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A temple-style ritual stage with red drapes, a silver-framed throne and a seated deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers, beside a painted image of deities. Two men in white dhotis stand facing each other holding garlands, one in a yellow-and-green turban, the other in a golden turban with a bare chest and rudraksha-style necklaces, performing a wedding-style exchange. Behind them seated priests in white and saffron chant into microphones near a sacred fire pit with offering trays of fruit and flowers, a banana plant and oil lamps. A seated man in a saffron-orange cloth sits at the left edge facing the fire. A camera on a tripod stands at right. Ornate silver platters and brass lamps are arranged on the floor.

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A temple-style puja in a decorated hall. Two priests in white dhotis perform ritual service before a seated deity murti and a golden throne. The priest at centre has a golden head cloth and bare chest with sacred threads, holding a brass vessel offered toward a second priest in an orange and yellow wrap who wears a red head cloth. A third person in a yellow cloth bends over a small oil lamp near the front, and a fourth man in an orange cloth with a garland stands at the right. Two decorated pots or kalashas with yellow and red marigold garlands sit at the front, and several oil lamps burn on the floor. Ornate deity figures in gold and red garlands flank the scene.2015-07-13October 18 20152015-10-18A temple ritual ceremony in a decorated hall with silver arches and a green-draped central platform holding deity murtis garlanded with marigold and rose garlands. Several priests in white dhotis and bare chests stand and sit around a central puja setup with brass vessels, fruit, flower offerings and a coconut being held by a standing priest. Two murtis flank the central altar on silver thrones, and a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes with a shaved head sits at the left edge. Men in white and orange-striped dhotis sit at right, some holding microphones, and a colourful canopy hangs above.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18July 13 20152015-07-13A ritual worship scene before a decorated shrine with three silver-framed deity murti draped in garlands of marigolds and roses. In the centre a brass-and-silver stand holds a kalasha-like vessel with flower garlands. Two seated men lead a puja on the floor: the man on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a blue cloth, holds ritual items, while the man in the foreground centre wears a white dhoti, a gold-bordered blue shawl and a yellow marigold garland and offers flowers from a plate. Oil lamps, brass vessels, yellow marigold heaps and red rose petals surround them. Three more men in white dhotis with garlands sit behind on the right. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so no probable label is given.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18Ritual scene in a decorated temple-style pavilion with a purple-lit ceiling. On a golden throne at the back, a seated figure with folded hands sits under a golden canopy framed by a garland arch, with a ceremonial staff nearby. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and a green-gold turban with a garland stands holding a brass ritual lamp, while a bare-chested priest in a purple-bordered dhoti with garlands raises his hand toward a decorated deity palanquin with green and gold drapery. A bare-chested man in front of a fire pit feeds an open flame; brass ritual vessels and offerings lie on a mat, and rose petals are scattered on the floor. Two seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge. Appearance of the seated throne figure is not clear enough to confirm identity.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a temple-style ritual hall with a red draped backdrop and a striped colourful canopy. At centre sits a deity murti with a golden face, garlanded in white and orange flowers, seated on a green-draped silver throne with a gold arch. Flanking silver thrones with gold canopies hold smaller garlanded figures. Priests in white dhotis and bare-chested attendants with rudraksha malas stand around, one in a red-orange turban holding a brass lamp and one with a blue-and-white turban. A pile of offerings, fruit, brass vessels, a kalasha and a woven mat are arranged on the floor. Marigold garlands and scattered petals decorate the scene, which resembles an abhishekam or puja setting.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18