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Close photo of a devotee in orange robes seated on a stone floor, right hand resting on the rim of a polished copper kalasha pot with a spoon or lid balanced on top. Scattered yellow turmeric powder and a small brass bowl with yellow flowers and green leaves sit beside it. In the foreground is a silver tray with a coconut, fruit, marigold garlands, red rose petals, green leaves and a yellow kumkum-coloured ball with a sprig of grass, offerings for a puja. The person's face is not shown.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photo of a temple puja on a stone floor. In the foreground, a man's bare arm reaches toward a brass plate heaped with red rose petals and yellow marigold flowers, with a green leaf, grass sprig and a halved yellow fruit on top. A brass lamp stand with lit wicks stands behind the plate, and a dried coconut lies beside it. A copper pot with liquid sits on the floor, with turmeric powder scattered around. A seated priest in orange-saffron dhoti with red-bordered cloth and gold armlet kneels at right, and another orange-robed figure's bare feet are visible at top. Visible people are limited to the arm and the two orange-clad figures' partial bodies, and no face is shown.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A close photograph of a ritual being prepared on a stone floor. A man in an orange dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered edges holds yellow marigold petals in his fingers, while a second person's hands in orange cloth reach in to receive a petal. Before them sits a copper kalasha pot with a copper tumbler beside it, a brass bowl of red kumkum, a brass plate holding a yellow fruit, green leaves and a sprig of grass, and scattered yellow turmeric or flower petals. A pile of red and pink flowers sits at the lower left. Water droplets dot the floor.2010-07-21Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed on the ground. Two men in orange saffron garments sit cross-legged; one holds a copper kalasha vessel and pours from it while another extends cupped hands to receive. Beside them stand a small brass bowl with green leaves, a brass plate holding a yellow turmeric mound with grass blades and green leaves, and a plate of red flower petals at the lower left. Yellow turmeric powder is scattered on the grey stone floor. Only partially visible hands and arms of the people appear; faces are not shown.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A close photo of a ritual preparation on a bare concrete floor. A person in orange clothing with a red and gold border sits cross-legged at the left edge. Their hand, only partly visible, holds a copper spoon over a polished copper kalasha pot containing water and green leaves. Nearby stand a small copper cup, a brass bowl with yellow flowers and leaves, and a brass dish of yellow turmeric powder. Turmeric is scattered across the floor, and fruits, including an apple-like fruit and a red mango, sit on a silver tray at the bottom. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering preparation. No face of a person is visible.2010-07-21Close view of a puja preparation on a bare stone floor. Two people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged; the visible arms belong to them, one hand dropping yellow marigold petals into a copper vessel and another hand holding a yellow flower. On a brass plate sit a yellow turmeric-coloured kalasha-like mound with green leaves and a grass sprig, plus a brass bowl of red kumkum and a bowl of red flower petals. Yellow petals are scattered across the floor and brass and copper vessels surround the offering.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-up photograph of a puja ritual on a stone floor. A seated figure in an orange and red bordered silk garment sits at the top, with only the lower body and hands visible. In the foreground, a brass pot with a spout sits beside a brass plate holding a mound of yellow turmeric or kumkum with green leaves and a sprig of grass, surrounded by scattered yellow flowers. A bare arm reaches in to place a flower. A plate of red and yellow marigold petals sits at left, and a copper vessel with a spoon stands nearby. Turmeric powder is scattered across the floor.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes, bare-shouldered with a draped orange cloth, bends forward and rests his right hand on a copper kalasha pot placed on a stone floor scattered with yellow turmeric powder. Behind him a seated man in orange garments wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands clasped. Other seated devotees in orange and white garments are visible in the background, along with a flower-filled brass plate in the foreground.2010-07-21