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A photograph of a temple ritual in a colourful painted shrine hall. A long-haired man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at left, holding a purple cloth-covered tray, with a marigold garland around his neck. Beside him a bald priest in white bends over an offering. Two white-clad seated devotees sit in front of a golden canopy shrine holding two deity murtis draped in flower garlands. A fire pit with burning flames and brass offering vessels, plates of flowers and fruit lie in the foreground. Painted deity figures with multiple arms decorate the wall behind. A ceiling fan hangs above.

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May 13 20132013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a decorated hall with painted pink, orange and green arches. A long-haired man in an orange-rust robe with a gold border and an orange shawl stands barefoot at left, holding a silver tray with a small purple cloth bundle. Nearby a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti stands at left edge. Seated devotees in white clothing with palms pressed together watch: a man with a vertical tilak and mala, and a woman with glasses in white with orange trim. Behind them a gilded canopy shelters a deity pair (murti) draped in red, orange and white flower garlands and jewelry. Brass and silver ritual vessels, flowers and a flame of a homa/puja fire sit on the green-carpeted dais in front.2013-05-13 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene with a golden canopy over two deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers, the figures set against a painted blue wall with pink, orange and green ornamentation. In the foreground a long-haired man in rust-orange robes with a gold border stands with hands joined in namaskar, a shaved-headed priest in similar orange cloth kneels at left holding a small brass vessel, and seated devotees in white sit behind. Silver plates of offerings, a fruit, flowers and a fire pit with flames at right indicate a puja or homa. A ceiling fan hangs above.2013-05-13A long-haired man in an orange-brown dhoti with a gold border and an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together before a golden shrine canopy decorated with flower garlands. Two marble-like deity murtis, one in white with an orange garland, stand on a green and red draped platform. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes, holding a bell, bends toward a fire lamp and brass plates of fruit and flowers. Other seated devotees in white clothes join their hands at the side. Behind the altar, the walls are painted with pink, orange and green temple-style patterns, and a painted figure with a crown and moustache appears at left.2013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20132013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20132013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13May 15 20132013-05-15