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A 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.

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April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A 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.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Photograph inside a temple hall during a worship ceremony before a decorated deity murti shrine. The central deity murti is garlanded with bright flower garlands, flanked by two smaller garlanded murtis, with a tiered colourful canopy and yellow and red decorative hangings. In the foreground, several shaven-headed priests in white dhotis stand bare-chested, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, while a young man in a white dhoti stands beside them. A woman in a dark top and a man in a white shirt and a bare-chested figure face the shrine. A brass oil lamp and a bundle of flowers rest on the floor. A large crowd of devotees, many women in saris and men in white and coloured shirts, sits and stands along the sides of the hall. Banana leaves and palm fronds decorate the pillars.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Dense crowd seated on the stone floor of a temple courtyard during a ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-yellow waist cloth tends an offering tray holding bananas, fruit and a decorated pot. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari sits among devotees in white, yellow, purple and pink clothes. At right, a shirtless priest sits before a flower-decorated murti altar with a brass oil lamp. Behind, a tiered altar is hung with marigold and floral garlands, and a rainbow-striped cloth hangs from a pillar. Many people in the background are standing, and some children sit in front, watching the proceedings.2012-04-05