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Temple-style ritual in a tent-covered hall. Two priests stand at a blue-draped table holding a large yellow and red floral kolam-like mandala, and one priest wears a red turban with a red flower and a rudraksha mala. Both wear bare upper bodies with white dhoti and red cloth. Behind them, an ornate golden deity murti is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, gold jewellery and a tall gilded canopy. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and devotees seated on the floor fill the background.

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July 17 20152015-07-17Photo of a temple-style ritual hall with a red-draped platform holding three gold-and-silver deity murtis (metal icons) adorned with thick yellow and orange marigold garlands and jeweled necklaces. Behind a blue-covered table with gold jewelry, a priest in an orange-red turban and white dhoti works at offerings. Two seated attendants in orange-gold shawls sit in the foreground, one with hair in a bun. Brass oil lamps, a decorated kalasha on a tiered stand, and ceremonial umbrellas and banners surround the setting. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the people shown are priests and attendants.2015-07-17A temple-style ritual hall with white canopy draping, where several people in white and rust-coloured clothing attend a ceremony around a blue-skirted altar heaped with yellow flowers. At centre, a metal deity murti is decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, and to the right a gilded throne backs a seated deity figure hung with garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and orange shawl sits at left beside brass vessels, flower pots, and fruit offerings. A standing man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth and a kneeling figure with orange wrap and rudraksha are among the participants, with microphones on stands in the foreground. The scene appears to be a samaya deeksha homa ritual.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a homa and samaya deeksha ritual in a covered hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground a priest in a red-and-white turban sits cross-legged before a small fire pit with flowers and marigold garlands, wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind him a woman in an orange sari stands near brass oil lamps on a stand, and a priest in white dhoti stands near a blue-draped offering table. A shaved-headed monk in orange robes stands beside an ornate golden throne and a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands, while a man in an orange kurta holds a camera. Several seated and standing devotees watch in the background, and a microphone stands on the right.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a ritual in a covered tent hall. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold shawl stands beside a round blue-draped altar holding a flower-garlanded mandala of yellow and red powders and marigold strands. Behind it, a bald man in a maroon-and-gold shawl and a white-clad man with a red shawl and beaded necklaces perform the rite with their hands together. Rows of brass lamp stands and offering trays fill the floor, and a decorated deity murti with marigold garlands stands at the right. Several white-clad devotees sit behind them under draped cloth, and brass bowls of offerings sit in the lower left.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17