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Indoor ritual scene in a pillared hall with red carpeting and marigold garlands. In the foreground, a man with a tied-up dark turban and a rudraksha mala holds a video camera on a tripod, while a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a purple shawl sits in the middle of the row. Rows of men seated on the floor wear white dhotis, saffron shawls and garlanded necks. Before them, a brass kalasha and a deity murti are decorated with marigold and rose garlands, with fruits, coconuts and lemons laid out, and smoke rises from a fire offering in the background. Coloured banners and a lion-head carved pillar frame the hall.

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April 14 20182018-04-14Photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled hall decorated with colourful banners. Foreground, a priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti with a purple border holds a small plate while standing before an elaborately decorated altar piled with red and yellow marigold garlands and flower heaps. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron garment and a white-and-gold garland, hands folded in namaskar, stands near the altar; he has long dark hair and a red-and-white forehead mark, a presentation consistent with the page's a person reference but with uncertain identity. Other priests in white, yellow and orange clothing stand nearby, and a green-and-gold umbrella hangs above the scene. Brass vessels, a lamp and incense smoke fill the floor, which is covered with red cloth and petals.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual inside a stone-walled hall decorated with coloured cloth pillars and banana leaves. Priests in white dhotis and orange or yellow garments stand and kneel around an elaborately garlanded deity murti on a red altar, the flowers arranged in white, red, yellow and purple strands. A bare-chested priest in a purple shawl and white dhoti extends his hand toward the altar, while another in white and orange kneels and gestures on a red cloth. Steel vessels filled with fruit, flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Several devotees in white and purple saris and dhotis stand with hands folded, some wearing rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14Ritual 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 20182018-04-14A homa fire is burning in a sunken fire pit on a red floor inside a decorated temple hall, with a flower-tiered offering platform and coconuts and fruits to the right. Several priests in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand at the fire; the central priest in a maroon turban pours from a brass vessel with a flower garland, while others hold offerings. Umbrellas with ornate canopies and marigold garlands decorate the hall, and a few onlookers in orange and white sit at the edges. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so this is a ritual scene with priests and devotees.2018-04-14A homa ritual in a large hall decorated with marigold garlands, banana leaves and colourful umbrellas. Several priests with bare upper bodies, white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged in two rows around a square fire pit, holding ladles and offering vessels. Brass bowls, coconuts and yellow flower garlands are arranged before them, with smoke rising from the pit. Two men in saffron and orange garments sit at the centre of the row, and a cameraman stands behind the scene. No person in the image is identifiable as a person.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam at night in front of a richly decorated deity murti, with a large silver-and-gold Shiva lingam or murti adorned with flower garlands on a pink pedestal. Several priests stand at a raised offering table covered in a striped cloth, piled with fruit, flower garlands and brass vessels. A bearded priest in a yellow shawl and dhoti pours liquid from a vessel; a younger priest in white dhoti and a red-bordered cloth holds a brass pot, and another priest in an orange dhoti stands at the left. Lamps and banana-leaf-like offerings surround the altar, with multicoloured garlands draped above and devotees seated at the bottom edge.2016-12-15 +1 copies