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Evening outdoor puja in front of a stone shrine with a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands and a golden crown, flanked by banana leaves and brass oil lamps. A monk in saffron robes with a bare head sits on the left facing the shrine beside a yellow-draped platform holding offerings. A man in white dhoti and a young man in white clothes sit on mats, a woman in orange sari sits near the centre, and others in white and teal sit to the right while a cameraman stands with a tripod. Trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts and bundled herbs surround the group on an orange cloth.

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Night-time outdoor ritual before a stone shrine lit by warm lamps, with banana plants flanking the scene. Inside the shrine, a red-garbed deity murti stands with a crown, flanked by two smaller figures, and is garlanded with orange and red flowers. Before it, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head sits at left, preparing offerings from bowls and plates of fruit, flowers and sticks. Five devotees sit on mats in white and green clothes, including a woman in a green sari, facing the shrine as a puja unfolds. Brass lamps and camera equipment are visible at the edges.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a temple-style hall. A fire burns in a pit at centre, with a microphone on a stand beside it. A priest in an orange robe on the left sprinkles or offers grains from a brass bowl, while a priest in white with a sacred thread sits beside the fire. On the right, a man in white with a garland of white flowers sits with hands folded in prayer, next to a woman in an orange sari holding a small child, with a second child nearby. Another man in white with a garland sits with palms joined. Fruits, leaves, bundles of wooden sticks, brass vessels and a kalasha-style setup lie on the floor. Behind them, a deity murti and a framed portrait of Shiva hang on the wall, and a banana plant stands in the background. The image is photo; a person cues are not clearly distinctive, so the seated white-clad devotees are described by role.2011-11-06Evening worship before a stone shrine framed by banana plants and lit oil lamps. Garlanded deity murti with red garments and gold crowns stands at the centre, flanked by floral garlands and a decorated arch. Seated devotees in white and light clothing sit on the floor facing the shrine, some wearing jasmine garlands. At left a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits beside brass vessels and a tray of offerings. A brass oil lamp and tall candlesticks stand near the altar, and a small child sits at right. Roughly six people are visible.2011-11-06July 09 20132013-07-09December 20 20092009-12-20October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor temple-style ritual on a mat-covered floor beneath a pink-curtained shrine canopy with mango-leaf garlands. Behind the altar, a deity murti with floral garlands is decorated with flowers and brass lamps. In front, a long spread of offerings on brass plates includes fruits, sweets, coconuts, and yellow grains. Several women in saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas stand in a line, one holding a tray, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands nearby. At right, a seated couple in white and red-orange clothing with flower garlands sit before the offerings, and a cameraman in an orange shawl films the scene. Devotional marriage-ritual setting.2008-12-26A homa is being performed in a temple hall with orange walls and orange floor cloths. At the centre, a square brick fire pit holds a burning fire, and a priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged tending it while another priest with a shaved head and white shawl sits beside him. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt with a white flower garland and a woman in a dark red outfit sit on the orange cloth watching. On the right, a row of deity murtis are decorated with white and yellow garlands, with brass kalashas and offerings on silver trays in front. A carved golden chair stands empty at left, and a few more people in white and orange clothes stand in the background.2010-12-23A photograph of a temple hall with orange walls and a gold-and-red ornate throne on the left, empty. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in a yellow top with folded hands sit on orange and blue-striped mats facing a homa-style brick fire pit surrounded by offerings. A white-robed priest with a bare chest and sacred thread kneels at the pit, and another priest in white sits to the right beside brass kalashas with mango leaves. Behind them, deity murti garlanded with white flower necklaces stand on a pink-draped platform under a canopy. A standing attendant in white and a seated person are visible in the background.2010-12-23Night-time ritual photo under a corrugated roof at an open shrine. A Ganesha deity murti, its face and body draped in red cloth and garlands of yellow and white flowers, sits on a golden mount beside a golden elephant-shaped base. Beside it stands a second decorated murti wrapped in yellow and white garlands on a multicoloured pedestal. Three men in orange and saffron robes and a boy in white dhoti sit before a yellow cloth laid with brass plates, bowls of rice, flowers and oil lamps, performing puja. One sits in saffron with a shaved head and a neck beaded necklace; a standing or seated attendant in white is at the left. A framed portrait of a robed figure hangs in the background, with a fan and a watermarked photo credit at lower right.2014-10-11