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A bare-chested priest in a blue dhoti stands at left, holding a small brass vessel and bundles of leaves while performing a ritual before an ornate gilded arch. Inside the arch, a red and gold cloth backdrop frames a coconut and a decorated pot wrapped in a garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers. Floral garlands drape the lower altar, with trays of colourful sweets and offering plates in front and a lit oil lamp at right. Strings of white and pink flowers hang behind, and green and orange fabric fills the background.

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A shirtless priest with bare torso and white sacred ash marks on his arms and chest sits at left, dipping a bundle of green leaves toward a golden ornate arched shrine. Inside the shrine, a coconut rests on a red cloth backdrop beside a brass-rimmed pot, with a red and yellow marigold garland draped across the altar tray. Brass vessels, lamps and a lit oil lamp stand at right, while fruit, sweets and flower offerings lie in front. The scene looks like a ritual abhishekam or puja at a temple shrine. The priest wears a blue dhoti and beaded wrist bands. No one is identifiable as a person from this photo.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and blue-bordered cloth sits cross-legged before an ornate gold-framed shrine, offering a silver plate of fruit toward a deity murti. The murti is draped with garlands of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, and a green silk backdrop with pink fabric hangs behind. Brass oil lamps and a silver tray stand nearby, and rows of colourful sweets are arranged in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2015-10-18A bare-chested priest in a blue dhoti and gold chain sits at a shrine, reaching toward a gilded arched shrine backdrop decorated with white jasmine and red-and-yellow marigold garlands. A coconut is set before the deity murti area, with a brass plate, a small oil lamp, and a kalasha-like pot nearby. The setting suggests a South Indian temple puja with garland and coconut offerings. Garlands drape the shrine and a green cloth hangs behind.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A temple ritual scene in which a bare-chested priest in a blue dhoti sits at the left, holding a small brass lamp or spoon and a bundle of grass over a decorated altar. The altar is a gilded ornate arch framing a green-and-red cloth backdrop, with coconuts, a brass vessel, and garlands of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers draped across it. Brass lamps, a tall brass pillar, banana leaves, plates of offerings and sweets sit in the foreground, and gold-garlanded deity murti are visible at the top left. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam.2015-10-18A photograph of a Hindu ritual in progress. Two shirtless priests sit on the floor; the front-left priest wears a white dhoti with a green-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a beaded mala, while the seated priest in the centre wears a blue dhoti and mala and holds a green leaf and small offering toward a kalasha, a brass vessel topped with a coconut and tied with red and yellow flower garlands. Behind the altar stand a gold-framed arch, brass lamps and garlanded deity murti in pink and green drapery. Stacked orange-brown bricks, marigold garlands, a silver tray with fruit and sweets, and a bowl of petals fill the foreground. A third person in white sits at the right edge. This appears to be a puja or homa-style offering, with no crowd visible.2015-10-18Two priests in ritual attire decorate a shrine with garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow marigold. The priest on the right wears a blue-and-gold patterned shawl and a wristwatch, and drapes a garland over two coconuts set in brass pots. The priest on the left, wearing white and a sacred ash mark, lifts a garland with one hand. Ahead sits a golden ornate peetha backdrop, with a brass oil lamp and metal bowls below and trays of colourful sweets in the foreground. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam preparation at an ashram shrine.2015-10-18March 02 20182018-03-02Temple ritual photograph: two priests perform worship before a deity murti decorated with garlands of white and orange-yellow flowers. The seated priest on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and beaded neck garland, watches while the priest in the centre, bare-chested with a blue cloth and white dhoti, holds a ceremonial whisk or fan over the altar. A brass lamp stand, brass vessels, and trays of flowers and offerings sit in front, with pink and green draperies and a gold-framed shrine arch behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2015-10-18A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine hung with garlands of white and yellow flowers. Three men sit on the floor in white dhotis, bare-chested with sacred threads and flower garlands. The central man in a blue-banded dhoti holds a lamp and offering over a gold-framed ceremonial altar decorated with red and yellow flowers, a kalasha-like pot and a pile of fruit and sweets. A man on the right in a blue shawl sits watching. Behind them stand large deity murtis draped in garlands, and brass lamp stands and a silver tray of petals and offerings are arranged in front. Pink and green draped cloth forms the backdrop. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2015-10-18July 17 20152015-07-17