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A crowded temple hall with a dense audience seated on the floor in front of a shrine decorated with garlands and flower-draped deity murtis. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a wrap stands at the centre holding a garland, while a shirtless priest in a white dhoti performs a ritual at a small table holding fruit offerings, with oil lamps and a kalasha nearby. Columns are painted in red, yellow and blue, banana stalks and yellow cloths hang from the ceiling, and many devotees in white, pink, yellow and blue clothing watch the puja.

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April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A large crowd sits on the floor of a temple hall before a richly decorated shrine with two deity murtis draped in red and orange flower garlands, under colourful painted pillars hung with yellow and purple tassels. In the centre a bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits on the raised platform before the shrine, while a shaved-headed man in saffron clothing kneels at a low table holding a brass lamp and flower offerings. Devotees in white, saffron and bright shirts, women in saris, and children watch seated; some raise hands in prayer. A brass oil lamp stands on the right foreground and banana leaves frame the shrine. Identity of any a person candidate is not established from appearance.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A temple interior during a ritual puja. Two large decorated deity murtis with floral garlands stand on a raised platform at the back, flanked by orange and yellow ceremonial banners and banana-leaf decorations. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in a wrapped white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits before a cloth-covered offering table holding fruit, bananas, flowers and a brass oil lamp. Around him, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, cream, pink and printed saris and shirts watches the ritual. A bare-chested priest stands near the platform to the left, and several standing men in white dhotis and shirts are visible toward the back.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A dense crowd gathers inside an ornate temple hall with brightly painted pillars for a ritual before deity murti decorated with white and orange flower garlands. In the foreground, shirtless priests with white and orange dhotis and rudraksha malas sit on the floor before a blue-based altar holding a flower-decked kalasha and offerings, while a bald priest in an orange shawl performs the rite and a bearded man in an orange cloth sits nearby. Devotees in white shirts, saris and salwar kameez watch from around the altar, and a brass oil lamp stands at the right. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so no candidate is named.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A temple interior during a ritual, with a large crowd seated on the floor in front of a decorated shrine. The shrine holds a golden deity murti draped with orange and red garlands, with a small deity adorned with flower garlands beside it and a kalasha-like arrangement of flowers and lamps at the front. A priest in white dhoti stands on the platform near the deity, and another shirtless priest in a yellow cloth sits in the foreground. Devotees include women in saffron, orange and red saris, men in white dhotis and an older man in a yellow shawl. A rainbow-striped banner hangs from a stone pillar at left and a banana plant stands nearby. A man in the center foreground sits with hands folded in namaste. Carved stone columns frame the hall, and a small plate of offerings sits at right.2012-04-05A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a temple hall with stone pillars, watching a ritual at a small blue wooden platform in the centre. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis, one with a shaved head and glasses, sit around offerings of fruit, flowers, a brass kalasha and oil lamps. Behind them, two elaborately decorated deity murtis are draped with bright garlands of orange and yellow flowers, and a banana plant stands beside a pillar. Women in saris and older men in white shirts sit among the crowd. Most people here are seated, with some standing at the back, and the scene reads as an abhishekam or puja in a South Indian temple.2012-04-05 +1 copies