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A photograph of a seated puja inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls and red-and-white striped borders. At the centre, a bearded man in saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala and a red shawl, holds offerings over a brass plate of yellow and red flowers, fruit and brass kalasha vessels. Around him sit other saffron-robed participants: one on the right with hands folded in namaskar, one in the background with hands joined, and a standing figure at the right edge. A small potted plant and orange curtains stand behind them.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls and a polished floor. A bearded man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with his hands raised in ritual gesture. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair sits and performs a hand gesture over a small offering. Two more seated men in orange robes sit on the right, and a standing attendant in white dhoti holds an object behind them. In front, brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, small lamps, a plate of yellow marigolds and red rose petals, and a brass stand occupy the floor, with a potted plant in the background.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a ritual at a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls. A man in orange clothing kneels on the floor at left beside a gilded platform, arranging offerings from a metal bowl and brass vessels on a plate of yellow and pink flowers, with green leaves and fruit nearby. A bearded man in orange robes and a red shawl sits cross-legged in the centre, hands joined, while a standing man in orange robes watches from the back. Several seated men in orange robes sit with hands folded on the right, and a woman in orange and white sits further back. A blue sign is mounted on the orange wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man with grey hair and a grey beard, bare-chested, wears an orange-saffron cloth with a gold-bordered green sash and a red shawl draped over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. He sits on the floor in front of a brass puja setup, with marigold and red rose petals on a silver plate and a copper vessel nearby. Four seated people in orange robes sit behind and beside him with hands folded in prayer, and a standing man in a white dhoti and shawl stands behind them. A man in orange at left pours water from a brass vessel over the offerings. The room has orange walls and a potted plant. Ritual offerings and a Hindu prayer setting are visible.2010-07-21Photo of a temple ritual on a stone floor. A bearded man with a bare chest and red shawl sits cross-legged on the left, holding a yellow flower or petal while speaking. Beside him a younger man in orange robes sits and pours or offers something over a brass vessel and a silver bowl with a small kalasha-like pot. Several seated men in orange and white clothes watch from the background near orange curtains and a potted plant. In front are brass lota and vessels, a bell, and plates heaped with yellow marigold garlands and red rose petals. A red bag reading ASHA sits behind them.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21