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A photograph of a temple puja inside a courtyard with orange-and-red walls. A grey-bearded priest in an orange robe with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the floor, holding a flower and offering. Opposite him, a younger man in an orange sleeveless robe reaches toward a flower-covered plate. Brass pots, a kalasha-style copper vessel, a small lamp, yellow and red flower garlands, and a plate with fruit and a lemon stand on the floor. Other devotees in orange and white sit nearby, and a standing man in white dhoti and shawl is in the background, with a plant and a red-draped seat at right.

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July 21 20102010-07-21Ritual scene on a stone floor at a temple. A seated priest with grey hair and beard, bare-chested and wearing an orange-and-green bordered dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder, pours or sprinkles turmeric powder from a small dish onto the floor. Beside him a second priest in an orange cloth holds a plate of yellow and red flowers and a brass vessel with a coconut-like offering. A young man with a tied-back ponytail in an orange robe kneels and holds out his hands toward a copper pot. Other saffron-clad men sit behind them and a white-clad figure stands at the top edge. Brass lamps and a silver bowl sit in the foreground. No figure clearly matches the a person candidate cues, so the identity is not established.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photo of a temple ritual on a stone floor. A bearded man with a bare chest and red shawl sits cross-legged on the left, holding a yellow flower or petal while speaking. Beside him a younger man in orange robes sits and pours or offers something over a brass vessel and a silver bowl with a small kalasha-like pot. Several seated men in orange and white clothes watch from the background near orange curtains and a potted plant. In front are brass lota and vessels, a bell, and plates heaped with yellow marigold garlands and red rose petals. A red bag reading ASHA sits behind them.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls and a polished floor. A bearded man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with his hands raised in ritual gesture. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair sits and performs a hand gesture over a small offering. Two more seated men in orange robes sit on the right, and a standing attendant in white dhoti holds an object behind them. In front, brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, small lamps, a plate of yellow marigolds and red rose petals, and a brass stand occupy the floor, with a potted plant in the background.2010-07-21A seated man with grey hair and a grey beard, bare-chested, wears an orange-saffron cloth with a gold-bordered green sash and a red shawl draped over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. He sits on the floor in front of a brass puja setup, with marigold and red rose petals on a silver plate and a copper vessel nearby. Four seated people in orange robes sit behind and beside him with hands folded in prayer, and a standing man in a white dhoti and shawl stands behind them. A man in orange at left pours water from a brass vessel over the offerings. The room has orange walls and a potted plant. Ritual offerings and a Hindu prayer setting are visible.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photo of a seated puja at a temple courtyard with orange-tinted walls. In the centre, a bearded man with a bare chest and a red shawl sits cross-legged on the floor, gesturing with his hands, and wears a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes holds a small book and reads. To the right, another saffron-robed man sits on a wooden stool with his hands folded. Behind them, a white-clad priest stands with palms together, and a row of seated devotees in white and orange watch. In front on the left, a gold-edged pedestal holds a small deity murti with a green cloth. Nearby are brass plates of fruit, green leaves, yellow and red flowers, and a brass kalasha with oil lamps.2010-07-21