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Outdoor puja scene at a ritual altar draped with marigold and white jasmine garlands and ornate gold jewellery on a deity murti. A man in a yellow and orange headcloth and white dhoti with yellow border, bare-chested, pours from a silver kalasha-style vessel. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis stand behind, one holding a silver plate with flowers, hands folded. Brass oil lamps and silver containers sit on a colourful striped rug.

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Three bare-chested men in white dhotis perform a temple-style puja beside a deity murti heavily adorned with marigold, rose and jasmine garlands and a gold-embroidered cloth. The man on the right wears a yellow and green patterned headband, glasses, a rudraksha mala and a yellow-bordered dhoti, holding a silver vessel with offerings and petals. The man at left has his hands folded in prayer and a gold chain; the man in the centre wears an orange-bordered cloth and holds a plate of flowers. A brass oil lamp and silver puja items sit on a striped rug.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A puja scene with a priest in white dhoti and a yellow-and-orange floral head cloth standing at right, holding a silver bowl of petals and offerings over a garlanded deity murti decorated with marigolds, red roses, jasmine strands and gold-toned jewellery. Two bare-chested assistants in white and orange dhotis stand behind, one with palms pressed together and the other holding a silver plate. A silver oil lamp and brass vessels sit on a striped floor cloth. Three people are visible.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Photograph of a puja at an outdoor ritual setting. A golden ornate throne-like seat with an orange backdrop is adorned with heavy garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds, with a decorated deity murti or ceremonial figure draped in gold-toned cloth at its centre. In front stand brass oil lamps, a silver puja vessel, bananas and a coconut as offerings. Two priests in white dhotis: one standing in the centre with a sacred thread, another at right with a yellow-and-gold shawl over the shoulders and a yellow head cloth, leaning over to attend the offerings. A seated bare-chested man with a thread sits at left, a woman in the background at top, and a partially visible person at the left edge.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16April 06 20172017-04-06A shirtless priest wearing a yellow headcloth, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a white dhoti with a patterned gold-and-green border bends forward to light oil lamps beside a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in white cloth and garlanded with red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, and fruit is placed nearby. Other men in white dhotis and orange-striped cloth stand behind, with a woman in white at the left edge.2017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06A puja at a gold-framed arched shrine with an orange cloth backdrop. A priest in white dhoti with yellow border and orange head cloth bends over an ornate deity murti draped in marigold and jasmine garlands and a gold-embroidered cloth, offering with a lamp. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, bananas, coconut and fruit plates surround the murti on a striped mat. Another white-clad priest stands behind and a seated man in a white dhoti is at left, with a few partly visible onlookers in the background.2017-03-16A homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall. In the foreground a fire pit of bricks burns with bright flames, and a brass bowl sits near its edge. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the fire: the one on the right, wearing a maroon and gold shawl, a red turban and gold necklaces, holds a leaf tray of yellow marigold garlands and flower petals; the younger priest beside him, bare-chested with a sandalwood tilak, pours from the tray. A third man in a white garment and gold necklace stands behind, with other devotees further back. A red floor, a metal lamp stand, and green banana leaves appear behind the fire.2018-04-14 +1 copies