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Night puja at an outdoor shrine decorated with white and marigold garlands. A shaven-headed priest in a rust-red and orange robe with white body markings sits cross-legged at the lower left, bending over brass vessels, plates of fruit and small oil lamps arranged on the floor. Behind him stands a tiered, multicoloured shrine with carved lions and small figures, draped in flower garlands. A seated man in an orange garment is partly visible at the far left beside a gilded palanquin-like frame, and a large deity murti with flower garlands stands at the right edge. A striped red and white backdrop completes the setting, showing a deity murti and ritual puja in progress.

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August 21 20142014-08-21A priest in a rust-red dhoti with a bare upper body and white sacred markings on his arms and forehead sits cross-legged at a brass puja setup, tending a flame and ritual implements. Behind him a deity murti stands on a striped pink-and-blue pedestal flanked by two gold lions and draped in white flower garlands, with red and orange cloth. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like brass pot, oil lamps, banana leaves and marigold flowers lie on the floor.2014-08-21December 05 20112011-12-05August 21 20142014-08-21Night-time puja at an outdoor shrine. A priest in saffron-orange cloth sits cross-legged at lower left, reading from an open book, with an oil lamp and a brass bowl of offerings before him. Behind him a tall deity murti stands on a multi-tiered painted pedestal flanked by carved golden lions and seated figures, draped in white and orange garlands and decorated with green leaves. A brass lamp stand and a teal cloth-covered table sit at right.2014-08-21Night ritual photograph at an outdoor stage with a decorated deity murti behind a flower-garlanded altar. Three priests stand at left; the foremost wears an orange dhoti and bare upper body, holding a small metal vessel, while others wear white dhotis. A fire or lamp burns on a low gold-edged platform in front of a tiered brass and floral altar piled with fruit and offerings. A golden arched canopy frames a deity murti draped in red, decked with marigold garlands and gold ornaments. A seated figure in dark red clothing sits on a gold chair at right. Smoke drifts across the scene. Several people are visible at the bottom edge, mostly seen from behind, consistent with a puja or homa.2016-02-16Night photo of a temple puja at an outdoor shrine. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-edged shawl sits cross-legged at the lower left, facing an ornate deity murti. A second man in white ritual clothes with rudraksha beads and a tilak sits beside him. The central murti is a richly garlanded decorated pedestal shrine with yellow and red flower garlands, lions at its base and a cobra hood. A large white and pink Ganesha figure stands at the right, next to a pink cloth. Brass vessels and flower offerings lie in front of the priests. Red and white striped walls stand behind.2014-09-28A decorated tent interior set for a ritual. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a heart-shaped backrest, a flat-topped parasol above him. A small fire burns in a square gold-trimmed homa pit in the foreground, with brass plates and offerings nearby. On the right, a decorated deity murti stands on a gold-and-silver pedestal draped in marigold and red flower garlands, and a gold-ornamented arch frames a second murti. A priest in orange dhoti stands at right holding a lit aarti lamp toward the deities. Striped multicolored cloth covers the floor, and banana leaves, yellow marigold strings and hanging oil lamps decorate the ceiling.2016-12-19July 16 20152015-07-16Temple shrine photograph: a man in orange robes with a white flower garland and gold necklace stands at left while a second man in orange kneels and performs an aarti with a flaming oil lamp and brass bell before a large gilded deity murti pair adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, red and gold jewelry and an orange turban-like crown. A small blue-clad figure sits beneath the garlands, with brass lamps, kalasha pots, and a copper pyramid-shaped object on the stone platform. A peacock-feather backdrop and gold arch frame the shrine, and a pink curtain hangs at left.2008-12-26February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies