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Indoor temple scene at a Hindu temple shrine. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala kneels at right, holding a brass plate with offerings while a woman in a blue salwar kameez and blue shawl leans forward to place items on it. Behind her, a man in white dhoti and a younger man in white dhoti hold small silver bowls. On the left, several standing devotees in casual clothes watch with hands folded. In the foreground are a dark stone lion statue and a bronze bird-shaped figure draped with pink cloths, plus brass oil lamps and a veena-like instrument. Colourful deity murtis and garlanded figures fill the background shelves.

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October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor temple scene at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple: a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits on an ornate wooden chair beside a dark stone lion and a brass lamp tray with marigolds and lit candles. A second man in orange dhoti stands above him holding a plate of flowers, while about a dozen devotees in casual and saree clothing sit on the floor behind a rope barrier. Colourful painted deity figures in ornate costumes and bowls of fruit are visible in the background.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor temple hall with a seated audience on a dark floor and a row of stone lions near the front. A devotee in an orange sari with a head covering holds a brass plate and offers it to a seated woman in a white top; the rope barrier and stone lion sculptures separate the group. On the right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden seat, facing forward. Behind them stand decorated figures in colourful dress, a red-draped stage with deity murti, a tall brass oil lamp and a display of small decorated pots and kalasha-like objects. Several people in saris and casual clothes sit among the audience. Exact identity is not established by appearance.2008-10-22A photograph inside a temple shrine room where two men in orange-saffron robes sit cross-legged on the floor, one on the left in a saffron robe with a red border and one on the right on a raised seat in an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala and a red mark on the forehead; the right figure appears to be a person by appearance cues including the saffron ornate clothing and rudraksha mala, though this is uncertain. Before them on an orange mat are offerings of fruit including apples, a melon and bananas, bowls of sweets and rice, pink and white flowers, a brass tray with an oil lamp and incense sticks, and a small brass figure. Behind a metal stanchion rope and a black stone lion statue sits a seated audience of about ten to fifteen people in colourful saris and shalwar kameez, some with hands folded in prayer, while colourful draped fabrics and deity statues stand in the background.2008-10-22Indoor puja at a Hindu temple with a row of devotees seated behind a rope barrier beside a black stone lion sculpture. In the foreground left, a bald priest in orange robes sits cross-legged before a low offering tray holding apples, a lime, a yellow melon, bowls of rice and sweets, and orange and pink cloth. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak sits with hands joined in prayer beside a brass lamp and flower-decorated tray. Behind them, colourful deity murtis and statues are arranged on shelves and altars. Several women in salwar kameez and a man in a striped shirt watch with palms together.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor temple scene with a seated man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, sitting on an ornate wooden chair on the right. Beside him a robed priest in orange and red garments touches a dark stone lion-shaped sculpture draped with a pink and gold cloth. Several women in pink, floral and salwar-style clothes sit on the black-speckled floor, some holding a rope barrier, while a woman in purple sits behind them. In the foreground stand fruit offerings of apples, a papaya and pomegranate on a bamboo mat, a silver bowl of pink petals, incense sticks and a small brass lamp. Shelves behind hold colourful deity figures and kalasha-style decor.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22