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Photograph of a temple ritual in a plain red-walled hall with a stone floor. A bearded, bald man seated on the floor wears orange robes with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in front of him. Around him, several men in saffron and orange robes sit or stand, and one man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl sits to the right. Brass plates hold green leaves, yellow and red flowers, fruit, and a coconut, with a kalasha-style brass pot and oil lamp nearby, and a gold-trimmed brass platform stands at left. Scattered yellow turmeric or flower petals lie on the floor.

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A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine room with a golden peetha holding a silver deity murti draped in green cloth. A bearded man with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged before the altar with his hands raised in ritual gesture. Beside him a younger man in orange robes sits with folded hands, and another in orange sits to the right. Behind them, people in white and orange sit on the floor. Plates of green leaves, fruits, yellow and red flower petals, a coconut, kumkum and turmeric, brass lamps and a kalasha lie on the floor in front, indicating an abhishekam offering.2010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja or abhishekam ritual in an orange-walled hall. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding small offerings, while a priest in orange at left tends a brass vessel. A young man in orange sleeveless robes sits at right, reaching toward a plate with a kalasha-like vessel and a yellow lemon. Brass pots, a kettle, marigold and rose petals on a plate, a coconut, fruit and a brass lamp stand lie on the floor. Behind, a man in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl stands and others in orange sit near potted plants.2010-07-21A photograph of a ritual at a temple-like hall with orange walls and a concrete floor. In the centre, a bearded, bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red and orange shawl. Around him, saffron-robed disciples sit and kneel, and a man in white dhoti stands with hands folded. A copper kalasha, a brass bell, a silver plate of fruit, coconut and flower petals, and a brass lamp sit on the floor in front. A man in white shirt with an orange shawl sits at the right edge. A potted plant stands against the wall.2010-07-21July 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 temple ritual in an orange-walled shrine room with a gold-trimmed altar. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor performing a puja: a seated man in a saffron robe with a red shawl rings a small bell, a man in orange holds a brass vessel, and another sits with brass lamps, a copper pot and a silver plate of yellow and red flower petals. A man in white dhoti stands with hands folded at the back, and a row of seated devotees in white with orange shawls watch quietly on the right. Brass oil lamps, fruit and garlands are arranged on plates on the floor.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A 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 photograph of a seated puja in a plain concrete-floored hall. An older man with grey hair, a grey beard, bare chest and a red shawl over orange clothes sits cross-legged and performs a ritual with his hands above a yellow-powder kolam or geometric drawing on the floor. Opposite him, a younger person in orange robes sits on a wooden mat with hands folded, and another orange-robed person kneels behind with a rudraksha mala. A brass kalasha with a spout, a copper vessel, a plate of fruit and coconut, and green leaves lie in front. Standing figures in white dhotis and an orange-clad figure are at the edges.2010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual in a red-and-orange hall with a golden-trimmed basin and a carved stone shrine at left. A bearded priest in orange dhoti with a red-orange shawl sits at the basin pouring liquid, while a seated priest in orange with folded hands faces him. Trays hold yellow and red flower heaps, fruit, and brass vessels. A standing priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl and another standing man in orange stand behind. Seated devotees in white and orange sit along the right wall, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron sits in the foreground.2010-07-21