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A photograph inside a temple shrine room. Two men in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on a red-draped raised platform for a puja. The man on the right, seated centrally with a saffron shawl over his shoulders and a gold necklace, has his eyes closed and hands folded in front of him; the man on the left, in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, sits before a microphone with hands joined. In front of them are brass plates and bowls, fruit including oranges, apples and bananas, white calla lilies, pink flowers, incense sticks and a peacock-feather fan. Behind them stand white deity murtis: three figures in orange and red garments with garlands and crowns, and a figure with a green cap and a long garland beside a white statue in an orange cloth. Scaffolding and a man in white are visible at the left edge.

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October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor puja at a temple altar with a red-draped platform. Two priests in saffron-orange robes sit on the red platform: the seated man at left has hands joined in prayer and a microphone before him, while the central priest, with shaved head and a gold chain, holds a small brass bell and a lamp or offering dish, raising a hand over it. Behind them stand saffron-clad statues of deities, including a hanuman figure with a mace at left, an orange-draped sage statue, and two orange-and-red sari-clad female deity murtis adorned with red and white flower garlands. Fruit plates, a brass bowl, flowers in glass vases and a peacock-feather fan lie in front. The setting is a wood-and-white-walled room with a red backdrop.2008-10-22A puja inside a temple room with a red-draped altar. Three large deity murtis in orange and gold garments with flower garlands stand at the back, with a Hanuman figure and a seated Sai-style figure in orange cloth at left. In front, a robed priest in orange sits and offers incense with a lit stick, while a second orange-robed man kneels with hands joined in prayer at the left edge, both before microphones. The altar holds fruit, flowers, white lilies, pink blossoms, brass bowls and oil lamps, with a peacock feather fan nearby. Two people are visible.2008-10-22Indoor temple puja on a raised red-draped stage before a row of white deity murtis in colourful garments and crowns, including a flute-playing Krishna murti on the right, with fresh garlands and flowers. A seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits at a microphone on the left, and a second man in orange robes sits centrally on the red cloth with palms pressed together in namaskar. Fruit platters, oil lamps, incense, a brass tray and a vase of white lilies and pink flowers sit in front. Two women in saris are visible at the lower right edge and a few heads at the bottom. The central man has a shaved head and no crown or long hair, so the candidate cues are insufficient and his identity is uncertain.2008-10-22A photograph of a puja at a Hindu temple hall with a red-draped raised platform. Two saffron-robed men sit on the floor before microphone stands, one with hands joined in prayer and a rudraksha mala, the other seated on the platform with hands resting in his lap, wearing an orange robe and a gold chain. Behind them stand three large deity murtis: a monkey-faced deity, and two crowned figures dressed in orange and green with red flower garlands. A white statue of a seated saint in an orange cloth sits at left. Fruit platters, oil lamps, flowers and offering plates lie on the orange mat in front.2008-10-22A photograph inside a temple shrine room showing a puja in progress before a set of deity murtis on a raised red-draped platform. Three standing figures in orange and red saris with garlands and crowns are shown, with a figure in pink and gold garments playing a flute on the right, and a figure holding a mace on the left. A seated priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala gestures over offerings, while a second seated man in orange with a mala sits at a microphone. Trays of fruit, flowers, brass vessels, a peacock-feather fan and lit incense sticks are arranged on the red cloth, with white lilies and pink flowers in glass vases. Small figures and a grey-haired person are seen in the foreground.2008-10-22A photograph of a seated puja in a temple shrine room. A man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a bald head sits centre, holding a small lamp or puja vessel with a red cloth over his head, while another saffron-robed man with a mala sits at left beside a microphone stand. Behind them, three white deity murtis with gold crowns and red-orange garments and garlands stand on a red-draped platform, and a painted murti of Hanuman with a green-and-pink cloth appears at left. Trays of oranges, bananas, mangoes, flowers, a brass plate and a peacock-feather fan sit in front, with white calla lilies and pink flowers in glass vases at right.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor temple shrine with a red cloth backdrop and floral garlands. Two seated men in saffron-orange robes perform puja at a low red-draped platform. The man on the left, at the front, presses his palms together in prayer near a microphone stand. The man beside him, with a red head cloth and rudraksha mala, sits with hands folded. Behind them stand three deity murtis: Hanuman on the far left holding a mace, and two figures in orange and red garments with crowns and garlands, including a bow-bearing figure. Trays of fruit, including oranges, bananas, apples and grapes, and a plate of sweets sit on orange cloth in front. Vases of white lilies and pink flowers stand on the right, with a small brass tray and incense sticks nearby.2008-10-22Photograph inside a temple shrine with a red cloth backdrop. Three white deity murtis with gold crowns and garlands stand in orange and red garments, flanked by a statue of a figure with a green cloth and a saint statue in orange. Two men sit on a red-draped platform: a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at left by a microphone, while a man in saffron robes with a shaved head holds a small vessel and performs a puja before the murtis. Fruits, flowers, white lilies, and oil lamps sit on the platform. Two people are visible.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22