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A 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.

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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.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.2010-09-08A photo of an outdoor temple ritual at a shrine to Ganesha. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and a white shawl with red border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing gold necklaces and a gold bracelet. Beside him a younger assistant in white with a red-bordered cloth holds a microphone and a small book, reciting. A large square black pit with white-washed edges sits in front of them, with silver bowls of offerings nearby. Behind, a grey Ganesha murti is adorned with red, yellow and green flower garlands and a silver crown, seated on a grey pedestal draped in orange and red cloth, under an ornate orange umbrella canopy. A pink-washed wall bears a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir.2010-09-08A 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.2010-09-08September 08 20102010-09-08 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple setting with a silver Ganesha murti seated on a grey vahana (mount) draped in an orange cloth and heavily garlanded with multicoloured flower strings in red, yellow, green and white. Two shaven-headed priests in white dhotis with red borders sit cross-legged at left with hands folded in prayer, one wearing gold-coloured necklaces. A square stone fire pit with dark ash stands in front, and a brass plate of offerings sits on a red cloth. A microphone stand is positioned beside the priests. Potted plants and a red-and-white striped wall form the background.2010-09-08September 09 20102010-09-09September 08 20102010-09-08 +1 copiesTwo priests in white dhotis with red borders perform a ritual before a large Ganesha murti decorated with colourful flower garlands in red, yellow and green and an orange cloth. The lead priest, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holds a lit lamp toward the deity while his companion, wearing a white shawl, holds a brass bell. A square fire pit sits in front, with brass plates of offerings nearby. The murti sits on a grey pedestal set on a red cloth, with white and red striped steps behind. A sign in Hindi reads Anandeshwar Mandir. This appears to be a puja or aarti at a temple shrine. Two people are visible.2010-09-08September 08 20102010-09-08September 08 20102010-09-08 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple ritual in front of an orange-walled shrine with a signboard reading a Hindi temple name. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing a gold-coloured beaded necklace, holds a silver plate and pours or offers from it over a square black pit with white-edged stone surround used for a fire offering. A second young assistant in white with a red-bordered cloth stands behind him holding a small metal object. Trays of grains, dried plant material and offerings sit on an orange mat. Behind them a large deity murti with a crown, garlanded in red, yellow and white flowers, stands on a grey pedestal draped in red cloth, with a brass plate of offerings and a glass vase of white flowers beside it. Another person in white stands at the left edge.2010-09-08