the man on the right wears a straw-coloured hat and a cream wrap with a white garland. A young child in pink sits beside the right man. Brass lamps, silver vessels, fruit, flower offerings and a kalasha sit on a white floor. On the far left a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and ochre cloth sits near the edge, and a man in white stands behind him. A man in a lavender shirt with a white garland sits at the right edge in the foreground.2013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18February 02 20162016-02-02A photograph of a ceremonial puja in a tented hall with a red-draped dais under a golden canopy. Gilded deity murti are garlanded with yellow marigolds. Brass oil lamps stand at left, and smoke rises from a blue-draped altar holding kalasha pots. Priests in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit on a striped rug near ceremonial staffs. On the right, a man in white with a red garland sits on a golden throne-like seat. Foreground devotees, some bald and in white, sit facing the altar in the performance of homa-style rituals.2015-07-17A ritual scene before a shrine of large deity murti statues draped in heavy garlands of yellow, red, orange and purple flowers. In the centre, a seated person wearing a brown turban-style headwear and a white garland, with bare upper body and a pink wrap, sits before the altar. Foreground devotees in white dhoti-style cloths with bare upper bodies and sacred markings sit facing the altar, some with bare heads or tied hair, and microphones stand before them. Gold ornamented backdrop and a kalasha-like arrangement of flowers complete the shrine setting.2013-07-18December 07 20162016-12-07A photo of a ceremonial puja in a hall with dark drapes. Around him, priests in white dhotis with sandalwood and vibhuti marks chant and perform the puja, one holding a flame. Brass thalis of flowers, fruit and offerings lie on the floor. Women in white saris and orange-bordered clothes sit to the side, one with a long braid. Marigold and multicolour garlands hang on a deity murti at right, and a trident and a gold palanquin-style seat are beside the throne.2010-11-14A temple ritual photo of a puja before an elaborately decorated altar with silver-and-gold arches and a green canopy. Central deity murti figures wear red crowns and are heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flower strands; flanking murtis are dressed in pink and magenta cloth. Several priests in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha-style necklaces sit on the floor. A seated woman in a grey-blue sari kneels at a brass-and-wood offering table holding fruit trays and a kalasha wrapped in garlands. Brass oil lamps stand beside the altar, and microphones are set in front of the seated ritual participants.2015-10-18October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20162016-02-02July 31 20152015-07-31