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Ritual abhishekam scene in a temple hall with red floor. Several priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred threads and flower garlands, attend a decorated deity murti draped in red and gold cloth and wreathed in marigold and jasmine garlands. In the foreground, rows of stacked offerings, brass kalashas, coconuts, bowls, and oil lamps sit on a platform strewn with petals. Women in orange and red saris stand near the edges, and ornate yellow and colourful umbrellas frame the pillars. Partially visible people at the edges and rear bring the count to several dozen or fewer; the most visible are the priests and attendants.

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April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual inside a stone-walled hall decorated with coloured cloth pillars and banana leaves. Priests in white dhotis and orange or yellow garments stand and kneel around an elaborately garlanded deity murti on a red altar, the flowers arranged in white, red, yellow and purple strands. A bare-chested priest in a purple shawl and white dhoti extends his hand toward the altar, while another in white and orange kneels and gestures on a red cloth. Steel vessels filled with fruit, flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Several devotees in white and purple saris and dhotis stand with hands folded, some wearing rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14Ritual scene in a temple hall with pillars and colourful decorative banners. A shirtless priest in a purple cloth and white dhoti stands at a decorated altar heaped with white, purple and red flower garlands, while others in white dhotis and purple or orange cloths perform rites around a red-carpeted floor. Metal pails hold fruit, flowers and offerings, and a seated attendant in an orange cloth tends a ritual setup with a smoking fire pit at left. Several people fold hands in prayer, and a camera is visible at the right edge. The image shows a puja or abhishekam with a deity murti under garlands.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual inside a hall decorated with marigold garlands and a golden canopy. A central priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a red turban, and bare-chested with gold necklaces, holds a ritual vessel over a fire pit. Two other priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one with hands folded in prayer. Yellow and orange garlands hang on the right, a golden decorated umbrella stands over the pit, and brass pots, a fire pit lined with gold-coloured blocks, and offerings of flowers and coconuts sit on a red floor. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand in the background.2018-04-14A homa fire ceremony in a hall with a red floor and garlanded decor. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit bordered with yellow-and-pink flower garlands and banana stalks. Priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls stand around it; the central priest, bare-chested with a red turban and rudraksha-style beads, pours an offering into the flames. A gold-and-white ornate umbrella stands behind, with a kalasha, brass vessels and marigold garlands at the front. Other devotees in saffron and white stand at the back, and a gold-edged parasol shades the scene.2018-04-14A homa fire is burning in a sunken fire pit on a red floor inside a decorated temple hall, with a flower-tiered offering platform and coconuts and fruits to the right. Several priests in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand at the fire; the central priest in a maroon turban pours from a brass vessel with a flower garland, while others hold offerings. Umbrellas with ornate canopies and marigold garlands decorate the hall, and a few onlookers in orange and white sit at the edges. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so this is a ritual scene with priests and devotees.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Hindu ritual homa at a temple hall decorated with marigold garlands and red and orange paper lanterns. Several shirtless men in white dhotis with gold borders stand around a brick fire pit where a small flame burns, surrounded by stacked yellow-and-pink flower garlands and offerings on the ground. A man at centre wears a magenta head cloth, a gold chain and a shawl over his shoulder, holding a brass vessel. Another man in white dhoti with gold border holds a white cloth-wrapped object, and a man on the right wears rudraksha beads and an orange-red cloth. Behind them, saffron-robed participants stand near a purple ornamental umbrella, and brass lamps and a plantain tree stand nearby.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14