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A temple-style puja in a decorated hall. Two priests in white dhotis perform ritual service before a seated deity murti and a golden throne. The priest at centre has a golden head cloth and bare chest with sacred threads, holding a brass vessel offered toward a second priest in an orange and yellow wrap who wears a red head cloth. A third person in a yellow cloth bends over a small oil lamp near the front, and a fourth man in an orange cloth with a garland stands at the right. Two decorated pots or kalashas with yellow and red marigold garlands sit at the front, and several oil lamps burn on the floor. Ornate deity figures in gold and red garlands flank the scene.

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July 13 20152015-07-13A temple-style ritual stage with red drapes, a silver-framed throne and a seated deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers, beside a painted image of deities. Two men in white dhotis stand facing each other holding garlands, one in a yellow-and-green turban, the other in a golden turban with a bare chest and rudraksha-style necklaces, performing a wedding-style exchange. Behind them seated priests in white and saffron chant into microphones near a sacred fire pit with offering trays of fruit and flowers, a banana plant and oil lamps. A seated man in a saffron-orange cloth sits at the left edge facing the fire. A camera on a tripod stands at right. Ornate silver platters and brass lamps are arranged on the floor.2015-10-18A temple-style ritual hall with gold-framed shrine arches and red and white draping. On the right, two deity murti are seated on a raised platform, garlanded with marigolds and adorned with silver and gold ornaments. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and a richly embroidered gold-and-red shawl sits with hands folded, wearing a decorated golden headdress and marigold garlands. Beside him, a bespectacled man in white dhoti, also garlanded, sits with hands joined. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and orange cloth stands bending over a brass vessel, and ceremonial brass and gold offering stands are decorated with yellow flowers. Ritual items fill the scene.2015-07-13Photograph of a temple ritual in a shrine room with several deity murtis decorated with thick garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and orange-yellow dhoti bends toward a seated priest in white with a garland, who holds a small object. A standing man in white dhoti and green-and-black shawl with a flower garland presses his hands together. On the right a priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a lit oil lamp. Gold and brass ritual vessels and a patterned golden backdrop surround the scene.2016-02-02Temple-style ritual scene before a gilded shrine with ornate golden arches and red-draped platforms holding deity murtis decorated with yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. A central murti wears a tall crown and red-and-gold drapery. Two priests in white dhotis stand at the centre: one bare-chested with a yellow turban and orange shawl, the other in yellow and white robes, handling a ritual vessel and lamp. A third attendant in a yellow shawl stands at right holding a small lamp. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha with flower garlands sit on the floor in front, with a gold umbrella above. The scene reads as abhishekam or aarti in a shrine setting.2015-07-13February 02 20162016-02-02October 18 20152015-10-18July 17 20152015-07-17October 18 20152015-10-18February 02 20162016-02-02July 13 20152015-07-13Photograph of a ritual at an ornate silver-and-gold shrine with a green cloth backdrop, garlanded deity murti and a seated figure on a golden throne draped in marigold and rose garlands. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti and blue waist cloth holds a ceremonial object toward a fire pit with burning flames and marigold-decorated offerings. At right a man in a gold-bordered saffron-and-green shawl and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a brass lamp stand with a long kalasha-like finial is nearby. Other white-clad priests stand with garlands.2015-10-18