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A seated man with grey hair and a grey beard, bare-chested, wears an orange-saffron cloth with a gold-bordered green sash and a red shawl draped over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. He sits on the floor in front of a brass puja setup, with marigold and red rose petals on a silver plate and a copper vessel nearby. Four seated people in orange robes sit behind and beside him with hands folded in prayer, and a standing man in a white dhoti and shawl stands behind them. A man in orange at left pours water from a brass vessel over the offerings. The room has orange walls and a potted plant. Ritual offerings and a Hindu prayer setting are visible.

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A photograph of a seated puja inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls and a polished floor. A bearded man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with his hands raised in ritual gesture. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair sits and performs a hand gesture over a small offering. Two more seated men in orange robes sit on the right, and a standing attendant in white dhoti holds an object behind them. In front, brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, small lamps, a plate of yellow marigolds and red rose petals, and a brass stand occupy the floor, with a potted plant in the background.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja or abhishekam ritual in an orange-walled hall. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding small offerings, while a priest in orange at left tends a brass vessel. A young man in orange sleeveless robes sits at right, reaching toward a plate with a kalasha-like vessel and a yellow lemon. Brass pots, a kettle, marigold and rose petals on a plate, a coconut, fruit and a brass lamp stand lie on the floor. Behind, a man in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl stands and others in orange sit near potted plants.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a ritual at a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls. A man in orange clothing kneels on the floor at left beside a gilded platform, arranging offerings from a metal bowl and brass vessels on a plate of yellow and pink flowers, with green leaves and fruit nearby. A bearded man in orange robes and a red shawl sits cross-legged in the centre, hands joined, while a standing man in orange robes watches from the back. Several seated men in orange robes sit with hands folded on the right, and a woman in orange and white sits further back. A blue sign is mounted on the orange wall.2010-07-21Photograph of a ritual gathering on a bare concrete floor in an orange-walled temple hall. In the foreground at left, a bearded man with a red-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged holding a folded cloth. At right, a man in orange robes sits with hands clasped in his lap. Behind them, men in white dhotis with orange shawls and women in white and yellow sit observing. A copper kalasha and a small brass lamp sit on the floor, with yellow flower petals scattered nearby. A white-clad priest stands at left edge.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A temple ritual on a bare stone floor in a red-and-white striped hall. A bald, bearded man in saffron robes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala kneels at center, pouring from a small brass vessel into a bowl among brass pots, kumkum and marigold petals. To the left, a man in saffron with folded palms faces him. On the right, several seated men in orange and saffron, and a man in white with orange shawl, watch; one holds flowers. Front right, a silver tray holds sliced fruit and a brown paste. Brass lamps, a flower-laden plate and a silver vessel sit on the floor. Figures in white dhoti stand in the background.2010-07-21Photograph of a temple ritual in a plain red-walled hall with a stone floor. A bearded, bald man seated on the floor wears orange robes with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in front of him. Around him, several men in saffron and orange robes sit or stand, and one man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl sits to the right. Brass plates hold green leaves, yellow and red flowers, fruit, and a coconut, with a kalasha-style brass pot and oil lamp nearby, and a gold-trimmed brass platform stands at left. Scattered yellow turmeric or flower petals lie on the floor.2010-07-21