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Temple ritual photo with a fire pit (homa or yagna) in the foreground, flames and smoke rising beside a long white cloth draped over the floor and a bed of red, orange and white flower garlands. Two young men or boys in orange and saffron clothing stand at right. The taller one in an orange turban and rudraksha mala has bare arms and a sacred ash marking, while a younger figure with a braided hair knot wears an orange shawl and beaded necklaces, hands folded. Behind them stands gold-toned ornate temple architecture, and at left a brass lamp, kalasha-like vessel and floral decorations surround a deity murti area.

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A photo of a temple ritual in a gold-decorated shrine. A young priest with a bare chest, orange turban and orange dhoti with a striped gold-and-black waistcloth holds a bundle of grass or flowers over a garlanded ceremonial figure draped in white cloth with a yellow border, which lies on a stone platform covered with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A small oil lamp and a fire with smoke sit to the left, and a bronze lamp stands nearby. The priest wears rudraksha beads and a gold chain. Gilded pillars and carved panels fill the background.2021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27A photograph of a temple puja in a gold-decorated shrine. A young man in an orange head wrap and bare-chested, wearing a brown beaded rudraksha-style mala, a silver chain and an orange shawl over one shoulder, stands at right holding a small bell and a ritual vessel. In front of him a deity murti or figure draped in white cloth and a yellow border is heavily garlanded with marigold and red flower strands. A fire and smoke rise at left beside oil lamps and flower garlands. Golden carved pillars and panels fill the background. One person is visible. a person not confidently identifiable from appearance.2021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27A temple puja scene with a bare-chested priest in an orange head cloth, orange shawl and striped yellow-black dhoti performing offerings beside a fire and a large garlanded deity murti with yellow and red flower garlands. A figure draped in white with a yellow sash sits in front, near brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel. Ornate red and gold decorations frame the shrine.2021-05-27A shirtless priest in an orange-saffron headcloth and orange shawl, with white and yellow sacred markings on his chest and arms, stands at right pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a garlanded deity murti. The murti is draped in red, orange and yellow flower garlands and decorated with silver ornaments; a silver kalasha-like pot and brass lamps surround it. A small fire flares at left and smoke rises among flowers. A brass bowl and a lamp stand sit to the right. The priest wears a zebra-patterned waistcloth and rudraksha beads.2021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27June 20 20212021-06-20September 11 20142014-09-11A temple-style ritual inside a hall with a gold-framed throne shrine. Two deity murti sit on a green-and-gold seat, draped in red, white and orange garlands with gold ornaments. In the foreground a young boy in an orange robe and orange turban sits beside a metal offering bowl. A seated priest in a brown-red cloth sits at a square yellow fire pit with a flame and smoke, and a man in a red dhoti and white turban with a white garland walks in from the right. Brass bowls, flowers and rice offerings lie on the floor, with marigold petals scattered around.2015-04-30