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Temple puja scene at a stone shrine with orange curtains and a golden-framed deity murti adorned with garlands, in front of which several shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls bow and work at a low altar. A young priest in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands at left beside platters of fruit, sweets, flowers and oil lamps. A saffron-robed figure kneels at the center with another white-clad priest beside him. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a small fire pit with offerings sit on the orange mat. Devotees in white and yellow saris stand at the edge. Padapuja-style worship is taking place.

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A temple puja in progress before a shrine with a deity murti dressed in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, lit by a brass lamp. Several priests in white dhotis and angavastrams stand and kneel before the shrine, one bending low near an orange cloth on the floor. A young man in white dhoti with a garland stands at left beside a microphone stand. Trays of fruit, sweets, coconuts, bananas, a brass plate of food and small wooden boxes are arranged on the ground in front. Orange-robed people and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stand in the background near an orange wall and a board of printed text. Orange and red curtains frame the stone pillars.2010-11-12A temple shrine with a deity murti dressed in red cloth and heavy garlands, with brass lamps and vessels in front. Several men in white dhoti and shawl, with some bare-chested, kneel and bend over a red-cloth-covered platform heaped with flower garlands, while one man in orange cloth and another standing man in white with a mala watch. A small brass plate holds offerings and a standing lamp stands nearby. Five to six men are visible, consistent with a puja or abhishekam scene. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this image.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 01 20112011-11-01A homa or yagna in an orange-walled hall, with a fire pit of stacked yellow bricks and a plate of offerings. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes and a man in white dhoti with beaded necklaces kneel at the altar, one reaching toward the bricks. Behind them, a man in white holds a tray with a yellow fruit, and a seated woman in yellow sits on a red-cushioned throne beside an ornate gold chair. Brass kalashas with mango leaves and coconuts sit on the altar, and a line of women in white saris with gold borders stands at the right. Several people sit on the floor at left, and a framed photo panel hangs on the back wall.2010-12-23A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with terracotta-coloured walls. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed in namaskar stands before a row of decorated metal deity murtis draped in white and red-orange garlands and red flower petals, with a blue cloth laid below. To the left, two men in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stand with trays and a kalasha-like offering, and more devotees in saffron and cream clothing watch from behind. Brass pots, bowls of yellow food offerings, potted plants and a lamp sit on a low table in the foreground, and a dark stone shrine sits to the right.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A temple ritual in a covered courtyard shrine. Several men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and gold or gem-strung garlands stand and kneel around a red-draped low platform. Floral garlands in red, yellow and purple hang on figures and a deity murti on a golden shrine behind them, with a red-draped throne and brass lamps. A small plate of offerings sits in front. A man in the left foreground holds his hands together in namaskar. A microphone stands at left. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or padapuja at a temple shrine.2010-11-12A temple ritual photograph with an orange-robed priest bending over a fire-pit homa beside a shrine of deity murtis draped in garlands of marigold and red flowers. The priest wears a saffron dhoti and has a shaved head with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. A kneeling assistant in white ritual cloth tends the offerings, which include marigold petals, dried twigs, a bowl of food and brass lamps. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe stands beside a golden kalasha-topped structure and deity figures in red cloth. Orange curtains frame the scene.2010-11-12July 17 20152015-07-17A ritual ceremony inside a temple hall with brick walls and colourful decorative pillars. A bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl, white dhoti and a purple waist cloth, wearing a long garland and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a small lamp or incense vessel while standing beside an ornate altar decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Other men in white dhotis and garlands stand around; one holds a brass tray of red petals and another, in white with a bare chest, holds a microphone and sits near the altar. A green umbrella canopy hangs overhead, and brass vessels, foil-wrapped offerings, fruits and a kalasha sit on the red-and-white mat in front. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2018-04-14