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Indoor temple ritual with a decorated deity murti set on a tall red-and-green floral canopy, garlanded with marigolds. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths stand before it, one holding a brass vessel and the other offering something at its base. A seated man in a purple dhoti and garlands sits at right beside brass lamps. Behind them, a row of young women and girls in orange and saffron saris and garlands sit, and a yellow-and-gold umbrella is raised. Foreground shows a fire pit with offerings, coconut halves, fruit, flower garlands and brass plates on a red cloth. Yellow and orange flowers hang from the ceiling.

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A ritual abhishekam in a hall with a red-carpeted floor. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand and bend around a deity murti under a red and gold canopy draped with marigold garlands. Ritual offerings of fruit, flower-garlanded kalasha pots and brass vessels fill the foreground. To the left, a group of young people in saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas plays drums, with one standing figure holding a long pole. The white-clad priests have bare upper bodies and sacred threads, and the scene is decorated with banana leaves and yellow marigolds.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual inside a decorated hall with marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with pale shoulder cloths stand before a tall deity murti draped in red fabric and heaped with flower garlands, one priest holding a garland aloft. Behind them stands a row of young people in saffron-orange clothing and orange headwraps, some wearing rudraksha beads. On the right a seated priest in a purple shawl sits near a brass lamp and a garlanded kalasha. In the foreground a floor arrangement holds coconuts, bananas, fruit, flowers, brass bowls and a fire pit with lit oil lamps on a red cloth. Yellow umbrellas stand at the left. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam with offerings.2018-04-14A temple ritual on a red-carpeted stage with garlanded pillars and marigold strings overhead. Shirtless priests in white dhotis with gold borders and red-and-gold shoulder cloths stand beside an ornately decorated deity murti draped in flower garlands, a kalasha and brass lamps placed before it. Robed attendants in orange and saffron hold ceremonial staffs and fans, and a woman in a blue-and-gold sari stands at left under a decorated umbrella. Banana leaves, fruit plates and flower offerings lie on the floor, and a crowd in orange and saffron watches from behind. The setting suggests an abhishekam or puja in progress.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual in a pillared hall decorated with marigold garlands and hanging red and purple lanterns. In the foreground a fire pit with flames and marigold-garlanded brick borders holds a homa, with a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl tending it. Behind, a man in white dhoti with gold border and beaded necklaces stands beside a brass kalasha and tall marigold-wrapped pots and a silver umbrella. To the right, a red-and-green garland-draped canopy shelters a golden oil lamp stand. Several men in saffron and orange clothing stand in the background, with rows of devotees behind them. Brass vessels and offerings lie on the red floor.2018-04-14A temple ritual inside a covered hall with a bright red floor. Priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested, perform a homa at a fire pit where flames rise from a ceremonial fire, surrounded by bundles of flowers, banana leaves, brass vessels and pots. Several saffron-robed monastics in orange garments and rudraksha malas sit or stand nearby, one holding a conch or ritual item. Yellow and orange garlands hang on a decorated altar and a deity murti is covered with a draped cloth behind the fire. Fruits and offerings sit on a tray in the foreground, and colorful umbrellas and pillars frame the scene.2018-04-14A temple ritual with a fire pit (homa) built from stacked bricks on a red cloth, with a visible flame at left. Priests in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls, one shirtless with a gold necklace, tend the fire and offerings. Brass kalasha pots and bowls, mango and banana fruit, and garlands of marigolds sit on a purple cloth at right. Behind them devotees in saffron and orange clothes stand among decorated pillars, garlands and a gold-fringed canopy umbrella. Marigold garlands and a floral canopy frame the scene.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual inside a pillared hall with a red-carpeted floor. At right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl pours or offers from a ritual vessel toward a fire pit where flames rise, surrounded by marigold-decorated altar tables, brass vessels and fruit trays. Beside him, a white-clad assistant holds a sacred item. On the left, a row of people in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas and marigold garlands stand with hands folded, some women in blue and purple saris. Ornate umbrellas and marigold festoons hang from the pillars and ceiling. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this scene.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14