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December 23 2010

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A temple puja in progress before a shrine with a deity murti dressed in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, lit by a brass lamp. Several priests in white dhotis and angavastrams stand and kneel before the shrine, one bending low near an orange cloth on the floor. A young man in white dhoti with a garland stands at left beside a microphone stand. Trays of fruit, sweets, coconuts, bananas, a brass plate of food and small wooden boxes are arranged on the ground in front. Orange-robed people and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stand in the background near an orange wall and a board of printed text. Orange and red curtains frame the stone pillars.2010-11-12A photo of a temple shrine ritual in an open-air courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the center, reaching toward a row of garlanded deity murtis and figures on a shrine platform draped in blue and orange cloth, with scattered red flowers. Several men in white dhotis with orange borders and a woman in a green sari stand behind, holding offering plates. Brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels, coconuts, and a plate of turmeric and offerings sit on the altar in front. The a person candidate is not visually established, as the central figure's appearance is not distinctive enough for a confident identification.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23July 21 20102010-07-21November 12 20102010-11-12September 09 20132013-09-09A photograph of a temple ritual in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with bare upper body stands at a row of decorated deity murti figures wrapped in pink and blue cloth and garlanded with white flowers, gesturing toward them. Beside him, a woman in a white sari and a man in white dhoti hold brass plates. In the foreground, a fire pit with stacked brick-like fuel blocks, metal bowls of food, a kalasha and brass vessels sit on orange mats. Seated devotees on the left include a woman in red with hands folded, a man in white with a garland, and a man in grey clothing. A golden throne with a seated figure in yellow stands in the background, and a rudraksha-style image is not visible. Four to five people are visible, including partially seen figures.2010-12-23April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31September 09 20132013-09-09A homa fire ritual is underway on a tiled floor. In the centre, a priest in a rust-orange turban and orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala kneels behind a brick fire pit decorated with red and yellow flower petals and white rangoli lines, holding a ladle and a lit oil lamp over offerings. A second man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-and-white shawl bends to assist beside him. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white clothing and red shawls watch, and a woman in white and red sits at right. Brass vessels of fruit, sweets and flowers, a kalasha-like decorated pot, and a small oil lamp surround the fire pit. The a person-appearance check is not met: the central priest has a turban and shaved-looking face, so he is described only as a priest.2015-07-06A ritual homa or yagna in an open-sided hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala kneels on an orange mat, reaching toward a square arrangement of yellow bricks around a fire pit. A man in white dhoti and white shirt holding a plate of offerings stands at left, and another in white with a mala stands beside him. A seated woman in red and a seated man in white sit near a golden throne-like peetha with an empty seat, a seated woman in yellow sits in the background. Brass kalashas, banana-leaf plates of rice and food, and flower garlands sit in front, and a deity murti in red and gold cloth is at right. Several women in white and green saris stand at the far right. A framed photo board hangs on the back wall.2010-12-23