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A priest kneels at the right, bare-chested with a reddish-orange dhoti and a long rudraksha-style mala, holding a flaming lamp over a fire near a brass bowl. Five young women in cream and pastel saris sit in a row on the floor, each wearing marigold garlands, facing the flame. Behind them stand ornately decorated deity murti figures draped in yellow and white flowers and gold ornaments, with a red cloth below. Rose petals and marigolds cover the floor, and an orange ceremonial flag hangs at the back under a white canopy. A ritual of aarti or homa is shown with a burning flame and a metal bowl of offerings at the lower right.

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A temple-style ritual in a tented hall. A bald priest with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body, wearing a red-brown dhoti-style cloth, bends over a metal bowl and a small flame, offering to the fire in front of five young women seated in a row on the floor. The women wear cream and gold silk saris and orange and red garments and are garlanded with marigolds. Behind them a large deity murti with garlands and a silver crown stands on a red cloth, with brass lamps, a decorated kalasha, fruit, coconut and yellow offerings nearby. The floor is strewn with flower petals, and a bright ceremonial umbrella stands at the right.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual scene where five young women in saris with flower garlands sit in a row before a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing a rust-red and gold shawl and a rudraksha mala. The priest kneels before a brass bowl and a yellow-tiled offering platform scattered with petals and a small oil lamp. Behind the women stands a decorated deity murti draped in flowers and an ornate canopy. Two men in white dhotis stand in the background.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual photograph in a temple hall: five young girls sit in a row in front of a decorated deity murti draped with marigold and multicolour garlands and gold ornaments. The girls wear saris in cream, white, orange, pink and magenta, with flower garlands around their necks. A bald priest in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold-edged cloth faces them, pouring liquid from a small silver vessel while holding a spoon and a silver bowl; coconut and brass lamps sit nearby. A water cooler and table are visible in the background, and the priest appears to be performing an abhishekam-style offering. The priest's features are not clear enough to confirm a candidate, so no identification is made.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA bald man in a bare-chested state wearing a saffron-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a small headset microphone, sits on the floor facing a row of five young women in cream, white, orange and pink saris with white and orange flower garlands. He holds a small ritual object over an outstretched hand, beside a silver bowl and a silver ladle. Red-and-white floral decorations and an ornate canopy frame the scene, with draped white cloth in the background. A visible ritual sequence, with a seated priest and young women with flower garlands, suggests a puja or homa setting. Edge of another person in the lower left.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene under a tent-like canopy. Five young women in cream, white, orange and pink saris, wearing white and pink garlands, sit in a row on a silver mat before a decorated deity murti hung with yellow and white flower garlands. In the foreground a young woman in white with gold border sits with her back to the camera. At right, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala, performs the ritual before a bowl and a yellow-and-orange decorated square of fruit and flowers. A decorated silver-fringed umbrella stands at right, and lamps and brass vessels sit on the floor. Several other people stand in the background.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies