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A ritual scene inside a temple hall with a row of dark stone sculptures of saints or deities adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a crescent ornament, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a reddish-brown dhoti, sits on a carved wooden chair receiving a ceremonial offering. A second man in a red-orange turban and sacred ash markings kneels beside a wooden stand, holding and pressing an item into a small wooden press. A silver staff stands at left beside a silver elephant-shaped vessel and a brass lamp, with trays of offerings in the background. The floor is covered with colourful woven cloths.

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A ritual scene in a temple shrine with garlanded stone and metal deity figures behind. A seated man in a dark red-brown robe and a tall dark turban with a hair ornament, wearing a pink flower garland, sits on a carved wooden seat. A second man in a rust-red robe and matching turban, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms, kneels before him holding a wooden stand. A third kneeling man in an orange-red cloth leans forward at the seat's base. Silver vessels, an oil lamp and a silver elephant-shaped stand sit on colourful striped rugs, with yellow marigold garlands and turmeric-coloured offerings nearby.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A ritual scene in a temple hall where a seated man in a black turban and rust-red dhoti, wearing a pink flower garland and a rudraksha-like cord, sits on a silver-backed wooden seat. Facing him, a bare-chested priest in reddish-orange cloth with white ash markings on his arms kneels and holds a small wooden stand. Behind them stand several black stone deity murtis draped with yellow and white marigold garlands, with a silver lamp and silver vessels on a striped rug in the foreground.2018-01-31A photograph of a ritual scene inside a shrine hall with many silver and dark stone deity murtis arranged along the back, several decorated with yellow and white garlands. In the foreground a seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and cloth wrap wears a dark turban and holds a pink and white flower garland. Beside him, a second man in a red-orange turban and bare chest kneels over a small wooden stand, pressing or touching a child-sized figure seated on the wooden frame. Silver pots, a silver lamp stand, a brass bowl and trays of flowers sit on a multicolored woven cloth. Ritual actions include a child being attended during a puja, with the priest's chest and forearms marked with white ash.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a ritual scene before a marble shrine lined with black stone murtis and yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground, a bearded man in a dark maroon dhoti and shawl, wearing a black turban with a crescent ornament and a pink flower garland, sits behind a small wooden ritual stand. A second priest in a red-orange cloth and a maroon wrap bends over a seated figure, pressing a hand to the person's arm while a white-painted sacred marking is visible on the body. A silver elephant figure and a silver lamp stand sit on a multicolour woven mat, with brass plates of turmeric and offerings nearby.2018-01-31A ritual photograph at a temple-like hall lined with many deity murtis draped in yellow and white garlands. A seated man in a dark red robe with a rudraksha-style pink-and-white garland and a dark turban sits on a silver-framed chair, eyes lowered. Beside him, a priest in a deep orange-red dhoti kneels on a multicoloured cloth and works at a wooden stand, while another attendant in orange with a red turban assists nearby. Silver lamps, a silver vessel with an elephant motif and a silver staff stand on the floor, and offering plates of coloured powder and flowers are arranged in the foreground. The seated man's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described only by role.2018-01-31A seated man in a dark turban and saffron-red dhoti, with a pink and white flower garland and white sacred markings on his bare chest and arms, sits on a silver-and-wood chair before a low wooden stand. A second man in red-orange dhoti and matching cloth wrap kneels on the colourful striped mat beside him, tending a small brass lamp and a smoking vessel. Behind them stand black stone deity murtis draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a silver elephant-shaped vessel and a tall silver lamp stand sit in the foreground, and offering plates with turmeric and flowers line the right edge. The setting suggests a homa or puja ritual. No person in the image can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31