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A priest in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, sits cross-legged on the floor before a shrine during a ritual. He faces two decorated deity murtis: a blue-robed figure on an orange cloth with a garland of red and yellow flowers, and a figure in a red sari with a red and purple garland and gold jewellery. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, copper and brass vessels, a brass bowl of flower petals, and a small fire pit with burning embers sit in front. Smoke rises at left. Behind the shrine are gold-topped pillars, a red curtain and hanging fruit.A photograph of a Navaratri puja at an outdoor shrine. A young man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on the left, holding a brass plate with offerings and a sheet of paper. Before him is a square fire pit of unpainted bricks scattered with red petals. Behind it stand two decorated deity murtis draped in red and garlanded with yellow and red flowers: a female murti in a red sari with a crown, and a male murti in a green-and-gold garment holding a staff, with a red turban. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot with mango leaves, and a small seated figure garlanded in red and pink flowers sit on green and pink cloths. Red curtains frame the shrine.May 02 20122012-05-02A photograph of a ritual in an outdoor temple courtyard. A man seated on the left wears a white dhoti and a yellow shawl and sits before a brick-lined square fire pit scattered with red petals, appearing to prepare offerings from a plate. Behind him stand two decorated deity murtis draped in marigold garlands with red flower strings: a female figure in red and gold sari fabric with a tall crown, and a male figure with a red turban and a trident-like staff. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, and a small image in a pink and green cloth sit on the green-covered altar. Red curtains and a carved stone shrine frame the scene.November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a homa at a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on the ground at lower left, bare-chested with a gold necklace, extending his hands over a small flaming fire pit. Behind the fire, three metal deity murtis stand adorned with rows of red, orange, white, yellow and purple flower garlands, arranged on a red silk cloth. Brass oil lamps, a silver bowl of sweets and a plate of rice and flowers sit in the foreground. Red drapery and gold-framed images appear in the background. No visible candidate for a person is present in the scene.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before an oil lamp and a microphone, performing a pada puja at an outdoor shrine. Two ornately decorated deity murtis, a goddess and a god with crowns, gold jewellery and garlands of red, yellow and green flowers, sit on a bright red cloth draped over a stone platform. A carved stone pillar and orange curtain frame the scene, with a small kalasha and offerings on the floor.2011-12-14November 12 20102010-11-12A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits cross-legged on an orange cloth before a brick fire pit, conducting a homa; flames rise from the pit and he holds a ladle or offering over the fire while reading from an open book. Behind him, a row of brass kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts stands along a stone platform, and several deity murti are dressed in garlands of white and red flowers, with colourful silk cloths in pink, turquoise and orange beneath them. Trays of offerings, banana leaves and a brass bowl of marigolds sit on the floor in the foreground, and a partially visible person sits at the lower right edge.2010-12-23A photograph of a puja at a shrine. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on the floor, holding a small lamp or incense vessel toward the deities. Behind him stand two garlanded deity murtis with orange and yellow flower garlands; the left figure wears a blue sari and a long pearl necklace, and the right figure is draped in red cloth. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like pot, copper and brass vessels, a plate of flowers and a stack of sticks are arranged on the floor, with a red cloth and white stone slabs in front. Smoke rises from the offering area.A photograph of a homa ritual in a temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a yellow-brick fire pit with offerings, hands folded in prayer, with a microphone on a stand before him. Beside him sits a man in saffron-orange robes and a garland, hands resting on his lap. Behind them are three decorated shrines with deity murtis garlanded in red, yellow and white flowers, and a bowl of flower petals and turmeric sits on a plate in front. Brass lamps and a kalasha are in the frame.2011-11-29 +1 copies