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July 18 2013

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A photograph of a temple ritual before richly decorated deity murtis draped in dense garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. Two priests stand at centre-left holding a long white cloth stretched across the image: the left priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti and red-and-gold waist cloth, wears an orange-gold turban and a white thread, while the right priest wears a light cream shawl, a green turban and a white garland, holding the cloth taut. A brass pot and a flame burn in the foreground with flower offerings, and a bare-chested attendant sits at the right edge. Gold filigree and a pink backdrop frame the shrine.2013-07-18July 13 20152015-07-13A temple-style ceremony before a gilded arched backdrop and a red draped platform. Central deity murti, gold-crowned with a silver-and-gold body and jewelled necklaces, is seated with garlands of yellow marigold and red flowers. Two priests stand on silver pedestals: the left priest in white dhoti with a gold-and-purple cloth on his shoulder and a gold turban is draping a striped silk cloth over the deity; the right priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange shawl and green turban holds a cloth and wears a marigold garland. In front, three decorated kalasha pots garlanded with marigolds and red flowers sit beside a fire pit with a bright flame, with oil lamps on either side.2015-07-13April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja ceremony in a temple-style hall. A bare-chested man with a shaved head and white forehead markings stands centre in a saffron-yellow dhoti and pink shawl, holding flowers. Beside him a seated man in a straw hat and white dhoti with a garland sits on a low gold seat. At right, a man in a straw hat and cream shirt sits on the floor beside a golden stool, garlanded with marigolds. Behind them, large deity murtis are heavily decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and gold crowns, with a gold throne and pink drape. In front, a fire pit made of bricks burns with a small flame, surrounded by brass and silver vessels, plates of offerings, fruit, flower petals, and a kalasha. Several seated attendants in white dhotis assist; one man in white at left tends the fire. The scene is a homa or puja ritual.2013-07-18April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA temple ritual inside a hall with grey stone pillars and hanging garland strings. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a purple sash stands at left, extending his arm toward a decorated altar heaped with white and red flowers, yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Several people in white and saffron clothing stand with folded hands around the altar. A kneeling attendant in orange cloth tends a brass lamp at the front. Brass vessels, fruit and offerings sit on the red floor, and incense smoke drifts through the scene, with colourful umbrellas overhead. Abhishekam or puja in progress.2018-04-14 +1 copiesJuly 18 20132013-07-18April 14 20182018-04-14July 16 20152015-07-16