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A photograph of a temple puja in progress. In the foreground a bare-chested young boy in orange dhoti and orange shawl holds a decorated coconut kalasha wrapped in white jasmine garlands, green leaves and red flowers, with gold jewellery pieces on its front, and looks down. Behind him a man in white dhoti with folded hands stands with eyes closed. On the right a bare-chested young man in white dhoti stands with palms pressed together. A deity murti draped in a pink silk cloth and flower garlands stands at the centre back, in front of red curtains. A long yellow table with a blue-bordered cloth holds trays of fruits, vegetables, bowls and glasses of offerings for naivedyam.

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Four male devotees perform a puja at a temporary shrine with red and magenta drapes and patterned banners. On the left, a bearded man in a white dhoti with gold border stands with palms pressed together. Beside him, a young boy in orange saffron robes covers his face with his hands. Behind them, a man bare-chested in a white dhoti stands with palms joined before a table laid with fruit, bananas, a pineapple, and numerous small bowls of offerings draped in a yellow cloth with blue border. On the right, a boy in a white dhoti stands with palms together. Behind the table stand a ganesha murti garlanded with orange and red flowers and a deity murti holding a trident, wearing a red crown, rudraksha and flower garlands, and a pink-red cloth.2021-08-10KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 8/10/20212021-08-10Outdoor ritual photo with two priests in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha malas, and orange turbans, both wearing white face masks. The priest on the left, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms, holds a brass bowl. The priest on the right offers a yellow citron fruit to a small deity murti seated in an ornate gold arched throne draped in red cloth, decorated with white and red flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, a fire pit with burning embers sits in front, and a backdrop of pink cloth and marigold garlands frames the scene, indicating a homa or puja.2021-01-04Photograph inside a golden-walled Hindu temple shrine. Five bare-chested men in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in anjali, facing the camera, with a small bare-chested boy in front of them also in anjali. A man in a black face mask wears a red tilak, and a man in a dark jacket stands behind with hands folded. Behind them are gilded arches, a deity murti draped in garlands, and a bright altar with a colourful figure in pink and blue, beside a silver kalasha. In front, a brass tray of bananas, grapes, pomegranate, apples and oranges, plus a lit oil lamp, brass bowls, a folded teal and gold silk cloth with jewelled ornament, and a brass aarti plate and vessels on a side table.2024-04-07KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 11/28/20202020-11-28September 01 20132013-09-01Photo 82877172022-04-09 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene at a temple-style shrine. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and sacred thread holds up a large saffron-orange flag with a white emblem. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border holds a red-and-gold kalasha pot with mango leaves and a coconut on a tray before a gilded deity murti decorated with a crown, garlands and a gold necklace. Marigold, yellow and red flowers fill the foreground, and a brass lamp and offering bowls rest on a gold cloth. Dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting puja, Guru Purnima.2020-07-04January 09 20152015-01-09Three priests perform ritual worship before a decorated shrine with a deity murti in a temple hall. The central priest, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a white head cloth, leans over an altar piled with bananas and lit oil lamps, placing a flower garland over a blue and red cloth. The priest on the left, bare-chested with rudraksha beads and white markings on his body, holds a brass bell. The priest on the right, in a white head cloth and gold-bordered white dhoti, stands with palms joined in prayer. Behind them, a golden shrine canopy, a striped orange and multicolored backdrop, and palm-leaf decorations frame the scene.May 13 20132013-05-13October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies