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Priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls offer bananas, watermelon and apples at a golden altar before a deity murti draped in red, yellow and orange garlands. Gold kalasha pots and gold-rimmed bowls holding white coconut pieces are arranged in the foreground, and a lion-shaped golden vessel sits at lower left. Haze of incense rises through the scene. The priest at centre-left wears an orange turban and rudraksha beads and is bare-chested, while another orange-clad assistant stands behind him at right. Gold ornate decorations line the back wall.

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June 20 20212021-06-20Priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with sacred ash marks, perform an offering at a golden shrine. A heap of green bananas, sliced watermelon, apples and coconuts sits on a white tiered platform in front of a richly decorated deity murti draped in red and yellow flower garlands, with brass kalasha vessels and oil lamps. Smoke rises in the background. The priest in the center wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala and holds bananas. Gold-leaf carved walls surround the scene.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20Temple ritual photographed from behind: a bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and orange head-wrap with gold accents, wearing rudraksha beads on his wrist and a sacred thread, stands before an offering of green bananas and a yellow fruit topped with red kumkum. Small flames and smoke rise from a fire in front of him. To the left, a deity murti is draped in red, white and yellow flower garlands with jewelled ornaments; gold-toned temple walls and hanging cloth frame the scene.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20MAy 19 20212021-05-19A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with a white sacred thread and rudraksha malas holds up a large bunch of green bananas before a richly decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers and multicolored garlands. Gold-leafed temple architecture and a brass oil lamp stand nearby, with incense smoke rising. Two attendants in orange and saffron clothing kneel at right, one with hands folded in anjali and one with a tilak and beaded necklace, beside a brass plate. The scene suggests a puja offering in progress.2021-06-20MAy 19 20212021-05-19June 20 20212021-06-20MAy 19 20212021-05-19A priest in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a white sacred thread, wearing a yellow-and-black striped headcloth, stands with his back to the camera before a fire pit homa. Flames rise from the pit, which is surrounded by bananas, mangoes and other offerings. Behind it a golden shrine holds a decorated deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands, with brass lamps, a kalasha and brass figures of elephants and lions. A second attendant in orange at right holds a metal pot. The is visible in the image2021-05-19A temple ritual before a fire pit, with smoke and logs in the foreground and yellow marigold flowers scattered on the ground. A bearded man in orange clothing, wearing an orange head turban and a shawl over his bare upper body, pours or offers something from a small plate toward the fire. Behind him is ornate gold temple architecture, with a gold kalasha and red-and-pink floral decoration. Brass bowls holding white offerings sit in the foreground, and bananas are stacked to the right beside another person in orange clothing. The setting suggests a homa or abhishekam puja in a gilded shrine.2021-06-20