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A photograph of a temple ritual on a concrete floor. A young man with hair tied in a bun, wearing orange robes, kneels and reaches toward a small copper pot holding water and yellow flowers, with a green leaf in his fingers. Beside him, a man with grey hair in an orange garment and red shawl sits facing the pot. Behind them, other seated figures wear orange and white and bare feet are visible. Yellow turmeric or flower petals are scattered on the floor near the pot. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph of a ritual on a concrete floor inside a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a man with long hair tied back, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, kneels and reaches toward a small copper kalasha pot with a red and yellow flower offering. Beside him, an older man with grey hair, wearing a red shawl with gold embroidery over orange cloth, kneels and holds a tray of flowers and leaves. Yellow turmeric or kumkum powder is scattered on the floor. Behind them, devotees in orange and yellow dhotis and saris sit and stand, and a brass vessel is visible against a red and white striped wall. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja offering.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes, bare-shouldered with a draped orange cloth, bends forward and rests his right hand on a copper kalasha pot placed on a stone floor scattered with yellow turmeric powder. Behind him a seated man in orange garments wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands clasped. Other seated devotees in orange and white garments are visible in the background, along with a flower-filled brass plate in the foreground.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple puja inside a hall with a wet concrete floor. In the foreground a seated young man in orange robes with hair tied back reaches toward a brass plate holding flowers, a coconut, and a small brass lamp, beside a copper pot on the floor. Opposite him an older man in a red shawl and orange dhoti sits with a brass bowl and offerings. Behind them a standing man in an orange dhoti with a red border and a seated young man in orange are visible, and several women in pink, orange and white saris sit or stand in the doorway. Yellow turmeric powder is scattered on the floor. A signboard with a list of names hangs on the wall behind. Whether the older man is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so no identification is made.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja or abhishekam ritual in an orange-walled hall. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding small offerings, while a priest in orange at left tends a brass vessel. A young man in orange sleeveless robes sits at right, reaching toward a plate with a kalasha-like vessel and a yellow lemon. Brass pots, a kettle, marigold and rose petals on a plate, a coconut, fruit and a brass lamp stand lie on the floor. Behind, a man in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl stands and others in orange sit near potted plants.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21