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A temple ceremony inside a hall with brick walls and hanging decorative banners. A central figure with a bare upper body, a long yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar, while a bearded man in an orange-brown robe with a white garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands beside him, hands joined. Several men in white dhotis and yellow garments stand nearby, one carrying a tray. In the foreground a richly decorated altar with dense garlands of white, yellow, pink and red flowers stands beside a brass lamp and steel vessels. Green and gold canopy hangs above, and pink petals fall through the air. The scene suggests a puja or inauguration rite.

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April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesInside a temple hall with stone pillars and colourful hanging banners, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a brown-red robe, a white and pink flower garland and a gold-coloured ornamental necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a richly decorated altar. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala also joins hands in prayer. A priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a ritual plate, with other attendants in saffron and white nearby. The altar is heaped with marigold, rose and multicoloured flower garlands and a green umbrella canopy hangs above. Ritual vessels rest on a red patterned mat. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam offering, with the decorated altar as its focus.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA ritual ceremony inside a temple hall with brick walls and colourful decorative pillars. A bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl, white dhoti and a purple waist cloth, wearing a long garland and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a small lamp or incense vessel while standing beside an ornate altar decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Other men in white dhotis and garlands stand around; one holds a brass tray of red petals and another, in white with a bare chest, holds a microphone and sits near the altar. A green umbrella canopy hangs overhead, and brass vessels, foil-wrapped offerings, fruits and a kalasha sit on the red-and-white mat in front. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2018-04-14Ritual scene in a temple hall with pillars and colourful decorative banners. A shirtless priest in a purple cloth and white dhoti stands at a decorated altar heaped with white, purple and red flower garlands, while others in white dhotis and purple or orange cloths perform rites around a red-carpeted floor. Metal pails hold fruit, flowers and offerings, and a seated attendant in an orange cloth tends a ritual setup with a smoking fire pit at left. Several people fold hands in prayer, and a camera is visible at the right edge. The image shows a puja or abhishekam with a deity murti under garlands.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA temple ritual inside a stone-walled hall decorated with coloured cloth pillars and banana leaves. Priests in white dhotis and orange or yellow garments stand and kneel around an elaborately garlanded deity murti on a red altar, the flowers arranged in white, red, yellow and purple strands. A bare-chested priest in a purple shawl and white dhoti extends his hand toward the altar, while another in white and orange kneels and gestures on a red cloth. Steel vessels filled with fruit, flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Several devotees in white and purple saris and dhotis stand with hands folded, some wearing rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14