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Photo 11724702Indoor temple ritual at night in a room with orange-painted walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment and a garland of flowers, sits on an ornate gold-trimmed seat on the left; the seat is a person (in_person candidate with distinctive hair and garland cues). A man in a white dhoti kneels on the floor, bending over a deity murti dressed with garlands; in front stands a brick-built fire pit with a kalasha, brass vessels, leaves, fruit plates and a homa-like arrangement. A man in saffron clothing sits near the fire pit; several white-clad and dhoti-clad devotees stand behind near a doorway. A wall map and a sign reading Padukapuja/Vedic Temples are visible. Fans, banana leaves and red draperies complete the scene.2012-05-02A four-panel collage of ritual scenes in an orange-walled hall. Top left: a seated priest in white beside a fire pit of stacked bricks with a flame, with two garlanded deity murtis or decorated idols behind. Top right: several people in orange and saffron clothing seated on mats before a fire pit, with brass plates of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel. Bottom left: a seated priest in white tending a fire pit, with a row of seated devotees in white and orange behind. Bottom right: a woman in orange sari seated on a red and gold throne while a priest in white and saffron presses a fire pit or puja plate near her feet, with a brass plate of offerings. Banners on the walls show printed text and images.2011-11-29 +2 copiesMay 02 20122012-05-02 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine pavilion with red-and-white pillars and orange curtains. In the centre, a deity murti decorated with a large garland of flowers sits on a cushioned platform beneath a golden ornate arch. Two men sit on a red carpet in front of the shrine: the one on the left, in white dhoti and garlands, holds a microphone and a sheet of paper, while the one beside him wears orange robes and rudraksha beads and sits behind brass puja vessels, a bowl of offerings and a plate. To the right stands an empty golden throne with red cushions, and a framed portrait of a saint in orange robes sits on its seat. A red umbrella canopy and potted plants frame the scene. A photo-caption printed copyright line appears in the lower right of the frame.2010-11-05November 07 20102010-11-07November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15October 06 20112011-10-06 +2 copiesA temple shrine scene during an oil-lamp ritual. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at left holding brass oil lamps (deepam) toward a gilded deity murti of a divine couple dressed in red and gold, with garlands of purple and white flowers. A red velvet backdrop hangs behind the figures, and a seated white-robed priest in white dhoti sits near a brass lamp stand. Fruit, a plate of betel leaves and a rounded basket of offerings sit on the stone floor in front, and the ornate carved temple pillars frame the shrine. A small seated figure in saffron on a pedestal appears in the lower centre. Orange-clad figures perform the aarti.2010-11-21Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21