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Outdoor temple pavilion with yellow pillars and palm trees, a yellow temple structure behind. A man with short grey hair, wearing a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, stands at the back. Seated in front, a woman in a red sari with her palms joined in namaskar, a child bowing, and another woman in red with her head bowed in prayer. A laptop and a manuscript stand on a low table, with brass oil lamps nearby. The setting suggests a puja or devotional rite.

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Outdoor photo of a puja at a temple courtyard with bamboo and a yellow wall behind. A bald older priest with a bare upper body and a white cloth around his waist sits at left, leaning forward over a small figure. Beside him, two women in orange-red saris sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra while watching the ritual. A small child in an orange garment is seated in front of them. A brass or silver vessel and an open book rest on a low surface in the foreground.2022-01-24Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24A photograph of an outdoor-pavilion puja under a thatched canopy among palm and bamboo trees, with golden pillars. In the centre, on a gold throne with cushions, sits a figure with white hair and beard wearing a flower garland and a dark shawl over light clothing, a sannyasi-style presentation. In front, a bare-backed priest in a white dhoti sits at a fire pit ringed with marigold petals. To the right, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala holds a book and reads, beside a woman in a red-and-pink sari with a white shawl who sits on a mat. A small child sits in front of her. Brass lamps and flower-decorated deity figures stand on a left-side altar with a red and orange cloth. The scene depicts a homa or shiva puja ritual.2022-01-24Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24A photograph of a ritual in an open-air temple courtyard lined with tall palms and yellow-painted pillars. Beneath a decorated canopy with a red-and-patterned top and leafy garlands, a deity murti or statue sits on a gold-framed seat, adorned with a flower garland. In front, a shirtless man with a sacred thread kneels before a small fire pit, with marigold petals scattered on the ground. To the right, an older man in white with a rudraksha mala and glasses sits reading from an open book, beside a woman in a red sari and a young boy with a book. Another woman in a red sari sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass lamps and a kalasha stand nearby. The scene suggests a homa or puja.2022-01-24Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24A photograph of an outdoor puja under a yellow-pillared pavilion with bamboo behind it. On the left, a bare-backed priest sits facing a raised earthen altar decorated with yellow flower petals, with a brass bowl of yellow powder and offerings placed on it. In the upper left, a deity murti is dressed with a garland of marigolds and red flowers beneath a canopy. Seated at right, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala reads from a book on a wooden stand, while a woman in a red sari with a gold necklace sits behind him. A young boy in a green dhoti sits cross-legged in the centre holding a small object, with trays of rice-like grains and a wooden bucket in the foreground.2022-01-24