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A temple puja in progress before a shrine with a deity murti dressed in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, lit by a brass lamp. Several priests in white dhotis and angavastrams stand and kneel before the shrine, one bending low near an orange cloth on the floor. A young man in white dhoti with a garland stands at left beside a microphone stand. Trays of fruit, sweets, coconuts, bananas, a brass plate of food and small wooden boxes are arranged on the ground in front. Orange-robed people and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stand in the background near an orange wall and a board of printed text. Orange and red curtains frame the stone pillars.

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Temple puja scene at a stone shrine with orange curtains and a golden-framed deity murti adorned with garlands, in front of which several shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls bow and work at a low altar. A young priest in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands at left beside platters of fruit, sweets, flowers and oil lamps. A saffron-robed figure kneels at the center with another white-clad priest beside him. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a small fire pit with offerings sit on the orange mat. Devotees in white and yellow saris stand at the edge. Padapuja-style worship is taking place.2010-11-12A temple shrine with a deity murti dressed in red cloth and heavy garlands, with brass lamps and vessels in front. Several men in white dhoti and shawl, with some bare-chested, kneel and bend over a red-cloth-covered platform heaped with flower garlands, while one man in orange cloth and another standing man in white with a mala watch. A small brass plate holds offerings and a standing lamp stands nearby. Five to six men are visible, consistent with a puja or abhishekam scene. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this image.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and unstitched white upper cloth stands at a brick fire pit, holding a lit flame or incense over the offerings on a low brass plate. Behind him, orange-clothed devotees in white saris with red borders stand with hands folded near a stone shrine with carved columns and a golden arch. The shrine holds a deity murti pair adorned with red and yellow garlands, flanked by brass lamps and a red cloth. Marigold petals and red flower petals scatter across an orange cloth in the foreground, with coconuts, bowls and fruit on a tray at left. A small red-and-white building and a wall sign stand behind. The scene reads as a fire ritual or homa at a temple shrine.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Temple ritual at a shrine with a red carpet in the foreground. A shaven-headed priest in saffron cloth stands at left holding a tray. A priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and gold-beaded necklace stands with hands folded in namaskar. In the centre, a priest in orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a small metal murti of a standing deity on a wooden stand. Behind is a shrine with a deity pair in red and gold garlanded with marigolds, and a golden kalasha with garlands. Brass lamps, bell stands and steel bowls surround the scene. A woman in orange sari sits at far left. Orange curtains frame the shrine.2010-11-12A temple ritual in a covered courtyard shrine. Several men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and gold or gem-strung garlands stand and kneel around a red-draped low platform. Floral garlands in red, yellow and purple hang on figures and a deity murti on a golden shrine behind them, with a red-draped throne and brass lamps. A small plate of offerings sits in front. A man in the left foreground holds his hands together in namaskar. A microphone stands at left. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or padapuja at a temple shrine.2010-11-12A temple shrine with red curtains and ornate stone pillars shows a puja in progress. A woman in a cream sari with pink border kneels and offers a brass plate with a lit flame and flowers to the deity murti, which is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Another woman in a white sari with a pink border holds a tray beside her. A young man in white dhoti with a gold-coloured sacred thread stands behind, and a woman in a cream sari with yellow shawl stands at the right with hands folded. Incense smoke rises, and oil lamps and flowers sit on the altar. No identifiable a person is visible.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A temple puja is performed in an open pavilion before a granite shrine holding decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold and rose-red flower strands, with brass lamps and a smoking incense offering in front. Three men sit on the floor: one in white dhoti with bare chest and rudraksha-style neck garlands at left, one in saffron cloth with a crown-like headpiece behind, and a priest in white dhoti and shawl at centre, reading from a book and tending the offerings. Red-and-white striped plinths line the sides, and on a red cloth in the foreground stand bowls of fruit, rice, sweets, lemons, coconuts and yellow rice.2010-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti on a raised stone platform, adorned with garlands and flanked by brass lamps and kalasha-style pots, under orange curtains on red-painted pillars. In the foreground, two priests sit on a white mat before a red cloth laden with offerings: bowls of rice, yellow and white sweets, fruit, betel and a plate of turmeric paste. The priest on the left wears a white dhoti and a garland, and the priest in the center wears a bare upper body with a sacred thread and sits beside a small puja lamp and brass vessels, conducting a puja. Two more people in white and orange stand at the left edge of the frame. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at an open-air shrine.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12