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A photograph of a temple courtyard with a square stone-rimmed yagna pit filled with dark ash or embers at the lower right. Behind it, a grey bull (Nandi) murti sits on a red-draped platform with an orange-and-gold cloth over its back, garlanded with marigold and white flower strings, and a silver vessel with a leafy plant stands beside it. On the left, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders and a gold necklace sits cross-legged on the floor, with a second person in white partly visible behind him. Silver plates, bowls and a small silver kalasha sit on the floor near the fire pit, and a microphone stand is positioned at left. Red and white striped steps lead up in the background.

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A photograph of a temple ritual outdoors. In the foreground a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a thick gold necklace sits on an orange mat, holding a silver plate with a lit flame over a dark coconut-like offering. Beside him a second priest with a shaved head and tilak sits partly behind. Silver bowls, a small silver bell and a brass tray with offerings lie on the ground near a dark stone basin. Behind them stands a grey vehicle-form murti draped in red and orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a gold-rimmed tray on the red-covered dais. White-and-red striped steps and potted plants fill the background.2010-09-08A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine with red-and-white striped steps. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a red-bordered cloth and a gold chain, holds a silver plate of burning offerings and a lit flame toward a grey bull-shaped Nandi statue draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A younger attendant in white sits beside him wearing a garland. Silver bells, a small silver vessel and a bowl sit on the stone platform in front of a dark square pit. Potted plants and dark-stone deity figures appear in the background, with a red-draped altar behind the Nandi.2010-09-08September 09 20102010-09-09A man seated on a carved wooden stool with a cushioned seat presses his palms together in prayer beside a square fire pit lined with white and yellow-edged stone, into which a ladle or spoon is dipped. He wears a plain white dhoti with maroon borders, has a bare upper body, and wears layered gold necklaces and gold bangles. Behind him stands a blue-grey wooden vahana of a bull-like animal with gold-trimmed legs, draped with an orange cloth and a garland of red flowers, atop a red-draped platform. Silver bowls and a brass vessel with flowers sit nearby, and a ritual lamp is placed at the pit edge.2010-09-03A seated priest in a white dhoti with a red border and a gold chain pours ghee or an offering from a ladle over a square homa fire pit in a dim hall. Behind the pit stands a large blue ceremonial vahana figure. A silver bowl and small brass vessels rest on the pit's edge, and a potted plant and steps sit in the background. The scene reads as a fire ritual or homa. One person is visible.2010-09-03A temple courtyard scene with a large grey Nandi bull statue draped in a red cloth and orange-gold cover, garlanded with flowers and yellow marigolds. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders sits cross-legged, hands joined in prayer, wearing gold necklaces and bracelets. Behind him, another man in a white shirt and dhoti bends forward over an open book on a low stand, and a third young man with a yellow-and-gold neck garland sits nearby. A brass plate with a flame-lit lamp sits on the red cloth, along with a silver vessel and bowls. A square stone pit with a small fire glows at the bottom edge. Red-and-white striped steps and potted plants line the background, with a dark deity statue visible at upper left.2010-09-08September 09 20102010-09-09A photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor ritual site. A young shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a red-and-gold sacred thread, sits before a white square fire pit and tends offerings with a silver bowl. An older priest in a white shawl sits beside him. Behind them, women in white saris with gold borders sit, and a golden deity murti stands framed by garlands of flowers. Brass plates of offerings, including fruit and grains, sit on the orange floor. The backdrop has red and white stripes.2011-12-31September 08 20102010-09-08 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall during a puja. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a purple cloth, holding a microphone and chanting beside a brass oil lamp, brass vessels and a tray of fruit. A fire pit with a small flame sits at the centre of a white-and-red stepped platform. To the right, a table holds kalasha pots wrapped in white and orange cloth with green leaves. Behind, a deity murti in red and gold garments is decorated with garlands and framed by red drapes. Two dark stone dvarapala figures stand on either side. No a person is shown.December 31 20112011-12-31October 29 20112011-10-29