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Photograph of a ritual puja inside a temple shrine. A man seated cross-legged on the floor with eyes closed and palms pressed together wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold borders, a vertical vibhuti line on his forehead, and a black rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Beside him, a second man in white with a forehead marking sits in meditative posture. In front of them stands a tiered copper kalasha on a low wooden stand before an ornate gold arch framing a red brocade cloth, a temple shrine. Offerings include apples, oranges, bananas, pink and red flower petals, orange cloth, silver bowls and a brass lamp on a tray. A deity murti is partially visible at the upper left in pink and red garlands.

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October 23 20082008-10-23A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered yellow trim sits cross-legged on an orange mat in a temple shrine, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. He has a horizontal white vibhuti mark on his forehead and a black cord around his neck, and gold bangles on his wrist. In front of him is a wooden stand with a gold pedestal and a tiered brass sri yantra-style base, with fresh fruit (apples, bananas, oranges), pink and white flowers and silver bowls as offerings. Behind is a gold-framed altar with a red silk backdrop, garlands of multicoloured flowers and a gold-decorated deity murti area. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering in a Hindu temple setting.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A photograph of a temple puja at a shrine. A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered cloth, bare-chested with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, sits on the floor pouring liquid from a glass vessel onto a copper shivalinga-style vessel on a wooden stand. A second man in white sits behind him, holding a small pot. Brass and silver puja vessels, a gilded arched backdrop with red and gold drapery, and orange cloth fill the scene, with a pink flower at the base of the stand.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine space with orange cloth covering the floor and altar. On the left, a man in a white turban and white kurta-dhoti kneels and holds his hand near the head of a bare-chested seated man in white dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, who sits with palms pressed together. Scattered red rose petals surround them, with brass bowls of petals, a plate of bananas and fruit, and small brass lamps and vessels nearby. To the right, a deity murti is adorned with white jasmine garlands and red roses, with a tall gold-trimmed orange backdrop behind. The scene reads as a ritual blessing during a puja.2022-10-05 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine, a priest in white dhoti and upper cloth pours liquid from a small vessel over a brass shivalinga-style lingam set on a wooden stand, while a seated woman in a red sari rings a brass handbell. Behind them a golden deity murti is garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower garlands. Offerings on the floor include fresh fruit (apples, oranges, bananas), bowls of sweets, pink and white flower heaps, and a brass kalasha-style pot. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right. Another man in white sits at left. Ritual abhishekam with puja offerings in a Hindu temple.2008-10-23A man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges sits cross-legged before a golden shrine, wiping a brass and gold stepped pedestal with a white cloth. He has a white tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle on his wrist. Behind him stands an ornate gold canopy over a deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth. Fruit, a pink flower, a wooden stool, brass vessels and an orange cloth fill the foreground.2008-10-23Photograph of a puja at a Hindu temple with gold-framed deity images and garlands in the background. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace, a white forehead mark and a microphone sits on a wooden chair, speaking. Beside him a woman in a red sari holds a book and tends a small fire in a fire pit. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on the floor at right, one with a tripundra mark and rudraksha mala. In front lie a plate of pink flowers and a tray of fruit including apples, oranges and bananas. a person is the saffron-robed speaker with gold necklace and forehead mark, seated in a ritual role. Four visible people in total.2008-10-23KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 4/22/20192019-04-22 +3 copies