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A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits at lower left performing a puja, holding a lamp with a flame toward a large deity murti behind. The deity is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, rudraksha beads and a crown-like headdress. In front sits a small white figure in lavender robes and a purple turban, with a yellow mala, seated on a platform. Brass vessels, a kalasha, lamps, flower offerings and pink petals fill the foreground, with a tall brass lamp stand at right.

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A photograph of a temple puja. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits at left, pouring water from a brass vessel over a large deity murti with a golden crown, garlanded in red roses and yellow marigolds, adorned with rudraksha beads and gold necklace. In front, a white-stone seated figure in lavender robe and blue turban with a rudraksha mala is surrounded by brass pots, bowls, lamps and incense sticks. Orange and gold drapery and a tall brass lamp stand behind. No other physical people are visible.2011-07-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja in progress. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits cross-legged and performs a ritual, his arm extended toward a lit oil lamp and a small silver vessel. Behind him a large deity figure is adorned with red roses and garlands, a crown, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, seated in front of a yellow silk backdrop with gold-framed panels. Silver pots, a brass bowl and offerings sit on the altar in front. Visible white markings decorate the priest's arm and chest.2011-08-08A photograph inside a temple shrine where a seated priest in white dhoti and a yellow shawl performs an arati, holding a lit oil lamp toward a white statue. The statue wears an orange robe, an orange head wrap, a garland of white flowers, and a rudraksha-style necklace, and its hands are raised in a blessing gesture. Behind it stands a golden deity murti or altar decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and draped in orange silk. Brass pots, bowls, a small brass lamp and a plate of flowers sit on the stone platform in front. Only the priest is a physical person in the scene.2010-07-13August 08 20112011-08-08A photograph of a temple shrine at night with a man seated on the floor in white clothes and a yellow shawl, hands folded in anjali mudra in front of a golden shivalinga-style vessel decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind him stands a large deity murti in orange and gold garments with ornate jewellery and a crown. Brass oil lamps (deepa stands) flank the shrine, and brass puja vessels, a small bowl of flowers and a small figure in orange with a garland sit at the front. The setting suggests a pooja and arathi offering.2010-07-13Photo of a temple ritual in a gilded shrine. In the left foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a gold chain, sits and pours liquid from a silver vessel toward a central figure. The central figure is a seated statue in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, a beaded necklace and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind it stand a tall golden deity murti with a red cloth backdrop, a yellow and red flower garland hung with large yellow beads, and a white draped cloth on the right. Brass lamps, silver bowls and a metal tray with flowers sit on the altar in front.2011-01-17July 17 20112011-07-17August 08 20112011-08-08A seated man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl performs puja before a white statue of a sannyasi wearing an orange robe, orange turban and white flower garland, with hands raised in blessing. Behind them stands a gold-and-orange draped shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, a golden pedestal with a brass kalasha-like finial, and a lit oil lamp. Brass vessels, a kumkum-filled plate, a small bell and offerings sit on the floor in front. The scene reads as a pooja and arathi at a shrine.2010-07-13A photograph of a temple puja setting. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a dark platform, eyes closed, chanting, while his hands rest over brass and steel vessels, a silver bowl, a small glass and an oil lamp. Beside him stands a white statue of a sage with a saffron-orange robe, a saffron turban, a rudraksha mala and a raised palm. Behind them hang a garland of yellow and orange marigolds, an embroidered silver-and-black ornamental backdrop and a saffron cloth. The scene suggests a padapuja offering ritual.2011-01-17February 23 20082008-02-23November 28 20142014-11-28