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A 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.

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April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 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 copiesRitual 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 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa or yagna ritual in a temple hall with a fire pit of stacked bricks, smoke rising, and flower-decorated brick offerings with brass lamps and a copper pot. Several priests stand around: a bare-chested man in a yellow-orange dhoti holds a tray, another in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a tray with hands raised, and a man in white with a purple sash and garlands performs the offering. A man with a shaved head in white ritual clothing and garlands stands with hands folded in prayer. Colourful decorated pillars, hanging green and red umbrella canopies, and marigold garlands frame the scene, with a flower-covered deity display on the right.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A ritual fire ceremony in a temple courtyard with a homa or yagna fire pit, smoke rising from brick-lined altar pits decorated with marigold and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti kneels and feeds the fire while attendants in white and saffron dhotis stand nearby. On the right, a man with a long swept-back hairstyle, a red-brown dhoti and a flower garland, hands folded in namaskar, stands in front of a second man in orange with a yellow-and-orange garland. Striped red cloth covers the floor, and colourful painted pillars, a decorated umbrella and banana leaves frame the scene. About a dozen people are visible.2018-04-14