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A ritual scene inside a tented hall at an evening puja. Four boys sit on a low platform in front of a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigolds and flower strands. The boys wear white dhotis and garlands, with some bare-chested and marked with sandal paste. On the right, a bald priest in a deep red-brown dhoti with a gold-striped cloth holds a brass bowl, while another attendant wears a red turban and red beaded necklace. A large ornate umbrella and an orange-and-gold decorated standard stand behind them, and rose petals and coconuts lie on the floor in front of a tray of offerings.

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October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesTemple ritual in a canopied hall before a decorated deity murti draped in marigold garlands and red cloth, with a gilded arched backdrop. Two priests in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis stand at the left and right. The priest on the right, shaved-headed with a red turban and rudraksha mala, scatters petals over four seated children in white and saffron garments, garlanded and with sandalwood marks on their faces. Coconuts, a brass bowl, a kalasha-like vessel, and flower offerings sit on a rangoli-decorated floor. A saffron-and-gold flag and a brass finial stand at right. a person is not visually identifiable here; the scene is a shrine puja, possibly abhishekam or padapuja.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ritual in a tented pavilion at night, with a brick-walled yellow fire pit in the foreground holding offerings and oil lamps. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a red-brown dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands with palms joined before a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers and a golden crown-like headdress. Four children sit on the floor in white and orange clothing with flower garlands, some with palms folded. On the right, a man in a red turban and red-gold dhoti with a red garland stands with hands joined beside a gold-trimmed throne and decorated ceremonial parasols with a trident. Rose petals cover the floor.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene with a brick homa fire pit in the foreground, decorated with marigolds and small brass vessels nearby. A bald priest in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands on the left with hands folded in namaskar. Four young girls in white and orange garments with flower garlands sit cross-legged on the floor beside the pit. A second priest in a rust-red wrap and red turban stands on the right near ornate gold-fringed parasols and a golden throne-like seat. Behind them a deity murti adorned with garlands and a pink-lit arched backdrop. Rose petals are scattered on the floor.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-style ritual under a grey tent canopy with green leaf garlands strung overhead. A man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti stands at centre-right, shaved-headed, holding a pink flower or cloth above his head, wearing a maroon turban, a red-and-white beaded garland and layered necklaces. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange dhoti with gold border holds a steel bowl over a square fire pit of gold-yellow bricks filled with flowers and offerings. Two ornate umbrellas stand nearby, and a deity murti draped with yellow-and-red marigold garlands sits on the left. Several young women in cream and pale saffron clothing, garlanded, sit in a row, while a woman in white with a gold border tends a small oil lamp on a metal stand at left. The scene suggests a homa-style fire offering with puja.2015-10-21 +1 copies