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A seated priest in a maroon ritual cloth and tall black turban performs a puja at a silver-ritual setup. He wears a long pink-and-white flower garland, rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a young assistant in bright orange-red dhoti and cloth, with white sandal markings on his arms and rudraksha malas, leans in to offer something. Silver kalashas, bowls and a silver elephant stand on a low dark platform, lit by oil lamps. Behind, a black stone deity murti wears a yellow and white garland and a red cloth. a person: the seated priest shows a turban, maroon robes and rudraksha cues, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm.

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January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A seated man in a red-maroon dhoti and bare chest, wearing a black turban with a red tilak and white vibhuti on his forehead, performs a homa by pouring grain from a silver plate into a fire pit. Pink flower garlands hang around his neck and rudraksha malas adorn his arms. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange-red dhoti and white body markings holds up the silver plate of grain. Silver kalasha pots, flower garlands and a purple flower-decorated altar surround the scene, with a microphone stand visible behind. The man is shown as a priest performing the homa; any identification as a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A ritual scene inside a temple hall lined with black stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow marigold and pink flower malas. In the centre a man in a dark red-maroon robe, a black turban with a crescent ornament, and a pink flower garland sits on a silver chair and tends silver ritual vessels and a silver elephant-shaped object on a low silver stand. A woman in an orange-red sari kneels to his right, also handling ritual items. Multicoloured striped and yellow woven mats cover the floor and a tall silver lamp stand stands to the left. Offerings and puja objects surround them.2018-01-31