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A ritual worship scene in a decorated hall with a fire pit and offerings. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a red-and-orange head cloth and a yellow sash printed with Sanskrit text raises a lit lamp over a flame at the centre of a brick-lined fire pit, with metal bowls and a small platter of flowers before it. Beside him stands a white-clad attendant with a bare head. Behind them, deity murtis are adorned with marigold garlands and sit under ornate silver umbrellas and canopies on silver thrones, one set on a red cloth. Seated white-clad figures sit at the sides, and a small group of seated people appears at the right edge, with microphones set nearby. The floor is covered with colourful striped rugs.

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A temple-style ritual puja inside a decorated hall. In the foreground, a shirtless man with a red-and-gold turban and a yellow shawl printed with Sanskrit text stands with his back to the camera, holding a lamp or offering toward an altar. Beside him, a second man in white ritual dhoti and a beaded necklace faces the altar. The altar holds a large deity murti draped in yellow and orange garlands, with brass vessels, flower petals, a kalasha-style offering and oil lamps on a white cloth. Gilded parasol-shaped canopies and ornate golden thrones frame the scene, and a seated figure in white robes with a garland sits to the right near musicians with microphones. Pink-tinged light fills the room over colourful striped floor mats.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesA priest in a green turban and white dhoti, bare-chested with rudraksha-style white and green beaded necklaces, stands at left holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with a lit flame while facing a decorated deity murti. Beside a fire pit with burning flames at lower left, two seated attendants in white and gold ceremonial dress with flower garlands sit in front of a richly garlanded altar. The altar is hung with yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, brass lamps and a golden kalasha-style crown canopy above, with a colourful fringed canopy overhead. This appears to be an aarti and homa-style puja. A throne-like decorated seat stands behind the priest, and the scene is an ashram puja setting.2016-03-27July 06 20152015-07-06July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesA ceremonial puja scene in an ornate hall. In the foreground, a priest in a red headband and a yellow sacred shawl printed with Sanskrit lettering holds a small purple-wrapped offering bundle and stands beside a silver lamp stand. Beside him, a second priest in white dhoti with a striped orange-and-white shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Behind them, a seated figure in saffron robes, long garland of white and orange flowers and ornate gold necklace sits with hands folded in a namaste gesture on a red and gold throne decorated with a large flower arrangement. Golden trident-topped staffs frame the altar. Two more people in saffron appear partly at the left edge.2015-07-13A temple-style puja in progress before gilded arches and draped deity murtis adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl raises a lit camphor flame over a kalasha-like offering, while another priest in white robes pours or offers from a vessel before the central deities. Smoke drifts across the frame. Foreground holds brass bowls, a plate of flower-decorated offerings, and garlanded items. Two seated attendants in white sit at the right near microphones, and a rainbow-striped mat covers the floor.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13