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A photo of a ritual scene at a table draped in a green and gold brocade cloth. A bare-chested priest on the left wears an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala with a gold clasp, and gold bangles, and holds a silver tray of pink rose petals. Beside him, a person in an orange shawl with a gold necklace stands with hands folded. On the table are silver trays with white and pink flowers, jasmine garlands, a red flower, and a white cloth over a dish. A silver oil lamp with a lit wick sits at the right edge, with a gold throne visible behind. Only the lower bodies and hands of the two standing figures are visible.

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Photograph inside a temple-style hall with marble walls and a white carved doorway. An elderly bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white tilak markings and rudraksha malas stands at left, lighting an oil lamp over a silver plate of flowers and offerings draped in a green-gold cloth. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold ceremonial necklace, a red headband and a red tilak. A younger man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded. In the background a deity murti is decorated with garlands in orange, pink and white. Brass lamps and vessels sit on the table.2012-06-05Close photo of puja preparations on a polished brass tray. A person in white ritual dress with a gold bead necklace holds a pink lotus flower over a small silver vessel. Another person's hand, wearing gold bangles, reaches toward small brass bowls containing white flower petals and offerings. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the lower right edge. Background is blurred.June 05 20122012-06-05Inside a temple hall with marble walls, a shaved-headed elderly priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small vessel over an offering table draped in green-and-gold cloth. The table holds brass trays of white flowers, pink flowers and a white mound. Beside him stands a younger priest in orange with a gold necklace and tilak, hands folded, and a third man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha beads watches. Behind them, a shrine shows a deity murti garlanded with orange and pink flowers. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit on the table. A white and gold throne stands at left.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA ritual scene in a temple-like hall where a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands at a brass lamp stand, bending slightly toward a brass plate heaped with pink rose petals held by a woman's hand in the lower left. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and a woman in an orange sari stand behind them. A man wearing a gold necklace and glasses is prominent at centre. The brass stand is ornately engraved. The setting appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering of petals.2017-09-05A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bald priest with a light sacred ash marking on his forehead and body, wearing a rudraksha mala necklace, a beaded headband, a gold bangle, and a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border. He holds a silver tray of pink flowers and white blossoms while placing them on a stone ledge before a row of black stone lingams, each adorned with pink flowers on top and dressed in white cloths with red borders. A small oil lamp burns at the left edge, and a dark stone deity murti in red cloth stands in a niche behind. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.2012-05-13 +1 copiesClose photo of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A person in white with rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace holds a pink lotus over silver bowls and a gold plate with white flowers. Another person in an orange garment, seen only at the right edge, reaches toward the tray, and hands of other devotees frame the scene.2010-10-29June 10 20172017-06-10July 16 20152015-07-16A close photograph of a ritual offering in which a bare arm with gold bangles and a silver ring rests on a coconut set in a silver plate heaped with pink flowers, white jasmine-like blossoms and green leaves. A man's hand, wearing a black wristwatch, holds the plate from below. Behind, a woman in a red sari with a red bindi and a nose stud sits with hands folded in namaskar. A red and yellow flower garland hangs at the left edge, and a bright lamp glows in the background.2013-09-16