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Outdoor temple-style ritual on a mat-covered floor beneath a pink-curtained shrine canopy with mango-leaf garlands. Behind the altar, a deity murti with floral garlands is decorated with flowers and brass lamps. In front, a long spread of offerings on brass plates includes fruits, sweets, coconuts, and yellow grains. Several women in saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas stand in a line, one holding a tray, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands nearby. At right, a seated couple in white and red-orange clothing with flower garlands sit before the offerings, and a cameraman in an orange shawl films the scene. Devotional marriage-ritual setting.

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December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a temple ceremony beneath a shrine decorated with pink drapes, green leaf festoons and marigold garlands. Behind the altar stands a deity murti with a crown and garlands, flanked by lit brass lamps and flowers. On a mat in front, a row of offerings is laid out on plates: fruits, sweets, yellow and white preparations and sliced produce. Several women in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one holding a tray. A woman in a white and yellow sari stands near the altar with hands folded. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a saffron stole kneels beside a woman in orange sari and garlands, facing the offerings, as a camera operator in white with orange stole films the scene. Thick garland-covered stands and a brass kalasha-style vessel rest among the offerings.2008-12-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at an outdoor shrine during a temple ceremony. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari holds a copper plate with a burning flame toward the altar. Behind her, several people in orange and saffron robes stand in a row, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands near the centre. Another woman in orange sits on the floor beside a low platform. The altar is decorated with marigold garlands and a deity murti with a red cloth backdrop, surrounded by brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Trays of fruit, sweets, bananas and pulses are arranged on the floor. A man in white sits at the far right edge. A green garland hangs overhead, and a photographer's tripod stands near the centre.2008-12-26Outdoor temple ritual under a pink-draped canopy with leaf garlands overhead. Behind an altar is a large deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, with brass lamps and kalasha-like vessels on a stone platform. In the foreground, several people in saffron/orange robes tend offerings: one kneels arranging marigold and flower garlands on a mat, another carries a plate, and others stand nearby. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits with folded hands beside a woman in a red-orange sari, both wearing flower garlands, facing the altar. Trays of fruit, coconuts, sweets, grain, and flower heaps surround them. Devotees in colourful saris sit on mats at the right, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left.2008-12-26Outdoor ritual photo at a shrine with a grey stone canopy hung with pink drapes and flower garlands. Behind an altar, a deity murti in gold and red is adorned with yellow and orange garlands, flanked by lamps and brass vessels. Seated on a woven mat, several men in orange and saffron robes perform a puja; one central man with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body blows a conch or horn. Opposite them a woman in orange silk and white flower garland sits before offerings of fruit, bananas, apples, sweets and white flower heaps. Standing attendants in orange and a young girl in white complete the scene.2008-12-26Outdoor temple ritual under a pink-draped canopy hung with green mango-leaf garlands. A woman in orange robes holds a brass tray with a lit flame toward the shrine, while other women in orange stand nearby. Behind them a deity murti with flower garlands and gold ornaments sits on a stone altar with brass lamps. In the foreground, a seated couple in white and orange wedding clothes, with flower garlands, sit before a spread of fruit, sweets, bananas, coconuts, brass lamps and offering plates on a mat, consistent with a Vedic marriage ceremony. A man in white robes and orange shawl photographs the scene at right, and a drummer in white sits in the background.2008-12-26Outdoor Vedic marriage ritual before a shrine decorated with a deity murti, flower garlands and brass lamps. A bare-chested man in orange cloth with long swept-back hair sits at left, speaking and holding a plate of marigold petals; a standing priest in orange cloth at centre pours offerings over the shrine. A bride in a red-orange sari and a groom in white dhoti with a white shirt and flower garland sit with hands folded before a square fire pit of white bricks with smoke rising. Fruit, bananas, oranges, apples, flower plates and brass vessels lie on the mat. Elderly men in white and orange shawls sit behind. The man at left has distinctive long hair and orange clothing consistent with a person appearance, though this is uncertain.2008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesEvening outdoor puja in front of a stone shrine with a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands and a golden crown, flanked by banana leaves and brass oil lamps. A monk in saffron robes with a bare head sits on the left facing the shrine beside a yellow-draped platform holding offerings. A man in white dhoti and a young man in white clothes sit on mats, a woman in orange sari sits near the centre, and others in white and teal sit to the right while a cameraman stands with a tripod. Trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts and bundled herbs surround the group on an orange cloth.2011-11-06Outdoor homa ritual under a canopy of leaves with pink curtains, before a shrine with a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and flowers. In the foreground, several people in saffron and orange robes sit on mats around a stone fire pit with lit flame, wood sticks, and offering trays of fruit, flowers, and oil lamps. A central figure in white clothes with a marigold garland sits beside a woman in orange sari garlanded similarly, while a man in white and saffron stands behind them. A seated woman in orange blows into a conch-like ritual or hand motion. Devotees in saffron, orange, pink and green saris sit on the right and back, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left.2008-12-26A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. A large deity murti in a golden arched niche is draped with marigold garlands and red and orange flowers, and it sits on a white and red decorated pedestal. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand at the granite platform in front, one holding a lamp toward the deity and another tending offerings on silver trays with flowers. A man in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands at left beside a fellow in orange holding a long staff. Red curtains frame the open pavilion, and white plants and flowers decorate its edges. The scene looks like a puja or aarti in progress.2008-12-26 +1 copies