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A ritual puja scene at an indoor ceremonial stage. A shirtless man with a bare back, wearing an orange-and-red head wrap, a yellow shawl printed with Sanskrit text, and white dhoti with a striped border, faces a decorated altar and gestures toward offerings. Beside him stands a shirtless younger man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala. On the altar are brass plates, small bowls of flowers, a silver stand, and a burning oil lamp on the right. Behind them are silver-canopied thrones with flower garlands and a deity murti, with seated devotees in white, and a multicoloured striped floor mat. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam with lamps and offerings.

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A temple-style ritual puja inside a decorated hall. In the foreground, a shirtless man with a red-and-gold turban and a yellow shawl printed with Sanskrit text stands with his back to the camera, holding a lamp or offering toward an altar. Beside him, a second man in white ritual dhoti and a beaded necklace faces the altar. The altar holds a large deity murti draped in yellow and orange garlands, with brass vessels, flower petals, a kalasha-style offering and oil lamps on a white cloth. Gilded parasol-shaped canopies and ornate golden thrones frame the scene, and a seated figure in white robes with a garland sits to the right near musicians with microphones. Pink-tinged light fills the room over colourful striped floor mats.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13A ritual worship scene in a decorated hall with a fire pit and offerings. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a red-and-orange head cloth and a yellow sash printed with Sanskrit text raises a lit lamp over a flame at the centre of a brick-lined fire pit, with metal bowls and a small platter of flowers before it. Beside him stands a white-clad attendant with a bare head. Behind them, deity murtis are adorned with marigold garlands and sit under ornate silver umbrellas and canopies on silver thrones, one set on a red cloth. Seated white-clad figures sit at the sides, and a small group of seated people appears at the right edge, with microphones set nearby. The floor is covered with colourful striped rugs.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13A temple ritual in a decorated hall with incense smoke rising. A seated man on an ornate gold throne wears an orange-red turban, rudraksha-style beaded mala with a large pendant, and a red-and-white garland, with bangles on his arms and an orange-brown robe; he is. Standing at left, a priest in white dhoti with orange shawl and a bare back faces the throne beside a silver kalasha and brass lamps. In the foreground at right, a bald elderly priest in white sits bare-chested with a sacred thread at a brass-and-wood offering table. Garlands of yellow and red flowers wrap a decorated ceremonial palanquin-like structure at left, a golden umbrella hangs above, and women devotees sit in the background.2016-12-07July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20152015-09-19A ceremonial puja scene in an ornate hall. In the foreground, a priest in a red headband and a yellow sacred shawl printed with Sanskrit lettering holds a small purple-wrapped offering bundle and stands beside a silver lamp stand. Beside him, a second priest in white dhoti with a striped orange-and-white shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Behind them, a seated figure in saffron robes, long garland of white and orange flowers and ornate gold necklace sits with hands folded in a namaste gesture on a red and gold throne decorated with a large flower arrangement. Golden trident-topped staffs frame the altar. Two more people in saffron appear partly at the left edge.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesA ritual scene in a decorated hall with a gold-trimmed throne backed by a floral arch of yellow and white garlands. Seated on the throne, a man in an orange robe, orange turban, gold necklaces and a red-and-white flower garland sits with palms joined in greeting. In front, a bare-chested man in a red-and-orange head cloth and a yellow shawl printed with mantras holds a small offering bundle and a lamp-like vessel. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and a striped shawl, wearing rudraksha beads, holds a brass plate. A gold ceremonial staff stands at the right edge, and a woman in an orange sari sits at left near a brass vessel. A kalasha-style setup and white cloths decorate the ground. Swamiji (probable): the seated man on the throne wears orange robes, an orange turban, gold necklaces and a garland, cues that match the page's claim.2015-07-13A photograph of a homa at a ritual space with a striped rug. Two standing priests in white dhotis perform the rite; the man on the left has bare chest and bare feet and holds a brass tray, while the man on the right wears a yellow shawl and orange-red head cloth and holds a vessel over a lit fire. Brass and wooden ritual stands with tridents, gold-topped poles, marigold garlands and a flower-decorated throne with a red cushion sit behind them. Fire burns in a pit surrounded by coloured offerings, bowls and yellow-and-red garlands. Three seated figures in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit at left, one beside a laptop, with a fan and a teal-draped table at right.2015-07-13