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A ceremonial worship scene: a large silver-and-gold throne canopy with ornate arches and gilded umbrellas frames a central figure seated in the centre, bedecked with garlands of yellow and orange marigold and a shimmering crown. A long green-and-gold silk cloth is held aloft across the front of the altar. Foreground shows a fire pit with a bright flame, brick-shaped ritual arrangements, brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and garlanded offerings. On the right, a man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits playing or tending a small instrument near microphones, while a standing attendant in white garments with a sash watches. Several attendants in white dhotis stand near the throne. Colourful striped woven mats cover the floor.

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July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13February 02 20162016-02-02July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13A temple-style ritual photograph in a hall with gold-framed shrine canopies draped in red, blue and green cloth and heavy garlands of yellow and red flowers. At the centre, a standing priest bare-chested in a saffron-yellow cloth and white dhoti raises a long object over a golden-crowned deity murti seated on a red-draped throne. Two other figures in yellow and white attire stand at right, one holding a silver offering bowl. Brass oil lamps, a silver vessel and a kalasha-like pot sit at the base, with a decorated deity figure at left. The setting suggests abhishekam and puja in progress.2015-07-13 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial hall during a homa for samaya deeksha. In the foreground, two priests in white dhotis sit on a red cloth, one chanting into a microphone. A fire burns in a homa kunda surrounded by flower-decorated offerings, with a deity murti garlanded in marigolds nearby. Behind them, a seated audience of men and women in white and saffron clothes fills the hall, with a decorated shrine and a small child in the front rows.2015-07-17A temple-style ritual inside a hall with a fire pit at lower left, where a priest kneels before a bright flame with stacked wooden fuel and offerings of fruit, flowers and small vessels. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shoulder cloth stands with his back to the camera facing the fire. Two men in ceremonial dhotis and garlands stand at right holding brass items, and a seated figure in a golden canopied throne at upper left is adorned with garlands. Right of centre, deity murti figures in red and gold garlanded with yellow and red marigold strings sit on a red-cushioned dais, with a tall patterned pillar behind. The floor is covered with striped striped mats, and silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground.2016-02-02July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire burns on a brick-lined fire pit in the foreground, with flames rising among offerings of flowers, brass vessels and a kalasha. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with an orange-yellow shawl and orange head cloth sits cross-legged at the left, tending the fire. Two standing men in white dhotis, one with yellow-draped shoulders and a green-and-gold head cloth, the other with a golden shawl and gold-and-white turban, hold their hands together near the fire while garlanded in marigolds. Behind them, golden thrones with garlands hold deity murtis, including a central figure in a red-draped alcove. A few seated devotees in white are visible at the right edge, and a red-and-orange striped mat covers the floor.2015-07-13