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A temple ritual scene with a gold-framed throne (peetha) at the centre, decorated with marigold and white garlands and flower offerings, and a brass oil lamp in the foreground. A bare-chested priest with a dark head cloth and gold necklaces sits on the left, while a woman in a dark gold-trimmed blouse and white dhoti lights a flame near the offering plate. Behind the throne, two men in white dhotis and garlands stand beside a green-draped deity murti under a silver canopy. Gold lamp stands and yellow flowers fill the frame.

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October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A ritual scene in a temple-style hall at an altar decorated with garlands of white flowers and red-and-yellow marigolds. At the centre, a golden ornate peetha holds a garlanded kalasha pot with a coconut, and a silver tray of flower offerings sits in front. Two people sit cross-legged at the altar: on the left a bare-chested priest with a grey-patterned headcloth and sacred thread garland, his hands raised in gesture; on the right a woman in a purple-and-gold sari with a white dhoti-style skirt, her palms joined in prayer. Behind them are two seated attendants in white dhotis and a large deity figure draped in green cloth and garlands. Brass lamps and rows of stacked offerings, including sweets, line the foreground.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A bare-chested priest with a blue waist cloth and white dhoti sits at left, reaching toward a decorated silver and gold ornate throne-like seat covered in marigold and white flower garlands. A woman in a green-and-gold sari with a blue shawl sits at right beside a small gold-and-silver tray. Behind the throne, two attendants in white dhotis wearing garlands and a deity murti in flower garlands stand. Brass lamps, a silver puja stand, plates of yellow marigold flowers and scattered red petals fill the floor. A small deity murti rests on a tray in the foreground, with a traditional puja setting.2015-10-18Two priests sit cross-legged before a decorated shrine during a puja in front of a silver-framed altar with three deity murtis garlanded with white and orange flowers. The priest on the left is bare-chested with a sacred thread and a rudraksha-style neck garland, wearing a blue-bordered white dhoti and holding a small vessel. The priest on the right wears a gold-bordered sari-style wrap with a red-and-white garland, seated with hands folded. Brass lamps, flower-filled trays and a silver-framed throne-like arch surround them. Pink and green cloth backdrops and marigold garlands complete the scene.2015-10-18A homa fire ritual inside a decorated shrine. A man with bare upper body, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a blue wrap sits at left, holding a ladle over a lit fire on a copper pot with flower-garlanded offerings. Behind the fire, a gilded ornate throne holds a garlanded object. Two priests in white dhotis and shawls, one wearing a crown-like headpiece, attend at the back, and a woman in a dark green-and-blue sari sits at right beside brass lamps, marigolds and red-and-white flower garlands. Ornate deity murti with flower garlands stands in the background.2015-10-18A seated priest in a blue waist cloth and white dhoti, with a blue head wrap and a beaded gold-coloured necklace, performs puja before a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Near him a brass lamp holds a lit oil lamp, and bowls of marigold petals, a silver tray with offerings, and a brass kalasha stand on the floor. Two seated men in white ceremonial dress with flower garlands and gold-coloured shawls sit behind the altar, with a brass lamp stand and a pink cloth at the side.2015-10-18A ritual scene in a temple hall during a homa or fire ceremony. A priest seated at left, bare-chested with a blue and gold cloth around his waist, a blue head wrap, a gold beaded necklace and bangles, holds a silver vessel and pours or offers over a flaming fire pit. In front of him, a golden-framed altar or throne holds a central fire and is draped with yellow, red and white flower garlands. Two standing priests in white dhoti and cream shawls with white and yellow garlands stand behind, hands folded. Offerings of yellow marigold petals, red flower petals, fruit and brass plates sit on the pit's tiered platform. Brass lamps and vessels line the background.2015-10-18