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Overhead view of a ritual performed on a paved courtyard at a Hindu puja setup. Three men sit on the ground on striped woven mats: a seated man in white dhoti with a flower garland and bare chest offers something from a small vessel, facing a man in orange-and-white cloth with a rudraksha mala who holds a ritual implement. A third man on the left wears white with a shawl and glasses and sits beside a wooden box draped in flower garlands. In front are plates of bananas, rice, betel-leaf offerings, marigold and jasmine flowers, brass lamps and kumkum bowls, with a yellow-cloth bundle wrapped in marigold garlands. A sunken yellow square fire pit lies behind them. Rudra abhishekam-style offerings are arranged around the central setup.

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April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17A ritual scene outdoors on a stone courtyard. Three priests sit on striped mats around a spread of offerings laid on banana leaves: bananas, fruit, coconuts wrapped in cloth, flower garlands, kumkum and small brass bowls, and an oil lamp. The priest on the right wears a bare upper body with a rudraksha mala, an orange cloth over one shoulder and a white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, and gestures toward the offerings. The seated priest in the centre wears a floral garland and white dhoti and holds his hands together. A third man in a white dhoti stands behind them, filming with a camera. A sunken yellow stone fire pit sits at left and a large white ceremonial drum at the top right. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang at the right edge.2017-04-17Outdoor ritual on a stone-paved courtyard during a puja at a temple-like hall. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink-and-white border and a floral garland sits at center, reaching toward banana leaves set with bananas, turmeric-marked offerings, kumkum, flower-decorated plates, and small brass oil lamps. Beside him, a second bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth with a hair knot sits and tends the offerings. Another man in white sits with folded hands in the background behind a striped mat. On the left, a seated priest in a white dhoti holds a whisk-like fan. In the foreground, a large mound draped in yellow marigold garlands and a brown cloth holds a leaf-wrapped bundle. Yellow flowers and brass trays of grains and sweets complete the scene. A square yellow-tiled fire pit is behind the priests.2017-04-17Outdoor ritual on a tiled courtyard with three priests seated on striped mats around a yellow-rimmed fire pit and a low wooden stand. The central priest in white dhoti with a flower garland and sandalwood-marked chest sprinkles offerings from a leaf plate laid with bananas, rice heaps, turmeric and kumkum-marked bowls, flowers and coconuts. The priest on the left, bare-chested in white, sits facing him, while the priest on the right wears an orange-and-white cloth with rudraksha malas and offers from a brass tray of coloured powders and grains. A further man in white kneels with joined palms in the background near a wooden chest draped with white garlands. Flower garlands and a large leaf-wrapped offering with yellow marigolds lie in the foreground, consistent with an abhishekam and homa-style puja.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17Outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard with red and white striped walls. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange-gold border and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a spread of banana leaves holding coconuts, bananas, turmeric-marked offerings, flowers, brass oil lamps and small bowls. A second man in a checked cloth with vibhuti on his forehead sits at right, and a man in white garlanded with flowers sits at left. A cameraman in white with a mala photographs the scene from the upper right. A gilded, ornate chair or peetha decorated with marigold and red flower garlands stands at right, beside a gold-framed item and a decorated silver tray at lower left.2017-04-17Overhead view of a ritual puja on a tiled floor with striped red, pink and purple mats. Three men sit around a spread of banana leaves holding fruit, flower garlands, small bowls, oil lamps, rice, bananas and a kalasha-style offering. The man on the left wears glasses, a white dhoti and a striped shawl with rudraksha beads. The man in the centre, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a flower garland, sits with palms pressed together before a square stone yantra-like basin. The man on the right, bare-chested with a saffron cloth, sits with hands joined and a hair knot. A wooden carved box draped in white flower garlands sits at top left, and a gold-framed object appears at upper right. The scene reads as a rudra abhishekam ritual setting.2017-04-17April 03 20172017-04-03Outdoor ritual on a stone-paved floor: three priests sit around a spread of offerings. The central priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and orange-bordered cloth tends to plates of bananas, rice, flowers and sweets. The priest on the left, bare-chested in a white dhoti, sits facing the offerings. The priest on the right, in orange cloth and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, sits with hands joined. A yellow stone yagna pit or peetha stands behind them, a wooden box draped with a white flower garland sits to the left, and a standing man in white is further back. Plates of turmeric, kumkum, flowers and yellow marigold garlands lie in the foreground.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17