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Indoor temple ritual at night in a room with orange-painted walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment and a garland of flowers, sits on an ornate gold-trimmed seat on the left; the seat is a person (in_person candidate with distinctive hair and garland cues). A man in a white dhoti kneels on the floor, bending over a deity murti dressed with garlands; in front stands a brick-built fire pit with a kalasha, brass vessels, leaves, fruit plates and a homa-like arrangement. A man in saffron clothing sits near the fire pit; several white-clad and dhoti-clad devotees stand behind near a doorway. A wall map and a sign reading Padukapuja/Vedic Temples are visible. Fans, banana leaves and red draperies complete the scene.

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Photo 11724702May 02 20122012-05-02October 06 20112011-10-06Night outdoor ritual with a deity murti decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and gold ornaments, seated on the left under a gold arch with a green backdrop. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl sits on a mat before a brass puja setup with a bell, kalasha pots, plates of offerings, flowers and a red cloth bundle. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate red and gold throne with a gold necklace, his hands resting in his lap. Greenery and pink flowers fill the background, and a water bottle sits at the edge.2012-04-23October 06 20112011-10-06Indoor temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a world map poster labelled NITHYANANDA VEDIC TEMPLES. A seated figure in saffron robes and rudraksha beads sits on an ornate red throne at left on a red carpet. In the centre, a priest in saffron with a shaved head and gold chains pours water from a silver kalasha over a metal deity murti on a gold-trimmed abhishekam stand. Another priest in white dhoti and shawl with a mala stands beside. Devotees in white and saffron stand in the background, and a red curtain hangs at right.2011-10-07October 06 20112011-10-06August 09 20152015-08-09May 02 20172017-05-02October 06 20112011-10-06A temple-style ritual in a hall decorated with garlands. On the left, an elderly priest with white hair and an orange-yellow dhoti holds up a lit lamp in a tall silver lamp stand. Behind him, a seated man in orange robes and another in white sit near a microphone. On the right, a golden throne and deity figures draped in marigold and multicolored garlands stand beside a gold-framed alcove with pink backdrop. In the foreground, a shirtless man in a white dhoti bends over a flower-strewn floor before a plate of offerings, while a seated man in a green cap and gold-trimmed cloth sits on a low wooden stool. Sweets stacked on a tray sit at lower left, and rose petals are scattered on the floor.2013-07-18February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies