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A photograph inside a large hall during a temple ritual with a red-carpeted puja area and marigold garlands strung along the pillars. In the foreground a man with a long braid wears an orange-brown dhoti and a mala, holding a tall ceremonial staff with a decorative top and a garland. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand at right, one pouring water from a brass vessel over a kalasha-like pot. Several people in saffron and orange robes and turbans stand in the background, some holding drums, beside colourful umbrellas with beaded fringes.

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A ritual abhishekam in a hall with a red-carpeted floor. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand and bend around a deity murti under a red and gold canopy draped with marigold garlands. Ritual offerings of fruit, flower-garlanded kalasha pots and brass vessels fill the foreground. To the left, a group of young people in saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas plays drums, with one standing figure holding a long pole. The white-clad priests have bare upper bodies and sacred threads, and the scene is decorated with banana leaves and yellow marigolds.2018-04-14A temple ritual on a red-carpeted stage with garlanded pillars and marigold strings overhead. Shirtless priests in white dhotis with gold borders and red-and-gold shoulder cloths stand beside an ornately decorated deity murti draped in flower garlands, a kalasha and brass lamps placed before it. Robed attendants in orange and saffron hold ceremonial staffs and fans, and a woman in a blue-and-gold sari stands at left under a decorated umbrella. Banana leaves, fruit plates and flower offerings lie on the floor, and a crowd in orange and saffron watches from behind. The setting suggests an abhishekam or puja in progress.2018-04-14A temple ritual inside an open hall with pillars, draped with green cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A sacred fire burns on a raised red-carpeted platform at right, surrounded by brass vessels, fruit, banana leaves and flower-decorated pots. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand and sit around the fire, some holding a drum, while a woman in a blue sari and gold jewellery stands at left. A decorated deity murti sits under a garlanded canopy at the back of the platform. Ornamental umbrellas hang from the pillars and a figure at left wears a rudraksha mala and bead necklaces, hands folded in prayer.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a temple hall during a fire ritual. A fire pit with a burning flame sits on a red cloth at the centre, surrounded by brass pots, banana leaves, fruit, marigold garlands and offering trays. Several men in white dhotis and saffron-orange clothing sit and stand in front of it, some with rudraksha malas and bare chests, while women in saffron and a blue sari are nearby. Golden parasols with fringed edges hang over pillars, and a large framed deity image with garlands is on the back wall. One person stands near the left edge in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. A few pandits are seated on the right beside the altar, one in white. Visible people are about a dozen.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual inside a pillared hall with a red-carpeted floor. At right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl pours or offers from a ritual vessel toward a fire pit where flames rise, surrounded by marigold-decorated altar tables, brass vessels and fruit trays. Beside him, a white-clad assistant holds a sacred item. On the left, a row of people in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas and marigold garlands stand with hands folded, some women in blue and purple saris. Ornate umbrellas and marigold festoons hang from the pillars and ceiling. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this scene.2018-04-14A ceremonial puja inside a temple hall with red-carpeted floor and stone pillars. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans stand in rows at left, one holding a ceremonial trident. Men in white dhoti with bare upper bodies sit or stand near a decorated shrine at right, under a garlanded canopy with a deity murti. Brass kalasha pots, banana plants, fruit, flower garlands and offering plates are arranged on the floor. Purple ceremonial umbrellas hang at top left. Several women in blue and purple saris stand among the devotees.2018-04-14