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A standing man in long-sleeved orange saffron robes, bare-chested, with long dark hair and a thin cord, presses his palms together in añjali near a stone staircase against a red wall. In the foreground a woman in a rust-brown sari with long braided hair kneels on a cloth before a large fruit-decorated deity murti, its body covered in garlands of marigold and white flowers, arranged with green and red fruit, bananas, pineapples and coconuts. Brass and steel vessels, a small lamp, leaves and flowers sit on the floor in front of the murti. A red cushioned chair with gold legs and an orange metal trolley stand to the left. The scene reads as a puja or fruit-decorated worship with two devotees.

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A temple interior with red-painted walls and a wooden staircase behind. A large deity murti. On the left, a seated woman in a rust-brown sari presses her palms together in prayer near a lit oil lamp, a kalasha and fruit offerings. Two standing men in orange-saffron dhotis and wraps, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, also stand with palms joined in namaste. A red-cushioned chair and a brass vessel rest on the floor; a digital clock is visible at top right.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15Inside a temple-style hall with red-painted walls, a figure with long dark dreadlocks in a rust-brown robe kneels on a stone step, holding a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp in front of a large deity murti decorated with a fruit-and-flower arrangement of bananas, apples, pineapples and garlands. Three standing men in saffron-orange robes and orange garlands press their palms together in namaskar nearby, one with his hands folded at chest height. Flowers in metal pots and a brass kalasha sit at the right, and a wooden carved cabinet stands behind them. This appears to be an offering or puja ritual with fruit-decorated worship.2017-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15A woman in a rust-brown sari with a long side braid holds a lit oil lamp toward a large deity murti decorated with fruit garlands. The murti is draped in a bright multicolour flower garland with yellow, red and green blossoms and is surrounded by offerings of bananas, mangoes, pineapples, apples and flowers. Behind her, two attendants in saffron-orange robes stand near a red-railed staircase, one holding a bell. A small brass bowl with pink petals and an oil lamp sit on the floor in front of the offerings. Ornate wooden carved panels and a gilded arch frame the shrine against red walls.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15A woman in a rust-brown sari with a long side braid stands at the left, lighting or offering at a fruit-decorated ganesha-style murti. The murti is adorned with garlands of green, yellow and red fruit, bananas, pineapple and coconut, and a large decorated fruit arrangement sits on a cloth at its base. A lit oil lamp and a brass plate of flower petals rest on the floor. Behind her, a man in orange robes holds a microphone, and another orange-robed figure stands near a staircase with an ornate golden chair and a rolling trolley. The walls are red.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph of a temple interior with red-painted walls and a wooden staircase. Three standing young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, have their palms pressed together in prayer, one holding a microphone near his face. In front, a woman in an orange-brown sari sits cross-legged on the floor, lighting an oil lamp or incense near an elaborate deity murti decorated with a large garland of fruit, flowers and green and yellow leaves. Banana bunches, fruit, flower bouquets, a brass plate and a kalasha-like offering are arranged on a striped cloth in front of the murti.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15