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A photograph of a seated puja in a temple courtyard. A bearded man with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, sits on the floor performing a ritual. Beside him a younger man in orange robes sits cross-legged, holding yellow marigold petals over an offering plate. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot, a plate of yellow and red flowers, and a banana sit on the floor, with scattered petals. Behind them, several men in orange and white clothing sit watching; a potted plant and red-striped curtains frame the background.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photo of a temple ritual on a stone floor. A bearded man with a bare chest and red shawl sits cross-legged on the left, holding a yellow flower or petal while speaking. Beside him a younger man in orange robes sits and pours or offers something over a brass vessel and a silver bowl with a small kalasha-like pot. Several seated men in orange and white clothes watch from the background near orange curtains and a potted plant. In front are brass lota and vessels, a bell, and plates heaped with yellow marigold garlands and red rose petals. A red bag reading ASHA sits behind them.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a puja ritual in an open courtyard with orange-tiled walls. On the left, a bearded older man in orange robes with a red and gold shawl sits cross-legged, raising both hands to his head. In the center, a younger man in plain orange robes with his hair tied back kneels and reaches toward a brass plate holding a kalasha with mango leaves and a yellow coconut, beside a copper vessel and a brass pot. Marigold and rose petals lie on the floor. Two other men in orange and a man in white sit behind, and a figure in orange kneels at the right edge. Five people are visible.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls and a polished floor. A bearded man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with his hands raised in ritual gesture. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair sits and performs a hand gesture over a small offering. Two more seated men in orange robes sit on the right, and a standing attendant in white dhoti holds an object behind them. In front, brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, small lamps, a plate of yellow marigolds and red rose petals, and a brass stand occupy the floor, with a potted plant in the background.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21