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November 12 2010

Outdoor puja scene in a temple courtyard with orange and red walls. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits on a mat, holding a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a small kettle-like vessel in the other, performing aarti before a decorated deity murti dressed in orange and red silk and draped with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Around him, about a dozen women in white, orange and yellow saris sit in rows with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style offering tray with flowers and turmeric, a small brass idol and open books sit on the floor.

A seated priest in a white dhoti with red-bordered cloth over his shoulder performs an aarti, holding a silver lamp with a lit flame raised toward the front. He wears a gold necklace and a gold bracelet. Before him are a silver plate with flowers and a yellow sweet, a brass pot, and metal bowls of food including rice, flatbread and yellow rice. A microphone stands in front of him. Around him, about a dozen women sit on the floor with palms pressed in prayer, wearing white, orange, yellow and green saris. A pale orange cloth and a small silver pedestal with a yellow deity murti stand at the left.

Outdoor temple courtyard ritual with a sacred fire pit in front of a decorated deity murti garlanded with bright flower necklaces and draped in red and orange fabric, flanked by two stone figures. Seated devotees in white and orange-red garments, with red shoulder cloths, face the fire. A shirtless priest in white dhoti at left tends the fire with a long ladle. At right, a bald man with ash markings on his forehead, wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate orange cloth, sits on a striped mat holding a microphone beside an empty red and gold throne. Other people in white and pastel clothing sit in the foreground. Several people are visible; the total is in the 21-100 range.

November 12 2010

A photograph of a Sri Chakra puja in progress. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt with an orange shawl and gold ornaments is seated on the floor, holding a silver camphor lamp with a flame over a brass Sri Chakra meru. Fruit, a small bowl with red kumkum and a silver vessel sit on a wooden tray beside him. Behind him, several women in white saris with orange borders sit with palms pressed together in prayer, one holding a small orange-flame lamp. Other seated devotees, many in white, fill the background, and a red wall and orange cloth hang behind them.

A temple-style ritual in a tented hall. A bald priest with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body, wearing a red-brown dhoti-style cloth, bends over a metal bowl and a small flame, offering to the fire in front of five young women seated in a row on the floor. The women wear cream and gold silk saris and orange and red garments and are garlanded with marigolds. Behind them a large deity murti with garlands and a silver crown stands on a red cloth, with brass lamps, a decorated kalasha, fruit, coconut and yellow offerings nearby. The floor is strewn with flower petals, and a bright ceremonial umbrella stands at the right.

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A seated figure in an orange robe with a yellow-green marigold garland sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and white and red flower garlands. Before the throne, devotees in white and cream clothes and yellow shawls sit on a red cloth, one holding a lit oil lamp or flame near the throne while others pour or hold brass plates, kalasha vessels and fruit offerings. A woman in orange sari sits at right and a woman in gold sari sits in the centre. The scene appears to be a pratyaksha paada puja, with padapuja offerings arranged on a tray at the lower edge. A white wall and a red fire extinguisher are visible at upper left.

Photograph of a homa/yagna ritual in a courtyard. In the centre, a young man in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at a brick fire pit, hands folded in prayer, with a microphone stand before him. Beside him a bald priest in white with a gold-bead necklace sits, and a man in orange robes sits at left. Behind, several people in white and orange stand and sit near a red-and-white striped wall. To the right, a deity murti is dressed in an orange silk cloth and garlands of red, orange and white flowers, with a brass lamp beside it. Offerings of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a kalasha-like bowl lie on the floor and tables.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual hall with a fire pit at centre where a flame burns and smoke rises. Behind it, a decorated deity murti stands on a red platform, garlanded with flowers and framed by a golden arch. At right, a man in saffron robes with a white forehead mark and long rudraksha-style beads sits on a red throne-like seat, a person, with a microphone before him. At left, drummers in white dhotis with bare upper bodies play drums. Dozens of devotees in white clothes with red sashes sit on the floor facing the fire, with several women in orange saris. Two stone statues flank the arch.

A photograph of a devotional ritual in an orange-walled hall. A man seated at left on a raised golden-edged seat wears an orange garment and a long white flower garland, with a tray of fruit and flowers before him. Seated rows of devotees in white and yellow clothing hold lit oil lamps or aarti lamps, and some hold brass plates of offerings. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a foreigner with blonde hair in a ponytail sit in front, and a smaller group of orange-clad participants sits in the background. A small blue sign with text is on the wall above.

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