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Photograph of a puja at a temple-style hall. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands at left, hands raised before his face, beside a small fire pit with flames and red-and-orange flower ring on a silver tray. Behind him an assistant in orange cloth holds a bell-shaped vessel. A large trident stands by the fire. At right, a deity murti is dressed with yellow, red and black flower garlands and jewelled cloth, seated on an ornate gold throne. A brass oil lamp burns in the centre, and a red-and-gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion stands behind them. Rose petals are scattered on trays at lower left.

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A photograph of a ritual fire offering inside an indoor hall. A bare-chested man in a dark maroon-red dhoti and wrap stands at left wearing a long white and red flower garland, with a rudraksha-style neck mala, and holds a small object in his raised hand. Beside him a second man in an orange-saffron cloth stands with a pot-like vessel. Before them a flaming fire burns in a red and orange flower-decorated pit on a brass tray. Behind, gold ornate thrones with a tiger-skin cushion and a brass oil lamp stand before a green backdrop, and a decorated deity murti in red and gold garments sits at right, wrapped in garlands of red and yellow flowers.2017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10A ritual puja in an indoor hall with gold and red thrones and a tiger-skin cloth. On the left, a bearded man in maroon robes with a long white flower garland holds a brass cup and touches his forehead with a stick of incense. Beside him a man in orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a small bell. In front, a large flaming fire pit with a brass lamp and a marigold-and-rose-lined tray. On the right, a figure seated on a gold throne is draped in an orange-and-gold garment and heavily garlanded with red roses and yellow marigolds, wearing a crown-like headdress. A brass oil lamp stands nearby and a green backdrop completes the setting.2017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall decorated for a puja. In the left foreground a man with a shaved head and short beard, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and a white flower garland with red and green tassels, holds a small ladle and pours from a bell-shaped vessel onto a flaming homa fire burning in a red and orange flower-ringed bowl. A figure in orange clothing stands behind him. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in a red and gold garment, covered in white and red garlands, and a brass oil lamp with a flame stands nearby. Behind them is an empty gold-framed throne with a red cushion and a tiger-skin draped over its base, and a green-and-gold painted backdrop of a hill. Tulasi-style flower trays sit at the edges. a person is not identifiable here; the person is a priest performing the offering.2017-06-10Indoor ritual scene in a temple-style hall with gold-framed thrones and a tiger-skin cushion. A bearded man in a maroon dhoti and maroon shawl, with a white garland and gold chain, stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a second man in saffron-orange robes who also holds his palms together. Between them a brass pot of flowers holds a small fire burning on red and orange petals, a homa-style offering. Behind, a gold trident stands near a brass oil lamp with a flame. On the right a deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands and an orange silk cloth sits on a gold throne, with a crown. Two people are visible, one a standing swami-style figure in maroon and the other in saffron.2017-06-10A ritual scene inside a hall with a gold-framed throne and a tiger-skin seat. A bearded man with a garland of white and red flowers, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti and a red-and-white wrap, holds flowers over a fire pit (homa) with a flaming brass bowl. A second man in an orange-saffron cloth with a bare chest and folded hands stands beside a trident. A brass oil lamp with a flame stands at right near a richly garlanded deity murti wrapped in red and yellow garlands and an ornate crown. Gold thrones and a mountain backdrop complete the scene.2017-06-10A photograph of a ritual puja in an indoor hall before a golden throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. On the left, a man in a maroon robe with a white flower garland stands with hands joined in namaste and a small stick near his face. Beside him, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a gold necklace and tilak, holds his palms together; a golden trident stands behind him. In the foreground a brass oil lamp flame burns in a flower-filled tray with offerings. On the right, a richly decorated deity murti in a red and orange garment is adorned with multicolour garlands and a crown, seated beside a tall brass lamp. The background shows a painted mountain backdrop.2017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10A man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, stands barefoot with palms pressed together at a ceremonial fire pit (homa) of flames surrounded by a red flower garland. Behind him is a gold-framed throne with a tiger-skin cushion, a brass lamp with a lit flame, a trident, and several decorated deity murtis with garlands and gold ornaments, including a cobra-hooded figure. On the right, a richly garlanded murti in orange silk sits in a gold chair near a green backdrop with flowers and yellow and red garlands. Trays of flowers sit on the floor.2017-06-10Indoor ritual scene at a temple-style hall. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a maroon dhoti with a white flower garland holds a flaming lamp in his right hand and waves it toward the viewer while a fire burns in a brass dish of flowers at his feet. Beside him, a younger man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them is a gilded ornate throne with a tiger-skin cushion, a brass oil lamp stands nearby, and to the right a deity murti is heavily decorated with a yellow, white and red flower garland and a crown. A mountain backdrop is painted on the wall. The priest's dhoti and garland differ from the saffron-clad devotee's clothing.2017-06-10