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A photograph of a temple ritual in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a young man in a rust-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala lights a flame from an oil lamp held in brass plates, bending over it. Beside a golden deity murti with a crown, garlands of white and yellow flowers and a kumkum-marked face, a row of devotees stands with palms pressed together. Behind them, a man in an orange cloth with a beaded mala holds a brass plate, another in a white dhoti holds a long-handled pan of burning coals, and white-clad men stand among the crowd. Petals cover the floor, and purple and green garlands hang on the walls.

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Indoor puja scene with a standing priest in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, wearing a red rudraksha mala, holding a brass lamp with a bright flame and a bell in his hand. Beside him stand devotees in white dhotis with hands folded in prayer, and another priest in orange with a garland holds a dish of offerings. On the right, a golden deity murti adorned with white and yellow flower garlands and a crown stands on a white cloth, with petals scattered on the floor. Green cloth and pink and purple floral decorations hang in the background.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02Indoor ritual scene with a standing priest in rust-orange dhoti and shawl wearing a rudraksha mala, holding a lit oil lamp and a brass bell while performing puja before a gilded deity murti decorated with white and yellow flowers and garlands. Behind him, another priest in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland holds a tray and a smoking incense or offering dish, and a row of devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together. Petals are scattered on the floor, and a green cloth backdrop hangs on the right.2014-10-02January 06 20182018-01-06A photo of an evening aarti at a temple hall. In the centre, a young priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, holds a lit camphor flame in a brass lamp and a bell in his other hand. Behind him, other priests in saffron clothes with rudraksha malas stand with hands joined, and a few devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands. A gilded deity murti with a crown and flower garlands stands in the lower right foreground, and a pink-and-purple tinsel garland decorates the upper wall. Smoke hangs in the air.2014-10-02Photograph inside a temple hall of a richly decorated deity murti seated on a golden palanquin-style platform, garlanded with white and pink flowers, with a lit oil lamp held at left by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti. Standing at centre is a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with golden borders, hands raised in offering over the murti. To the right, a man in a saffron shawl with a gold necklace and red forehead band stands with palms joined, next to two more saffron-robed men with folded hands wearing beaded necklaces and gold trim. Behind them, a few devotees in white stand near red-and-gold canopy fabric and brass bells.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA ritual scene during a puja with several priests in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls, some with rudraksha and flower garlands. A priest bending at left, with a red headcloth, lights an oil lamp with a flame. In front stands a silver ornate altar with a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in green cloth and surrounded by yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. Several pots draped with white netting and flower offerings line the front. Other priests stand with hands folded in prayer on the right. A camera on a tripod and a basket of offerings appear at left.2018-01-06June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesNight temple worship at a shrine with a green-gold stone linga-style base and a seated deity murti decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow and green. A man in a dark turban and brown-gold silk garment holds a lit lamp toward the deities, smiling. Beside him a second man in brown robes with a rudraksha mala presses palms together in prayer. At left a man in orange robes with a mala stands watching. Ornate gold ornaments and a marigold garland adorn the murti.2016-03-07A night aarti at a temple shrine lit by many brass oil lamps. On the left, a deity murti is dressed in orange and red cloth, with a silver crown, a red and orange garland and a large yellow and white flower garland. In the centre, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes with white tripundra marks holds a large brass plate of flame near the murti, while another bare-chested priest in orange wraps and rudraksha mala beside him holds a plate with a bowl of oil. A third priest in a maroon shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a bowl of yellow liquid, and a younger attendant in white stands at the far right. A woman in a white sari kneels at lower left, bent forward at the kalasha-like bowls of yellow turmeric paste arranged on a mat, with decorated brass lamps and garlands framing the scene.2017-12-02June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copies