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A ceremonial ritual scene in a temple hall. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis with bare upper bodies and white body markings sit on a striped woven mat, working on a wooden grinding or pounding apparatus with a wooden mortar and pestle. The man seated at the left wears a dark turban-like head covering, a rudraksha-style necklace and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, and sits on a red-cushioned seat. Behind them stand rows of dark figures adorned with yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands, and a tall silver lamp stand and silver pots with a silver kalasha-style vessel sit in the foreground. A puja-style ritual is taking place.

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March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A night-time homa at a temple-like hall. A bearded man with a black head covering and a rust-orange cloth sits on a red cushioned seat beside a fire pit, facing a younger man kneeling in an orange dhoti and orange shawl who feeds wood into the flames. Smoke rises from the fire. Behind them, silver ceremonial pots and a silver-and-gold ornate seat or peetha stand on a multicolour striped mat. Garlanded deity murti and figures in ornate robes and marigold garlands line the background stone steps. Only the two foreground men are physically present; the murtis are statues.2018-03-03A photograph of a ritual scene inside a shrine lined with black stone deity statues draped in marigold garlands and colourful cloth. A man with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate silver-backed chair, dressed in a rust-red cloth wrapped at the waist, with a silver ritual item and small oil lamp before him. Beside him, a younger man with a tied topknot and orange cloth kneels, and another man in a red headcloth kneels on a multicoloured woven mat, handling metal bowls and offerings. A silver elephant figure and a tall silver lamp stand nearby, with bowls of kumkum and turmeric at the lower right. The men appear to be performing a puja or abhishekam at the shrine.2018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall. In the centre, a bearded man in a dark turban and red-brown robe with rudraksha malas sits cross-legged beside a small burning fire pit and wooden ritual apparatus, his hand over the offerings. To his right, a bare-chested young man in orange cloth with white body markings tends the flame. Behind them stand garlanded deity murtis and a decorated altar, with silver kalasha vessels and lamps set on a patterned mat in the foreground. Marigold garlands hang across the stone pillars.2018-03-03A seated man in a dark maroon robe, a dark turban and a pink flower garland sits on a wooden seat holding a small brass cup, with smoke or incense rising in front of him. Two younger men in orange-red cloth, one with a red turban and white body markings, kneel on a multicoloured woven mat beside him, attending the ritual. Behind them stand rows of black stone statues draped in yellow and pink flower garlands, and a silver ritual stand and brass lamp sit in the foreground beside plates of kumkum and turmeric. The setting suggests a puja with offerings to deity murti.2018-01-31A ritual photograph at a temple-like hall lined with many deity murtis draped in yellow and white garlands. A seated man in a dark red robe with a rudraksha-style pink-and-white garland and a dark turban sits on a silver-framed chair, eyes lowered. Beside him, a priest in a deep orange-red dhoti kneels on a multicoloured cloth and works at a wooden stand, while another attendant in orange with a red turban assists nearby. Silver lamps, a silver vessel with an elephant motif and a silver staff stand on the floor, and offering plates of coloured powder and flowers are arranged in the foreground. The seated man's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described only by role.2018-01-31