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Photograph of a temple ritual with a gold-edged puja pedestal holding a small bronze deity murti draped in a green cloth. A man with grey hair and a short grey beard sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a red cloth on his shoulder and a gold-toned bracelet. Standing beside him, two men in saffron robes stand with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread stands behind them. Brass kalashas, a bell, a small brass bowl and a plate of flower petals sit on the floor, with marigold and rose offerings in the lower right. Red-and-white striped temple walls form the background.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual. A bare-chested man with grey-streaked hair and a beard sits cross-legged on the floor in orange ochre cloth with a red shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a tilak on his forehead. He gestures with both hands. Beside him stands a gilded square yagna-style platform holding a small silver figure of a bull (nandi) draped in green cloth. Around him are brass vessels, a bell, a lamp, a plate of flower petals, and marigold garlands. Standing behind are men in orange dhotis and one in white dhoti, and a woman in white at right. The background has red and white striped walls. Five or six people are visible.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a ritual at a temple-like hall with orange walls and a concrete floor. In the centre, a bearded, bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red and orange shawl. Around him, saffron-robed disciples sit and kneel, and a man in white dhoti stands with hands folded. A copper kalasha, a brass bell, a silver plate of fruit, coconut and flower petals, and a brass lamp sit on the floor in front. A man in white shirt with an orange shawl sits at the right edge. A potted plant stands against the wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A temple ritual inside a shrine with grey stone walls and red-and-white striped pillars. Five men in orange ochre robes sit or stand around a golden rectangular stand holding a green cloth. A seated priest on the left in orange robes with a sacred thread tends the ritual, with brass lamps, a brass kalasha-type vessel, plates of marigold and red flower petals, green leaves and sandalwood-coloured offerings on the floor. A bearded man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala kneels in the centre, and a man in a white dhoti stands with his hands folded at his chest. A standing man in an orange dhoti and shawl on the right has his hands clasped, and a seated disciple in orange with folded hands sits on the right. Five people are visible in total, performing a puja or abhishekam to a deity murti behind the stone platform.2010-07-21A photograph of a temple ritual in an orange-walled shrine hall. On the left, a golden platform holds a green-clad deity murti beside brass lamps and plates of leaves, flowers and fruit. A seated man in orange and red robes presses his palms together in front of the platform. Several standing men in orange robes with folded hands and a man in white dhoti with a shawl stand nearby. Seated devotees along the right wear white and orange clothing with orange shawls and yellow sashes, and an orange-robed figure in the foreground sits with his back to the camera. Red carpet and a bronze kalasha complete the scene.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21