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A temple-style puja room with several garlanded deity murtis decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. On the right, a bearded man in a red shawl sits on a throne-like seat behind a green-draped stand, and five seated priests in white dhotis and saffron-and-white cloths perform ritual worship on a striped rug. Brass plates hold fruit, flower offerings and a lit oil lamp, and a palanquin-like canopy stands at the right. Black and pale ribbon-like decorations hang on the pillars.

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A photograph of a ritual on a raised stage before three ornate deity murtis and a fourth seated figure, all adorned with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and pearl necklaces. Several priests sit cross-legged on red and multicoloured mats. One priest in white dhoti and shawl, with bare upper body and sandalwood markings, sits centre-right facing the murtis; others in orange and green cloth sit beside him. Brass lamps, flower offerings and a small fire-pit area lie in front, with a gold chair on the left and a decorated brass umbrella behind. Two women and several men are seated in the ritual.2016-02-02October 18 20152015-10-18February 02 20162016-02-02A temple-style puja inside a decorated hall with a golden cobra-hooded canopy at left, where a small figure sits on a golden seat. At right, a priest in a white dhoti and green-bordered garment stands before a red throne-like altar heavily draped with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and a deity murti. Another priest in white attire and a red headpiece sits center with a hand raised near a plate. Several seated priests bare-chested with rudraksha malas perform rites on striped mats around brass plates, oil lamps and offerings. A brass kalasha and lamp stands frame the scene.2016-02-02A temple ritual inside a decorated hall with a gold throne-like seat at left and garlanded deity murti on a red and gold altar at right. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow cloth and white dhoti stands before the altar, while another priest in white dhoti and green-and-gold wrap stands with his back to the camera beside him. A man seated at left on the floor, bare-chested with a saffron cloth over his shoulder, sits near a small brass lamp and offerings of fruit and flowers on a striped mat. Marigold and red flower garlands drape the altars and pillars. Among the deity murtis, one wears a gold crown. Multiple brass lamps and a tall ornate pillar with painted panels stand nearby.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02A photograph of a temple shrine interior during a puja. On the left, a seated person in an orange-brown garment with a red and white flower garland and a gold crown-like headpiece sits with palms pressed together in prayer beside a large gold lion figure on a leopard-print cloth. Behind them, deity murti are decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti sits before a fire pit and offering trays, while other priests in white and yellow garments attend the altar. A striped multicoloured cloth covers the floor, with brass lamps, flowers, fruit and silver trays arranged in front. Roughly five people are visible.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02A temple-style ritual hall with a pujari-led worship scene. On the right, a red and gold throne is draped with thick marigold and yellow flower garlands, holding deity murtis and a small figure adorned with gold ornaments. In the centre, a standing figure in a green and gold dhoti with a green shawl and a sandal-marked body stands beside a seated figure in white dhoti and a saffron-yellow shawl wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a crown-like headdress. Several men seated on striped mats in the foreground wear white dhotis and yellow shawls, with offerings, fruits, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel arranged before them. A large ornate golden throne with heart-shaped peetha backdrop stands at far left. Two bare-chested men at left tend the offerings.2016-02-02