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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall lined with black stone deity murtis garlanded in yellow marigolds. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak, a pink flower garland and a dark red cloth sits on a silver chair, with a wooden stand and oil lamps before him. Beside him a priest in an orange-red wrap and a second man in red cloth kneel on striped and embroidered mats, one with white body markings. Smoke rises from a fire or incense near the figures, with a silver elephant and kalasha-style vessels on the floor.

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January 31 20182018-01-31A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A bare-chested man with long dark hair swept up, wearing a red-orange dhoti and a pink flower garland, sits on a silver-backed chair with his hands near a wooden stand. Beside him a man in an orange-red turban and a bare chest kneels on a multicoloured woven cloth, tending a silver plate and vessels. Smoke rises from the area. A silver bell-shaped lamp stand and a silver elephant-shaped vessel stand nearby. Yellow and pink garlands drape black stone deity murtis along the walls, and a colourful striped mat covers the floor.2018-01-31Photograph of a ritual inside a temple hall with a row of deity murtis draped in yellow and white garlands behind. A man in a dark red dhoti and shawl, wearing a dark turban and a pink flower garland, sits on a low seat holding a small vessel and a long white cloth or fibre while smoke rises from it. Beside him stands a younger man in an orange-red dhoti with a dark bun, and a kneeling man in a rust-red wrap with a red turban and white horizontal sacred ash marks on his chest and arms looks on. A silver elephant figure, a silver lamp stand and a wooden frame sit in front, with floral offerings and colourful woven cloths on the floor.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A seated man in a dark turban and saffron-red dhoti, with a pink and white flower garland and white sacred markings on his bare chest and arms, sits on a silver-and-wood chair before a low wooden stand. A second man in red-orange dhoti and matching cloth wrap kneels on the colourful striped mat beside him, tending a small brass lamp and a smoking vessel. Behind them stand black stone deity murtis draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a silver elephant-shaped vessel and a tall silver lamp stand sit in the foreground, and offering plates with turmeric and flowers line the right edge. The setting suggests a homa or puja ritual. No person in the image can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A ritual scene at an outdoor shrine lined with black stone lingams and deity figures garlanded in yellow marigold. A bare-chested priest in maroon cloth with a dark turban and pink flower garland sits cross-legged, holding a small lamp or incense vessel with smoke rising. Two attendants in red and orange cloth kneel beside him, one in an orange turban and another with white markings on the arm, one holding a wooden stand with a small pot. In front are a silver elephant-shaped vessel, a tall silver lamp stand and a brass oil lamp, with colourful patterned mats and trays of flowers and powders on the ground.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31