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Temple puja scene before a garlanded deity shrine draped in pink and purple silk. In the foreground a bald priest in orange robes with white forehead and arm markings sits at the left edge, looking toward the shrine. Beside him a young boy in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a purple cloth ringing a handbell. A tall silver multi-tiered oil lamp with lit wicks stands at right, and a painted standing deity figure with gold ornaments and a kalasha-like object is visible at far right. Garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers frame the figures.

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December 26 20132013-12-26A temple puja in progress before a richly decorated shrine with deity murtis draped in red, orange and yellow flower garlands. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-ochre robe sits at the front, extending his right arm and holding a ritual implement over offerings. Beside him, another person in an orange cloth sits with hands folded in prayer, and others in white dhotis sit on the floor. Brass bowls, a silver plate, and stacked yellow sweets sit on a low table. Behind them, golden figures and a painted gate-guardian figure with a club frame the altar.2013-05-17A photograph of a Hindu ritual in progress before a richly decorated shrine. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown robe, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, leans forward and reaches toward a brass vessel and offerings on a stone platform. Behind him, deity murtis are adorned with red roses, yellow marigold and orange garlands, and a kalasha-like pot topped with a coconut-style fruit sits in front. Several assistants in orange and white clothes sit nearby with silver bowls, puja items and a bundle of grass. The setting is a colourful temple-style hall with painted pillars and deity figures overhead. Visible people: the priest plus about three assistants.2013-05-17January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a hall with a dark curtain backdrop. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, raises a lit camphor flame in a metal holder toward large deity murti figures draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers and green and gold cloth. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange turbans and saffron robes stand holding a silver puja tray with bowls and a kalasha-style vessel. A figure in white and red garlands stands at the back with hands folded, and a gilded peetha-like chair is visible nearby. Smoke drifts in the left background, consistent with an aarti or puja.2015-04-30October 15 20082008-10-15June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine with a devotee in orange robes standing at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, head slightly bowed. Behind a shiva lingam draped in marigold and multicolour flower garlands, two large deity murtis stand on a raised platform, one wearing an orange turban and the other a pink and gold sari-style garment, both garlanded. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a red-robed doll-like figure with flower garlands sits in front of the lingam. An ornate gold-framed niche and a red cloth hang in the background.2008-03-22A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, seated cross-legged at left and performing a ritual gesture with his hands near a small microphone. He wears a rudraksha mala. Behind him, on a raised platform, is a metal murti pair seated on a red cushion, decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and green leaves, wearing orange-saffron cloth and ornate gold necklaces, before a green satin backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. Silver puja vessels and a flower offering sit at the lower right, with a green leaf plate and brass lamp dish in the foreground.2012-04-23March 27 20162016-03-27A temple ritual photograph under a covered mandapa with a red curtain behind. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at left: a bare-chested young man in orange cloth with a white-clad attendant holding a tray in the background. Central focus is a large decorated deity murti seated on a blue-and-white draped platform, with a crowned figure in orange-red and gold garments, flanked by brass oil lamps (deepas), a kalasha-like vessel, and a dense garland of yellow, red and green flowers framing the image. A smaller murti in red-and-white clothing with a mala and necklace sits in front. Two people with shaved or tied hair in orange cloth sit at the lower left foreground.2009-07-08Ceremonial puja inside a temple hall with a golden shrine arch and magenta drape behind two large gold-clad deity murti seated on a peetha, both draped in yellow garlands and red and yellow flower strands. Four men sit on the floor in front. At left an older bald man with white beard, eyeglasses, rudraksha mala and orange-and-gold dhoti gestures while speaking. Next to him a man in a brown hat and pink-and-white shawl sits. At right a man in a green turban-style headpiece, white dhoti and garland holds a ritual item, while a shirtless young man sits facing the shrine. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, platters of yellow and red flowers and banana leaves fill the foreground.2013-07-18