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Temple ritual scene in a hall with a fire pit (homa) in the foreground. A shirtless priest in white dhoti kneels at the fire near brass vessels and fruit offerings. Seated on a low wooden bench at right, two young men in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawls wear garlands of marigold and white flowers; one wears a green turban, the other a saffron-yellow cloth. Behind them stands a large deity murti draped in yellow and orange garlands with a gold crown, and a brass umbrella with colourful fringe overhead. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style pot sit on a striped rug. A priest in a saffron-orange cloth sits at left beside a gold-framed peetha with a seated figure in pink under a heart-shaped arch, adorned with garlands.

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February 02 20162016-02-02March 27 20162016-03-27A ritual puja in a decorated hall. On a gold throne at left sits a seated figure in an orange garment with a garland, flanked by golden lion-like armrests and a large ornate backrest. Priests in white dhotis, bare-chested with rudraksha malas, sit on striped mats in front, facing a row of deity murtis draped with yellow and white flower garlands. At right a priest in a green-and-white dhoti and bare back stands near a brass kalasha, with a gold plate of offerings and brass lamps in the foreground. Flower garlands hang on the murtis and a red-and-gold cloth covers a stand.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02March 27 20162016-03-27Photograph of a ritual hall decorated with red and gold drapery. In the background a seated figure in a saffron-orange cloth sits on a raised gold throne beneath a floral arch, with a golden umbrella above. On the right, a deity murti is dressed with white and multicolour flower garlands and a silver-embellished shrine. Several men sit on the floor in the foreground in white dhotis and garlands; one bare-chested man at left bends toward a ritual setup of flowers and a brass vessel, another in a blue-bordered dhoti sits nearby, and a man at right in an orange shawl holds a microphone. Brass lamps and ceremonial staffs line the space, with plates of offerings at the lower left.2015-10-18February 02 20162016-02-02March 27 20162016-03-27February 02 20162016-02-02A ceremonial ritual stage in a temple-style hall. At the centre, a fire pit with a flame burns on a brick base, and a priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-white turban and sacred thread tends it with a ladle. Two seated men in orange-and-yellow dhotis and a green-sashed priest with a shaved head and vibhuti marks face the fire. On a raised golden throne at right, a figure in a white and red ceremonial robe with a tall gold mitre-like headdress and a rudraksha mala sits beneath a red-and-multicolour canopy, with marigold garlands draped over the seat and a large deity murti beside him. At left, an ornate golden seat with a cobra hood backdrop holds a seated figure in orange with garlands, flanked by golden lions and oil lamps. Marigold garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha and offerings on banana leaves fill the foreground, with red-and-green striped mats on the floor.2016-03-27A temple-style hall with red walls and a red-draped platform. Two men stand with their backs to the camera, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls; the man on the left wears a cream-coloured shawl and the man in the centre a blue-and-gold shawl with a gold-coloured turban. They face a green-draped ceremonial platform holding large deity murtis, including a figure with a red crown and a silver-and-gold deity decorated with yellow and white garlands and gold necklaces. A gold canopy with a fringed kalasha-style top and a golden throne with yellow and white garlands stands in the background, with a seated figure in saffron-coloured clothing and a rudraksha-style mala on it. Brass lamps and floral offerings sit on the floor, and other seated devotees in saffron and orange robes are visible along the left edge.2015-10-18February 02 20162016-02-02