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Photo of a puja being performed indoors in front of red drapes and a white tower fan. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with white sandalwood markings on his arms and forehead and rudraksha malas sits at the front left, while a man in a pale green kurta and glasses places flowers on a golden tray of offerings. Brass bowls, a plate of coconut or fruit, and red and pink flower petals sit on the tray. Behind them, devotees sit in orange and red saris and kurtas, one woman chanting into a microphone. A camera operator stands at the far left and a tripod is visible at right.

November 27 2011

November 27 2011

A photograph of a seated group in a temple-style hall performing a puja. In the foreground a woman in white sari with a yellow border presses her palms together, and a man in white shirt and glasses sits with folded hands. A bald man in white dhoti with a white tilak on his forehead holds a lit lamp near a silver plate of fruit, sweets and flowers. Behind them a woman in white sari with green border and a young man in white dhoti stand near a microphone stand. On the right, a figure in an orange robe sits before a golden decorated stand hung with yellow and orange flower garlands, with a brass ritual vessel and oil lamps on the tray. Several white-clad devotees sit in a semicircle, and a dark curtain backs the room.

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A seated group of devotees in an indoor room with a peach wall and red curtain attends a ritual. In the foreground, a bald man in white and a priest in white with a gold-bordered dhoti sit near a brass tray holding fruit and a silver plate. Several seated people, including a woman in a red sari with a dark blouse, a woman in a teal shawl, a man in a green vest, and a man in an off-white kurta, watch with serious expressions. A potted plant and wall switches are visible. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.

A padapuja-style ritual in a hall with maroon curtains. A bald priest with a white tripundra and red bindi, wearing gold beaded necklaces and white dhoti with a pink-bordered cloth, sits at the centre holding a small ritual implement and incense. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a black beaded necklace joins in, while a young man on the right in white cloth and a gold chain looks down at a silver puja vessel. Other white-clad priests and seated devotees surround brass and silver plates heaped with flowers. Several people are partly visible in the foreground.

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A photograph of a pada puja-style ritual in a hall with maroon curtains. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls, many with gold necklaces and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, sit at a low table set with silver bowls and an offering tray with pink flowers. A man on the left holds an incense stick, and smoke rises through the frame. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits center, hands folded, and a young devotee at the right holds a small lamp. Seated devotees fill the foreground, partly cut off by the frame.

A photograph of devotees seated on the floor of a temple hall during a puja. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and a pale yellow shirt sits with his back partly turned, beside a silver tray with a small brass vessel. Beside him, a man with a shaved head and bare upper body wears a white dhoti and a striped shawl and holds a small silver vessel toward the centre. Next to them a woman in a yellow shawl with a mala-style necklace holds a silver pot. A young woman in a green and blue sari with a silver-tipped pot sits at left, another woman with hands folded in anjali wears a yellow and green sari at right, and a woman in a red shawl and white blouse sits in front. Behind them stands a red and orange draped curtain and a red and white striped canopy, with a plastic bowl and a blue plate on the floor.

A photograph of a temple pada puja ritual in a courtyard with a red-and-white painted wall. Several devotees sit on the floor in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders, some wearing gold-bead necklaces and tilak marks on their foreheads. A shaven-headed man in an orange garment, seated at the top left, holds a microphone. Seated in the centre, a man in white with gold necklaces and glasses holds a small offering, while others around a silver tray hold pink lotus flowers and small brass lamps. A woman in a white sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a man in white at right pray with hands joined.