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A temple-style ritual hall with gold-framed shrine arches and red and white draping. On the right, two deity murti are seated on a raised platform, garlanded with marigolds and adorned with silver and gold ornaments. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and a richly embroidered gold-and-red shawl sits with hands folded, wearing a decorated golden headdress and marigold garlands. Beside him, a bespectacled man in white dhoti, also garlanded, sits with hands joined. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and orange cloth stands bending over a brass vessel, and ceremonial brass and gold offering stands are decorated with yellow flowers. Ritual items fill the scene.

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July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13October 18 20152015-10-18July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside a decorated shrine. Three deity murtis sit on a raised gold-and-red throne draped with yellow and red garlands, the central one wearing a white and silver dress and a crown. Two flanking murtis wear red and gold clothing. A white-robed man with bare chest and yellow sacred thread stands at left with a folded yellow cloth over his shoulder, facing a seated devotee in white dhoti and shawl at centre. Another man in white dhoti and an orange-gold shawl kneels at right with a garland. Kalashas and brass offering vessels decorated with marigolds sit in front, with wheat stalks.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13A 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.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13Photograph of a temple-style ritual in a hall with a maroon drape backdrop and gilded thrones. On the right, two ornately decorated deity murti figures sit on a gold-embroidered cloth, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands, crowns and jewellery. In the centre, a seated figure in a pink-and-green silk cloth wears a garland and necklaces. On the left, a priest in white dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland holds a brass bowl, while a woman in an orange sari with a yellow garland pours or offers from a vessel. Rose petals and marigold leaves scatter the white floor, and a brass oil lamp stands at the left edge.2015-01-09February 02 20162016-02-02