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A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine decorated with white, pink and orange flower garlands. Three seated priests in white dhotis perform worship before an ornate gilded altar holding a small brass lamp with a lit flame, a kalasha-like vessel, and offerings on brass plates. Behind them, gilded and garlanded deity murtis stand on a green draped platform, including figures with crowns and jewelled necklaces. The two priests on the left are bare-chested with sacred marks and white and yellow shawls; the seated figure on the right wears a blue-grey shawl over white clothing. Trays of fruit, flowers and sweets fill the foreground.

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October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine hung with garlands of white and yellow flowers. Three men sit on the floor in white dhotis, bare-chested with sacred threads and flower garlands. The central man in a blue-banded dhoti holds a lamp and offering over a gold-framed ceremonial altar decorated with red and yellow flowers, a kalasha-like pot and a pile of fruit and sweets. A man on the right in a blue shawl sits watching. Behind them stand large deity murtis draped in garlands, and brass lamp stands and a silver tray of petals and offerings are arranged in front. Pink and green draped cloth forms the backdrop. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A ritual worship scene before a decorated shrine with three silver-framed deity murti draped in garlands of marigolds and roses. In the centre a brass-and-silver stand holds a kalasha-like vessel with flower garlands. Two seated men lead a puja on the floor: the man on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a blue cloth, holds ritual items, while the man in the foreground centre wears a white dhoti, a gold-bordered blue shawl and a yellow marigold garland and offers flowers from a plate. Oil lamps, brass vessels, yellow marigold heaps and red rose petals surround them. Three more men in white dhotis with garlands sit behind on the right. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so no probable label is given.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A 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.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A temple ritual photo of a puja before an elaborately decorated altar with silver-and-gold arches and a green canopy. Central deity murti figures wear red crowns and are heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flower strands; flanking murtis are dressed in pink and magenta cloth. Several priests in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha-style necklaces sit on the floor. A seated woman in a grey-blue sari kneels at a brass-and-wood offering table holding fruit trays and a kalasha wrapped in garlands. Brass oil lamps stand beside the altar, and microphones are set in front of the seated ritual participants.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 temple ritual photo before a decorated shrine of deity murtis draped in garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers, with a green cloth backdrop and gold-framed arches. Two priests sit on the floor in front of a gold-framed altar holding brass and clay pots decorated with flower garlands and offerings of sweets, fruit and marigolds. The priest on the left, bare-chested with a blue-and-white dhoti and a rudraksha-style garland, raises a hand holding a ritual item. The person on the right wears a blue shawl over a white dhoti with an orange-brown cloth and sits with hands together, facing the altar. Brass lamp stands flank the shrine and a microphone is visible at the right edge.2015-10-18 +1 copies