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A photograph inside a temple shrine room showing a puja in progress before a set of deity murtis on a raised red-draped platform. Three standing figures in orange and red saris with garlands and crowns are shown, with a figure in pink and gold garments playing a flute on the right, and a figure holding a mace on the left. A seated priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala gestures over offerings, while a second seated man in orange with a mala sits at a microphone. Trays of fruit, flowers, brass vessels, a peacock-feather fan and lit incense sticks are arranged on the red cloth, with white lilies and pink flowers in glass vases. Small figures and a grey-haired person are seen in the foreground.

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Indoor temple puja on a raised red-draped stage before a row of white deity murtis in colourful garments and crowns, including a flute-playing Krishna murti on the right, with fresh garlands and flowers. A seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits at a microphone on the left, and a second man in orange robes sits centrally on the red cloth with palms pressed together in namaskar. Fruit platters, oil lamps, incense, a brass tray and a vase of white lilies and pink flowers sit in front. Two women in saris are visible at the lower right edge and a few heads at the bottom. The central man has a shaved head and no crown or long hair, so the candidate cues are insufficient and his identity is uncertain.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Two saffron-robed men sit on a red-draped platform in a temple hall for a puja. The man at far left, wearing an orange shawl and a beaded mala, sits cross-legged at a microphone. The man beside him, in orange robes with a mala and hands folded at his chest, sits before brass offering trays. Behind them stand three painted deity murtis: a central figure in red-orange with a crown and garland holding a bow, a female figure in orange and gold with a crown and floral garlands, and a male figure in orange with a garland. A blue-skinned Krishna murti in pink and gold dress holds a flute on the right. Fruit, bananas, oranges, mangoes, and white lilies lie on the platform, and a whisk and brass vessels sit on the red cloth. Behind the group, a figure with a monkey face and a carved sage figure stand in the background.2008-10-22A puja inside a temple room with a red-draped altar. Three large deity murtis in orange and gold garments with flower garlands stand at the back, with a Hanuman figure and a seated Sai-style figure in orange cloth at left. In front, a robed priest in orange sits and offers incense with a lit stick, while a second orange-robed man kneels with hands joined in prayer at the left edge, both before microphones. The altar holds fruit, flowers, white lilies, pink blossoms, brass bowls and oil lamps, with a peacock feather fan nearby. Two people are visible.2008-10-22A photograph inside a temple shrine room. Two men in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on a red-draped raised platform for a puja. The man on the right, seated centrally with a saffron shawl over his shoulders and a gold necklace, has his eyes closed and hands folded in front of him; the man on the left, in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, sits before a microphone with hands joined. In front of them are brass plates and bowls, fruit including oranges, apples and bananas, white calla lilies, pink flowers, incense sticks and a peacock-feather fan. Behind them stand white deity murtis: three figures in orange and red garments with garlands and crowns, and a figure with a green cap and a long garland beside a white statue in an orange cloth. Scaffolding and a man in white are visible at the left edge.2008-10-22Indoor puja before a red-draped stage holding several white deity murtis in ornate crowns and orange and red garments, one with a flute, plus a monkey-faced figure at left and a garlanded arrangement above. Two seated men in saffron-orange robes sit on a red cloth; the man at centre, with a shaved head, holds a lit lamp and offering, while the man at left presses his palms together in prayer. Trays of fruit, mangoes, bananas and flower offerings lie on the floor, and a woman in grey hair and a red garment and a child are visible at the bottom edge. Visible people: four. A possible yet uncertain candidate is the central man in saffron-orange with a rudraksha-style neck garland; his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A photograph of a puja at a Hindu temple hall with a red-draped raised platform. Two saffron-robed men sit on the floor before microphone stands, one with hands joined in prayer and a rudraksha mala, the other seated on the platform with hands resting in his lap, wearing an orange robe and a gold chain. Behind them stand three large deity murtis: a monkey-faced deity, and two crowned figures dressed in orange and green with red flower garlands. A white statue of a seated saint in an orange cloth sits at left. Fruit platters, oil lamps, flowers and offering plates lie on the orange mat in front.2008-10-22A temple puja on a raised red-carpeted stage in a hall with white draped walls. Three deity murtis stand behind, one in red and gold with a staff, others in red-and-green and pink-and-gold saris with flower garlands and gold crowns. A standing man in white dhoti waves a fan toward a pink-clad deity. In front, a man in orange robes sits cross-legged beside a seated woman in a green blouse and red sari, before a microphone, with fruit, bowls and flowers on the carpet. Two orange-robed figures sit near the altar, a priest in orange and a seated devotee in white at the lower left, and a large white statue of a seated guru with an orange cloth at the far left. Speakers and rows of shoes line the right side.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22