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A photograph of a ritual inside a temple-courtyard hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A bearded man with a bare upper body and a red cloth over his shoulder sits cross-legged on the floor, hands joined in front of him, at a gold-coloured raised platform holding a small deity murti and brass vessels. Around him are brass bowls of flowers in yellow and red, a plate of green leaves, and brass lamps. Standing on the left, a man in orange cloth stands next to a man in white dhoti with hands folded. Several men in orange robes sit on the floor and in front, and a seated man in orange cloth faces the ritual. Behind, women in white saris with yellow borders and orange clothes sit in rows. The setting suggests an abhishekam or puja with devotees.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A courtyard ritual inside an orange-painted building with a corrugated roof. A bearded man in saffron robe with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at a gold-framed platform holding a small brass deity murti and a green-and-red cloth, hands folded in prayer. Beside him, a younger man in saffron sits on a mat, and another saffron-robed man kneels at right. Standing at left, three men in saffron and one in white dhoti pray with palms joined. Trays with flowers, green leaves, fruit, brass lamps and a kalasha surround the platform. Seated devotees in white and orange line the back wall beside a red carpet, and a banner hangs on the right wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual in a red-and-orange hall with a golden-trimmed basin and a carved stone shrine at left. A bearded priest in orange dhoti with a red-orange shawl sits at the basin pouring liquid, while a seated priest in orange with folded hands faces him. Trays hold yellow and red flower heaps, fruit, and brass vessels. A standing priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl and another standing man in orange stand behind. Seated devotees in white and orange sit along the right wall, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron sits in the foreground.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21