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A photograph of a temple ritual inside a hall with gold-and-mirror decorated walls. In the foreground a priest with a pink turban, orange-saffron cloth and a beaded necklace stands before a fire pit with glowing flames and offerings. Behind him a second priest in white dhoti and a green-patterned shawl holds his hands together in prayer. To the right, deity murti are decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. On the left, a seated figure in orange-red clothing with garlands sits on an ornate golden throne (peetha) with a heart-shaped backdrop, while a few attendants in saffron and white stand nearby. The scene looks like a homa or puja. Bright floral and striped mats cover the floor.

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February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02A temple-style ritual inside a hall with a fire pit at lower left, where a priest kneels before a bright flame with stacked wooden fuel and offerings of fruit, flowers and small vessels. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shoulder cloth stands with his back to the camera facing the fire. Two men in ceremonial dhotis and garlands stand at right holding brass items, and a seated figure in a golden canopied throne at upper left is adorned with garlands. Right of centre, deity murti figures in red and gold garlanded with yellow and red marigold strings sit on a red-cushioned dais, with a tall patterned pillar behind. The floor is covered with striped striped mats, and silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground.2016-02-02A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a decorated hall. In the centre-left, a fire pit with a bright flame sits on a striped rug with offerings, brass vessels and flower petals. A priest in an orange waist-cloth with a bare chest and an orange turban kneels and holds a lit lamp and a brass plate toward the figures on the right. Behind him a standing priest in white dhoti and shirt with a green-and-gold headpiece holds a garland. On the right, large deity murtis are decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and red silk. A man in an orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp at the lower right. Further back, a seated figure in orange and gold sits on a golden throne with a jewelled hooded backdrop, flanked by golden lion figures, with a woman in white on the far left.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02A temple-style puja inside a bright hall with a fire pit and offerings in the foreground. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a gold waist sash raises a lamp toward an ornate throne. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-coloured cloth and a gold crown is adorned with flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace; a standing attendant in orange holds a garland. Behind the throne stand gilded deity murti and a seated Ganesha-like figure. Brass vessels, a kalasha and coloured floor mats complete the scene.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02A temple-style ritual hall decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a large golden cobra-hood throne. On the right, a figure in a red-and-gold crowned headdress and saffron-toned robes sits on a red-draped dais beside a deity murti heavily garlanded with yellow flowers. A priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands raising his arm near a pillar, while another garlanded figure stands center. In the foreground, several people sit on striped woven mats with rudraksha malas around their necks, surrounded by brass plates of fruit, flowers, a lit oil lamp and a kalasha-like vessel.2016-02-02A photograph of a temple puja inside an ornate shrine room. Several priests in white dhotis stand before a red-and-gold throne-like seat draped with marigold garlands, while a priest with a red turban and bare chest holds flowers and offerings. A seated figure in a red cloth and garland sits in a decorated alcove at left, and a seated figure in red and orange clothing with a large garland occupies the right-hand throne. A small fire pit with flames and brass vessels, offering plates and a brass lamp stand sit on a striped multicolour rug in the foreground, and a woman in an orange sari is seen from behind at lower right. Deity murti and garlanded images fill the background shrine.2016-02-02A temple-style puja hall decorated with marigold and rose garlands on golden murti and a large ornate throne. On the left a seated figure in red and gold sits beneath a decorated golden heart-shaped canopy. In the centre, a standing man in an orange-and-gold dhoti with a bare upper body and bead necklaces is adorned with garlands and a turban, and a priest in a green and orange cloth performs rites over offerings of fruit and brass vessels spread on striped mats. A young standing attendant in white dhoti with a green turban stands beside a golden kalasha and a garlanded deity murti. Brass plates, lamps and fruit fill the foreground.2016-02-02