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Indoor puja in a temple hall with a wooden floor and bookshelves along the wall. In the foreground, a bald, grey-haired priest with a rudraksha mala and bare chest sits in front of a small altar of flowers, lamps and offering plates, wearing an orange cloth. Behind him, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a shaved, marked head performs rites beside a flower-decked plate. Devotees sit on mats around the offerings: a woman in a red and gold sari with gold jewellery, a woman in a yellow sari, a girl in orange and pink, women in pink and orange, and men in white and blue shirts. A gold deity murti and ornate pillars stand in the background.

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December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19Indoor puja at a hall with a wooden floor and a bookshelf in the background. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a grey crew cut and a dark mala wears an orange dhoti, sitting on a striped mat with palms pressed together in prayer before a small brass offering plate with flowers. Behind him, devotees sit in rows on mats with hands folded: a man in white dhoti, women in red and pink saris and salwar, a girl in orange and gold, and a woman in a pink dupatta. Brass plates of fruit, flowers and offering bowls lie before them. At the back, a golden throne-like altar with a deity murti is framed by red drapes and an orange and yellow banner. Roughly ten people are visible.2022-12-19Indoor puja in a hall with wooden floor and bookshelves behind. In the foreground a man seated cross-legged on a striped mat wears an orange dhoti, bare chest with sandalwood markings, a dark rudraksha mala, and presses his palms together in prayer; oil lamps and brass plates of flowers and fruit sit before him. Behind, a row of devotees sit in prayer: a woman in a red and maroon sari with gold jewelry, a girl in an orange silk outfit, women in pink and white saris, and men in white dhotis with bare chests. A woman in pink stands near an ornate golden altar bearing a deity murti garlanded with flowers, flanked by golden peetha-style canopies and red-and-gold decorations, consistent with a Jayanthi celebration puja.2022-12-19Indoor ritual at a temple-style hall with wooden floor, where devotees sit on mats doing puja. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread attends to brass plates of offerings, while a young girl in a pink dress and orange cloth and a woman in a red sari with gold necklaces handle small oil lamps and flower-decorated brass plates on red cloths. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white, pink and blue clothes watches. At the back, a decorated altar holds a deity murti garlanded with flowers beside a table of fruit and sweets, with bookshelves at left and a golden kalasha and brass lamps nearby.2022-12-19Indoor puja in a hall with wooden floor and bookshelves. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala sits in the foreground ringing a brass bell and holding a tumbler, seated on a striped mat before a tray of yellow flowers. Other priests in white dhotis and devotees in saris sit on the floor, many with brass plates of flowers and oil lamps on red mats. Along the back wall a golden throne with a deity murti is decorated with garlands and framed by golden pillars. Above, a poster shows three orange-robed portraits. Another portrait in the upper left.2022-12-19Indoor puja in a temple hall where devotees sit cross-legged on mats and rugs on a wooden floor. A large framed portrait of a bearded figure in a turban and beaded garlands, labelled as a printed caption, hangs on a saffron and gold draped backdrop above a gold throne-like seat holding a small deity murti. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits before a tray of flowers, fruit and a small lamp, while women in white and pink saris and other devotees in white and orange sit in rows with offering plates. Oil lamps and brass vessels are arranged on the floor. A man in a white shirt sits at the left edge near a low table.2022-12-19A photograph inside a hall with wooden floor and red-cushioned chairs where a puja is being performed seated on woven mats. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and sits with hands folded near brass plates of flowers, a conch shell and offerings. Three women in saris sit beside him: one in orange and cream, one in red with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace, and one in blue with a pink blouse and glasses. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels, fruit, betel leaves and flower garlands lie on the floor. At the back, a seated figure in orange with rudraksha and garlands sits on a decorated throne with offerings before gold curtains and red triangular emblems, with bookshelves at left. Four women and one man are visible.2022-01-10Jan 8 2022 sripuram2022-01-10December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19Indoor photo of a seated group in a wood-floored hall during a puja. A large deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange cloth panels and palm fronds behind a central altar. In the foreground, a woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala sits with hands in namaste beside a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a mala on the left. Other seated women wear green, red, pink and white saris. Brass plates with fruit, flowers, lamps and small bowls sit on mats before them. Shelves of books and framed pictures line the walls.2022-07-13