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A photograph of a temple puja in progress. In the left foreground a young man with short dark hair, a dark mustache and a black beaded mala around his neck, wearing white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold bracelet, holds a lit lamp on a long silver handle aloft toward a deity murti. Behind him a second man in white with white tilak marks sits and assists. On the right a decorated deity murti is adorned with pink and white roses, white calla lilies and jewelled silver ornaments on a red and gold cloth. Incense sticks and a silver vessel sit in the foreground.

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October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a white vibhuti line on his forehead holds a lit camphor flame on a metal arati plate before a gold deity murti draped in orange and maroon cloth. Behind him sits a second man in white, and a bouquet of pink roses, red flowers and white calla lilies sits at the murti's base. Garlands hang in the background, and a small oil lamp burns on the left side of the murti. Setting: a temple shrine with white walls and a gold-coloured metal railing.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangle, dressing a red and gold silk garment on a gilded throne-like seat with ornate golden carved backrest and red-and-gold brocade drape. The priest is seated, leaning forward, tying or fastening ribbon on the red cloth, with a white vibhuti line on his forehead. Setting appears to be a temple sanctum with a tiled floor. He is a single priest, appearance does not clearly match the page's a person cues of long hair, crown or saffron-ornate dress, so identity remains unsure.2008-10-23A photograph of a living room-style space where a man in white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp in a brass dish while performing aarti. Behind him, a man with bare chest in white dhoti with green-striped border stands with palms pressed together, and another man in white dhoti with orange-striped border also stands with palms folded. A fireplace with a glowing fire is on the right, a wall clock above, and a round brass plate with decorative engraving at the lower right. Smoke or incense haze rises near the wall.2008-04-28Night outdoor fire ritual at a temple-style courtyard. A priest in a yellow dhoti and shawl, with a red tilak and rudraksha mala, pours ghee from a small vessel into an open flame at a raised fire pit. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala holds bundled dried twigs ready to feed the fire. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with flowers and draped green and red cloth, with a lit lamp and a pink building in the background. Marigold-like flowers and offerings sit in the lower right foreground. This appears to be a homa or yagna.2012-04-24April 28 20082008-04-28A seated puja in a temple room with a golden Ganesha murti on a blue-draped altar behind. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar while another in orange robes holds a small oil lamp. A third seated man in red-orange cloth sits behind them. Trays of flowers, brass vessels, and a kalasha with flower garlands sit on an orange cloth. Shelves behind hold rows of saffron and colored garments. Several people in saffron and red robes are seated; the person in the foreground center wears saffron robes with a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.Two men in white ritual dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor during a puja at a temple shrine. The man in front, with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver pot and a small silver dish, while the man behind, with a red tilak and rudraksha beads, holds a silver vessel. To the right stands a gilded shrine canopy with a gold scrollwork arch, draped in a red and gold brocade cloth, and a copper-toned tiered peetha holds a pink flower on a wooden tray.2008-10-23A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit at the centre of a temple-style setting, with yellow marigold garlands along the brick edges and on the altar. Behind it, a raised altar holds fruit, coconuts, bananas and flowers, and a deity murti in a green silk garment stands at the top. A man with a shaved head, wearing white dhoti clothing and an orange cloth, kneels with hands joined in prayer at the left, near a microphone stand. A seated woman in a dark top is partially visible at the right edge, watching the fire.2011-10-26Two men sit on a green cloth during a ritual at night beneath a white cloth backdrop. The man in the foreground wears an orange-saffron garment with a yellow border, a gold-bead necklace and a gold armband, his arm raised, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man with a shaved head and a topknot wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a beaded necklace. Before them stand a gold lamp stand, a silver tray with small silver vessels and a bowl of red kumkum. Smoke rises at left. Ritual activity, no visible identification of the foreground figure beyond clothing and role.2011-12-20