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Close photograph of a puja at an altar. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti with orange and gold border holds a silver handbell and small ritual bell, reaching toward a second person whose hands are open and palms up, wearing a green-and-white striped shawl and a red-and-white bangle. A bouquet of yellow marigolds and red roses sits at lower left. Colourful striped cloth covers the floor, with brass plates and leaf offerings at lower right. Blurred red and gold drapery and a deity image appear in the background.

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September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27Close photo of a shirtless priest in white and gold-bordered dhoti bending forward at a ritual, his head lowered toward a blurred ground of colourful offerings. A person in a green and cream striped shawl extends bare hands with red and white threads toward him, holding a small green-wrapped bundle. Yellow marigold garlands are visible at the lower left edge. The priest's face is turned away and not clearly shown.2017-09-27 +1 copiesClose view of an abhishekam ritual. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow border pours liquid from a silver vessel over a deity murti decorated with garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow roses, and a bead-and-ornament adornment. Coconut halves, bananas, flowers and brass bowls sit on a colourful striped cloth. A small oil lamp burns at the left edge. Other hands in bangles and red thread assist with the offerings.2017-03-16A puja scene at a ritual site. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange border reaches with his right hand to a silver camphor lamp burning with a flame, held over an ornate altar. The altar is draped in a deity's garment or decorated figure covered with beaded gold embroidery and rows of white jasmine garlands and red and yellow marigold garlands. Below, silver bowls hold rose petals, bananas, grapes, coconut halves and a covered silver vessel, with small oil lamps lit beside them. The floor is covered with colourful striped woven mats in pink, blue, green and orange. Another person in white sits at the back, partly visible.2017-03-16Close photo of a seated ritual participant with white ash markings on the forearms and bare feet, wearing a white cloth, holding a small brass or gold ritual vessel in one hand. Beside him, orange-robed figures sit on a colourful striped mat. In the foreground, brass puja plates hold red flowers, green leaves and offerings. Rudraksha beads hang at the upper right. The scene suggests a puja or ritual gathering.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22March 16 20172017-03-16January 22 20172017-01-22March 27 20162016-03-27April 14 20182018-04-14