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A photograph of a temple ritual inside a decorated shrine. Two bare-chested male priests stand before a deity murti dressed in red and green, framed by garlands and a golden canopy with colourful festoons. The priest on the left wears a white head wrap and white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and holds a palm-leaf fan and a brass plate of red chillies or offerings. The priest on the right wears a yellow turban, white dhoti with gold border, a bead necklace, and holds a pink flower-covered tray. A gold throne with a red cushion sits to the right, a red-and-orange draped cloth hangs behind, and brass vessels and a lamp rest on a table at left. A flower-decorated pink and cream cloth lies on the floor in front. There are no printed names or visible portraits of a person.

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A photograph of three shirtless male priests in white dhotis with gold borders standing in a decorated temple hall at night. The priest on the left holds a brass plate of red offerings, the middle priest carries a tray with a pink cloth-wrapped bundle, and the priest on the right holds a tray of red flowers with green leaves. Each wears white turbans and gold-and-bead necklaces, and the middle priest also wears a yellow turban. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with garlands and red, green and orange cloth, framed by a gold arch, colourful bunting and tall palm fronds. In front, a small fire burns in a pit beside an orange cloth and a pink-and-gold skirt-like decoration, with brass vessels on the left.Three bare-chested men in white dhotis stand before a decorated deity shrine with a fire pit (homa) at its centre, where a sacred fire burns above a bed of flowers and a folded cloth offering. 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Four men in white dhotis with gold borders stand around a central fire pit where flames rise over a decorated pedestal. At left, a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his body and a white head cloth gestures toward the fire. Two men at centre and right, bare-chested with gold chains and beaded necklaces, hold brass plates of offerings; the centre man wears a yellow turban. Behind them stands a large gold-and-orange canopy with floral garlands and a colourful striped drape, framing a deity murti group adorned with yellow and red flowers and a garland of white and green blossoms. Golden brass lamps and a palm frond stand nearby. A seated figure in a red and multicoloured-striped shawl sits in an ornate gold throne at the right edge.A temple shrine decorated for Navaratri with a golden-yellow canopy and colourful striped festoons. Behind, a bright multicoloured deity murti sits on a red-draped platform surrounded by potted plants and flowers. 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