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A ritual scene at an outdoor shrine lined with black stone lingams and deity figures garlanded in yellow marigold. A bare-chested priest in maroon cloth with a dark turban and pink flower garland sits cross-legged, holding a small lamp or incense vessel with smoke rising. Two attendants in red and orange cloth kneel beside him, one in an orange turban and another with white markings on the arm, one holding a wooden stand with a small pot. In front are a silver elephant-shaped vessel, a tall silver lamp stand and a brass oil lamp, with colourful patterned mats and trays of flowers and powders on the ground.

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January 31 20182018-01-31Photograph of a ritual inside a temple hall with a row of deity murtis draped in yellow and white garlands behind. A man in a dark red dhoti and shawl, wearing a dark turban and a pink flower garland, sits on a low seat holding a small vessel and a long white cloth or fibre while smoke rises from it. Beside him stands a younger man in an orange-red dhoti with a dark bun, and a kneeling man in a rust-red wrap with a red turban and white horizontal sacred ash marks on his chest and arms looks on. A silver elephant figure, a silver lamp stand and a wooden frame sit in front, with floral offerings and colourful woven cloths on the floor.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A seated man in a dark maroon robe, a dark turban and a pink flower garland sits on a wooden seat holding a small brass cup, with smoke or incense rising in front of him. Two younger men in orange-red cloth, one with a red turban and white body markings, kneel on a multicoloured woven mat beside him, attending the ritual. Behind them stand rows of black stone statues draped in yellow and pink flower garlands, and a silver ritual stand and brass lamp sit in the foreground beside plates of kumkum and turmeric. The setting suggests a puja with offerings to deity murti.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall lined with black stone deity murtis garlanded in yellow marigolds. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak, a pink flower garland and a dark red cloth sits on a silver chair, with a wooden stand and oil lamps before him. Beside him a priest in an orange-red wrap and a second man in red cloth kneel on striped and embroidered mats, one with white body markings. Smoke rises from a fire or incense near the figures, with a silver elephant and kalasha-style vessels on the floor.2018-01-31A ritual homa scene before a row of garlanded black stone deity murtis. A man seated on a silver-backed chair wears a black turban, a pink-and-white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads and vibhuti marks, and wears a dark reddish-brown dhoti. Beside him, a kneeling priest in a rust-red wrap and red turban with white horizontal markings on his shoulders feeds an offering into a wooden fire stand. Silver ritual items include a kalasha-like vessel, an ornate silver elephant figure, a silver lamp and a tall silver pillar. Yellow marigold garlands drape the statues, and brass plates of kumkum, turmeric and flowers sit on a colourful cloth in the foreground.2018-01-31A ritual scene at an outdoor shrine with a row of dark stone deity murtis garlanded in yellow and orange marigold strings. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a dark ornate headdress and deep red dhoti sits on a silver-backed chair beside a wooden stand and a bowl, with a rudraksha-style garland of pink flowers around his neck. Beside him a second man in an orange-red turban and red cloth, with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, kneels and tends the ritual items. Smoke rises from the altar. Trays of kumkum, turmeric and flowers sit on a colourful striped cloth below, along with a silver lamp and an elephant-figured brass vessel. The ritual appears to be an abhishekam or puja.2018-01-31A homa ritual is performed on a colourful cloth before a seated man with a large black turban and a pink flower garland, hands folded in namaskar. Beside a wooden stand, a kneeling priest in a red-orange dhoti and red turban feeds the fire, with another kneeling assistant in orange and a rudraksha mala behind. Silver vessels, a silver elephant figure, small oil lamps and a silver stand surround the fire. Behind them are marble and stone deity murtis with yellow and green garlands and ornate necklaces.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31