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A seated woman in a red silk sari presses her palms together in anjali mudra, facing a small ornate gold-and-wood throne draped in red and pink fabric and heaped with pink and white flowers. In front of the throne on an orange mat are silver puja plates with fruit including apples, oranges and bananas, fried snacks, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a silver tray and a small bell. Part of a white-clad priest is visible at the left edge. The setting is a tiled temple room, consistent with a puja in progress.

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A woman in a red silk sari with gold border sits cross-legged on an orange mat, palms pressed together in prayer, facing a gilded throne draped in red fabric and piled with pink, red and white flowers. A man with short dark hair in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits with his back to the camera, near brass plates holding fried sweets, a brass bell and a brass lamp. A woman in a peach head covering sits in the lower foreground beside the offerings. Polished black floor, tiled walls and brass lamps surround the scene.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23Indoor temple scene with a dark stone floor and brass lamps. A woman in a red sari with a red blouse sits cross-legged on an orange mat, her palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Across from her, a person with short dark hair in white ritual clothing with an orange-edged shawl sits on a gold-carved throne, raising one arm toward her. Before the throne stand a heap of pink and white flowers and a metal plate of sweets. A tall brass lamp stands nearby, and a draped altar with purple and green cloth is visible at right.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23May 03 20082008-05-03October 23 20082008-10-23A photograph of a Hindu temple puja inside a decorated shrine room. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms sits on a low wooden seat before a microphone, holding a sheet of paper. Beside him, a man in white dhoti sits on the floor, and a woman in red sari with a mala sits on the left. On the right, a woman in red sari sits cross-legged on a mat before a brass kalasha, fruit, flowers and sweets arranged on a tray. Behind them stand a brass oil lamp, a golden peetha-style arch, and deity murti decorated with garlands in green, red and yellow.2008-10-23Photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala sits on the floor, holding a silver bowl of red rose petals. Opposite him, a woman in a red blouse and purple patterned sari bends forward over a brass plate of bananas and fruit. A second figure in white ritual dress sits in the lower left foreground. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses, and a large arrangement of red roses lies on an orange cloth. Rows of brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha stand on orange fabric, with a brass lamp hanging at right.2022-10-05 +1 copiesMay 03 20082008-05-03A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered yellow trim sits cross-legged on an orange mat in a temple shrine, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. He has a horizontal white vibhuti mark on his forehead and a black cord around his neck, and gold bangles on his wrist. In front of him is a wooden stand with a gold pedestal and a tiered brass sri yantra-style base, with fresh fruit (apples, bananas, oranges), pink and white flowers and silver bowls as offerings. Behind is a gold-framed altar with a red silk backdrop, garlands of multicoloured flowers and a gold-decorated deity murti area. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering in a Hindu temple setting.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23