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A priest seated on a red cloth with his back to the camera performs a puja before deity murtis decorated with flower garlands. He is bare-chested, wears a white dhoti and a cream-coloured head cloth, and has a sacred thread over his shoulder. Around him are brass bowls and plates of food offerings, fruit, flowers and betel leaves. A framed portrait with a flower garland sits on a small shrine at the upper left, and an orange cloth hangs on the left. Oil lamp stands and a gold-and-red silk backdrop complete the setting.

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A bare-backed priest in a white dhoti and a cream-and-gold head cloth sits cross-legged on a red cloth, seen from behind, performing a puja. Before him is an altar with a deity murti flanked by golden figures, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, and an orange drape hangs at the centre. A framed photograph in the upper left, labelled as a portrait, shows a man with a flower garland. Brass and steel bowls of food, fruit, flowers and sweets surround him on the floor, with small oil lamps set on tiered stands to the left.A photograph of a Navaratri puja scene on a red cloth. A bare-chested priest in a yellow turban and white dhoti sits cross-legged at left, reaching toward a brass plate of offerings. Behind him a deity murti sits on a green and gold throne, draped in red and yellow garlands, with an orange and yellow embellished backdrop. Brass plates hold bananas, leaves, sweets, coconut, kumkum and vibhuti, with a lit oil lamp, a kalasha and small brass vessels around the altar. No a person candidate is visible; the seated figure is a priest.A photograph of a ritual puja set up on a red cloth floor against a deep red backdrop. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a yellow head cloth kneels at the front, tending a brass vessel and offerings. Brass plates hold banana leaves with rice, sweets, and fruit, alongside small brass bowls, a brass kalasha, and oil lamps. Marigold garlands hang on brass pots, and incense sticks stand in the foreground. Behind him a second person in pink clothing and a red head wrap, wearing a marigold garland, sits smiling on a low platform. An orange and multicolour painted cloth hangs on the right. Ritual setup consistent with an abhishekam or puja.A photograph of a puja set up on a red cloth. In the left foreground a bare-chested man with a yellow turban and white dhoti sits cross-legged and reaches over brass plates of food on banana leaves, with yellow and white offerings, brass lamps, a small brass pot and red flower petals in a bowl. Behind him a figure with a red garland sits against a deep red wall, and on the right stand a kalasha-style pot, marigold garlands, a folded pink cloth and a saffron embroidered hanging.A priest seated cross-legged on a red cloth performs a puja before a deity murti draped with a garland of red and yellow flowers. He is bare-chested with a white dhoti edged in orange-gold, a yellow turban and a beaded necklace, and he holds a small vessel while reaching toward a spread of brass plates holding turmeric, kumkum, leaves, rice, sweets and bowls of coloured powder. Behind the deity stands an orange and yellow embroidered backdrop with floral motifs. Oil lamps, incense sticks, a brass kalasha and a small red-clad figure complete the altar.A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for a deity alankaram. Several deity murti are dressed in red, green and gold garments and adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and white and multicolour beaded flower strands. Brass kalasha-style pots with mango leaves and yellow turmeric-coloured cones stand on a red cloth-covered altar, with a brass oil lamp in the foreground. On the right, a seated devotee in white dhoti and cloth wrap sits with folded hands in front of a large golden throne-like seat with an elephant motif, which holds a garlanded portrait figure wearing a pink turban and white and red floral garlands. A wooden pillar and orange and white banners frame the scene. Hindu puja setting, with the seated figure shown from behind.A photograph of a ritual worship setup on a red cloth. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and a yellow turban kneels at the centre, reaching toward brass vessels, a kalasha, and small bowls of offerings. Marigold garlands hang on a pink-draped object at right, and orange and blue cloth with floral embroidery hangs behind. Plates of food, banana leaves, bowls of kumkum and vibhuti, and incense sticks surround the altar. Behind at left, a portrait of a smiling woman in a red turban and marigold garland sits with hands raised. No deity iconography is clearly visible.A bare-chested man kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated deity murti during a ritual at a temple pavilion. He wears a white turban and a white dhoti, with a dark bead garland around his neck. The deity is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and ornaments, and in front of it stand brass pots, a brass bell, small dishes and kalasha-style vessels decorated with yellow and orange cloth and green leaves, set on a red cloth. Striped colourful pillars, palms and a golden carved pillar frame the scene, with a stone ledge at the lower right.A photograph of a seated priest in white dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested and wearing a pale peach turban and a dark rudraksha mala, performing a puja on a red cloth. Before him are brass bowls of flowers and petals, small clay dishes of yellow powder and red kumkum, a bowl of green leaves, and an incense holder with sticks. Behind is a tall bundle of orange cloth draped against gold curtains, presumably a sacred offering. The priest is seated cross-legged with his back turned to the camera.A priest with a shaved-looking head under a white and orange turban, bare-chested with a white dhoti, holds a lamp aloft near a decorated altar. He wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and white sacred markings on his torso and arms. Before him stands a red-draped table with brass vessels, mango leaves, marigold and red flower garlands, and yellow-powdered kalasha pots. Behind the table, a deity murti in green and red silk with elaborate silver ornaments and a yellow-garlanded face is visible, flanked by colourful striped cloth and palm fronds. The setting appears to be a temple pavilion during a devi alankaram ritual.A photograph of a ritual puja on a red cloth. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth and rudraksha mala sits at left, lighting an oil lamp and offering from a brass plate of food, fruit, flowers and banana-leaf offerings. Behind, a woman in a pink and red sari with a marigold and red flower garland sits on a yellow cloth, hands raised in greeting. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot, a blue cloth and decorated poles stand nearby.A seated priest with a bare upper body, white dhoti with a gold border, and a light peach head-wrap sits with his back to the camera before a shrine draped in gold cloth and red fabric. Behind him, a multi-armed goddess murti stands with a Ganesha figure and other deity figures, all garlanded with orange and red flowers. In front of the shrine, a red-robed statue sits on a gold-trimmed throne, its hands in a blessing gesture and garlanded with marigolds and roses. Two framed portrait photographs flank the altar. Brass plates and bowls on the red cloth hold flowers, rice, kumkum, turmeric, betel leaves, and a kalasha-style pot, with incense sticks and oil lamps placed around them, marking a puja setup.